Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-005-001
Sound recording of an interview of President John F. Kennedy by television journalist Dave Garroway of Today concerning the 150th anniversary of Massachusetts General Hospital recorded in the broadcoast room of the White House. In his remarks President Kennedy discusses the importance of physical fitness, the progress of medicine since the hospital’s founding, and the future of medical research, with particular emphasis on mental retardation.