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Congressman Laird pauses to chat with Dr. James A. Shannon, Director of the National Institutes of Health, in front of the NIH Administration Building.

Remembering Melvin R. Laird, 1922–2016

November 18, 2016 Circulating Now

By Jeffrey Reznick The NLM’s History of Medicine Division mourns the passing of Melvin R. Laird, former Republican congressman from Wisconsin (1953–1969), Secretary of Defense

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Marshfield Clinic’s 100-Year Contribution to the Future of Medicine

October 12, 2016 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Rachel V. Stankowski, PhD, scientific research writer at the Marshfield Clinic, located in Marshfield, Wisconsin.  Dr. Stankowski offers a view

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John E. Fogarty at home with his wife Luise and daughter Mary, 1948 or 1949

John E. Fogarty—A Family Perspective

October 1, 2015 Circulating Now

NLM’s newest Profiles in Science site features Congressman John Edward Fogarty (1913–1967), who was called “Mr. Public Health” for his dedication to increased federal funding

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John E. Fogarty with Melvin Laird on the U.S. Capitol steps. ca. 1960.

“Mr. Public Health”—John E. Fogarty, Medical Research, and Health Care

September 25, 2015 Circulating Now

By Susan Speaker In January of 1941, a twenty-seven year old Rhode Island bricklayer named John Edward Fogarty began his first term in the U.S.

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A concept sketch of the unbuilt National Library of Medicine

Ground-Breaking Reflections: Melvin R. Laird

June 12, 2014 Circulating Now

By Jeffrey Reznick ~ During the sunny and warm afternoon of June 12, 1959, dignitaries gathered on the campus of the National Institutes of Health

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