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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NH-01
In this interview Hobbs discusses setting up and staffing the Peace Corps; issues with the Peace Corps; Peace Corps relations and association with the CIA; the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation; biological versus behavioral research; Panel organization and criticisms; Russian research and the possibilities for the United States; Panel recommendations; and the effect of the Panel on the field of study, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REC-02
Cooke discusses the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the organization of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the creation of the Special Assistant to the President for mental retardation, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REC-01
Cooke discusses the creation of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, and debates over where the research emphasis in the field of mental retardation should lie, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MJB-01
Begab discusses the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the White House Conference on Mental Retardation, and legislation during the Kennedy administration on mental healthcare and research, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DLB-01
Bazelon discusses his work on the President’s Panel, including the Task Force on Law and Public Awareness, the fragmentation of services for mental illness and mental retardation, and the Panel’s recommendations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BSB-02
Brown discusses the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, including its formation, competing interests, and the various interest groups represented by the members of the Panel, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BSB-01
Brown discusses his background in mental health research, his relationship with Dr. Janet G. Travell, and his introduction to R. Sargent Shriver, Jr. and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMB-02
Boggs discusses the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the different task forces, drafting its final report, the disciplines and personalities represented on the Panel, and the Panel’s investigative mission to the Netherlands, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMB-01
Boggs discusses National Association for Retarded Children's (NARC) legislative and public policy goals during the 1950s and 1960s, frustration at John F. Kennedy's lack of action on mental retardation during his time in Congress, the inner workings of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ED-01
Davens discusses his recollections of the Panel, its priorities and decision-making processes, and his impressions of President John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MF-14
Feldman discusses developing a program on mental retardation, drafting legislation, and John F. Kennedy’s relationship with the Cabinet, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-16-B
AR28, ST15
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-094a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's Panel on Mental Retardation, and contains a press release with notations by President Kennedy and a report titled, "A Proposed Program for National Action to Combat Mental Retardation."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-094a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's Panel on Mental Retardation, and contains a report titled, "A Proposed Program for National Action to Combat Mental Retardation."
Textual folder
Elizabeth Boggs Personal Papers
EBPP-001-008
This folder contains the report of the President's Panel on Mental Retardation, addressing issues related to adults and children with intellectual and development disabilities (referred to as "the mentally retarded"). Topics include research; potential prevention and treatment of intellectual disabilities; medical services and therapies; education and vocational training; and residential care.Content note: This folder contains records that use now-outdated language to describe people with intellectual disabilities. The material is available here in its original form to facilitate research of the historical record.
Textual folder
Elizabeth Boggs Personal Papers
EBPP-001-009
This folder contains recommendations and reports created by the six task forces of the President's Panel on Mental Retardation focusing on issues related to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (referred to as "the mentally retarded"), including clinical services, education, and public awareness. Content note: This folder contains records that use now-outdated language to describe people with intellectual disabilities. The material is available here in its original form to facilitate research of the historical record.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19184
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (far left); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (third from left); Eunice Shriver (at back, behind Secretary Ribicoff); President Kennedy (front, center); Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer “Mike” Feldman (far right); Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19183
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (far left); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (third from left); President Kennedy (front, center); Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer “Mike” Feldman (far right); Irene Wright; Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19182
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (far left); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (third from left); President Kennedy; Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19181
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (far left); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (second from left); President Kennedy; Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19180
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (far left); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (third from left); President Kennedy; Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-236-9-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (right of left column); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (third from left); Eunice Shriver (at back, in front of main door); President Kennedy (third from right); Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-236-8-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (back to camera, right of left column); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (back to camera, right of Dr. Cooke); President Kennedy (third from right); Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-236-7-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (right of left column); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (second from right of Dr. Cooke); Eunice Shriver (partially hidden, behind Secretary Ribicoff; President Kennedy (fourth from right); Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-236-6-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (right of left column); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (second from right of Dr. Cooke); Eunice Shriver (behind Secretary Ribicoff; President Kennedy (fourth from right); Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.