March 15, 1966

The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.

‘Dear Mr. President,

mpltitee on Health, Bduca=

on
eeeannnnee testimony from the
he p

ios
o
re
i
m9
fs
a
f

The House Appropri
tion and Welfare has just =
National Institutes of Hee

a rooosed Administration
recommendations for fiscal

-

Z sincerely believe that I am cony eying to you the general
reaction of Subcommittee members of both parties when I state that
the experience was a most depressing one as we listened to one

tnstitute Director after another outline exciting goals promising

ee
xeductions in human dis gablility and suffering which cannot be
achieved under the very tight fiscal 1967 budget.

We do not contend that the professional judgment budgets

£ the various Institutes are sacrosanct -~ they asked for ap-
proximately $337 million over the amount which was finally
recommended for their activities, However, we were impressed
with the fact that these professional judgments were solidly
predicated upon their knowledge as doctors of what it would
take in the coming year to turn the tide against many of the
major cripplers and killers of our time.

As you well know, heert disease is the number one enemy
of the American people, claiming a imos st a million Lives a year
and also removing from cur productive economy thousands upon
thousands of our citizens who then become, through no fault of
their own, tax-eaters rather than tax-payers,

In signing the landmark Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke
legislation of 1965, which would not have come into fruition
without your magnificent support, you remarked that the goal of
this legislation was simples “to speed the miracles of medical.
research from the laboratory to the bedside,”
The President = 2 eo March 15, L966

The proposed £ the National Heart

institute does not pre ary at fn actual fact,
in the eoming year the Institute wil able to meen in fi tess

”

research grants than it
1°65, Purthermore, it
cistiey research leads

the toll of our number

 

For example, in fie
to us a carefully worked
dxugs which show a great
and thereby preventing seca:
vietins, We provided the r

Cre as

hecal 1965, put
ean extra €2 mil
move ehis challenging wor’
_dincrease is not conta

f=
97
be OY
an
£8
i
Qs
Ey

 

m7 2

v8 ave undoubtedly familiar with the increasing optimism
among such distinguished research investigators as Dr. Michael E.
DeBakey of Baylor University and many of his colleagues, that we

can deve ciep a totally implantable artificial heart within the

next five years. However, we have received testimony of the past
two or three vears that this will be a very expensive endeavor
invelving sophisticated engineering talents, contracts for exe
pensive hardware, SoCo Zhe National Heart Institute requested
an additional $15 million in the coming year to get this program
off the ground; this vecuest was denied.

fhe budget for the National Cancer Institute is even
tighter, The actual amount of the increase over the curren
year is only $251,0003 since research costs go up at a rate

of about five percent annually, this so~called “increase” is

actually a sharp cut. As the testimony brought out, the numbe
ef vesearch awards which go to investigators in all parts of
the country will be far below the number awarded in fiscal 1966.
Tt will be cbhviously impossible for the National Cancer Institute
to fund even the backlog of scientifically«approved research

 

grants which were awarded, but could not be paid,

because of
insufficient funds last yaar.

fhe Congress
the development of scie

s been eer niis with considerable interes
at ma) re
forms of cancer, The prototy

es geroing in on the najor
oe cask force =» on viruses and
  
  

& a
ri G
a o @ 23 a
a) £3 i & a S a wt end
m ad ord QO o 8 O @ 3 wv 2; 8
mg & i u 2 srl go & 2 sy Gy 43 43 OQ
wl WY @Oe 16 aq at O HOG & ee 3 a oO 43
re} gob os Oo geil a vy ood & An el OD YO
oped Bm O Bt Q i 2 fA Oo 8 mw O 43 23 © 8° | 3
a ae ad 32g} a © a) ta dt oa PBA OG Spe
G 3 Om o- oOo 68 @ OMA 8 OS rel @ fst 43 9 ord
rf 8) dd 23 8 Oo 0 2 8am eB Bo Q adobe Oo aa Ut
oi ced DD ord Oo 4 : a Oo & gM Y opf Bord Gl dad ond
a do Berd 43 a q TH Loreto} HO Gri Mf Ort Al
3 a i Deel a 42 Oo OB fog Oo Set BS
Q a Re mo Qete OO DO mW O.06 0 0 @ea wv 23
Sy 8 33 9. Oo hy orl et aA gm ag ee} Oy 8 O vet US S 8 « G
uy @ el & & & 4 OU Ou YO UC Medel oo O bo
4d 2 Yoel 2» O GD 9.6 0.9 0 0 Seg 0Hr OO OLD Gm
0 Qe Oe Oo Y “4 & O 8 OB: 0 ee wd QO ol
a Bd a 43 mn Qo # a 9 2.8 Det Bee O el
i Get mm a Oo 9 WY Gel tw gd O @ BA OG RS
8 : i a & ' ea oO Oo gag 2 0 O@Ne-xaA BG wi uy
{4 © sey dd Oy Oy w aos 9 6 =| res g
08 6 fo EP el 4 O Cd Ee Ue ait
wy mh ip 4 Oo 5 2 p 13 6 Soh xQ
Sy 8 Of M6 wd ig Bl oO D
eo U4 ord & OguH’m. 8 Boo O-rl Geox ©
a & bt) G omg 2 oO 2 2 © od GS
Bo % 43 eel i “Oe 90 Cet O 2 Ori a
oO 9 43 Med ag Sm 8 @ ot
= i $4 kA EL 3 Bm O 2d 3 Oo f GH Uo»
Hoe PQ 43 of TP Ged 4g 43 43 = OG Sg ba
ge Oo 9 oO 8 “& 4 @ oof Og 6 4 &
got 2 © O ed Wi eed & 2 OU O el ad
O & 8 BW O =P 43 goog 8 het Oo
eel Gs MQ Ue gua Get Ped Hu a B AS
Brod a hy OR Oo 9 a og OO Ooi SG
a G © go a da 6D gf eed of Orel Oo lA OO «2 8
Qn & gBU Ds aA Go a Mo eh 43
a a ord kp By i 6 UO EN ert wd dd el &
g oy 8.8 OH geo 5 LOU Og BG ot Q
! ' ee} & ef oe QO 43 -]) 8 8 RS ig elo Det Or HO f |
Moo ied ap] bs SD ond am 8 © WO 4 8 & O Sa 2 2a go].
go Q a3 2D o-.g O OG lew @ BS 8 6 OU & Be
Bow 3 po» 8 Qo} a Qa. & Bo Ow tN BOO SG
acm 4s ab 2 BO 8 33 3 be o @ Fou im i 3 a ae
we Oe OH Oo @ OM MS gio hy od ae wal Eto O = 5
a o 8 9 go S 4 ov goo O Dw B “HO 8 OO Hm Bop
rt Met BO a oO ud uvUeBa SB is) Gg 2 2 og MM Wei aos
S80 we ng 8 gM Q ice Oo 09% Q st ° 9962889 090
Qo wt G of BS tH Hdng Heel a oO Gea MED OG
18 24 6 @ 0 gf 4d O Yet Ovi GD HOR UU OT Owrl » 8 oO
Ped O UW uh MM oe 9 Y--A be Gel UP Y peodert ho O mY =
FS) wy SOs gw 3 By us aw oh ¢ OMAN ADA OM Ne
ct Fis] OG Soi Ov a oO S Ou mn & O 9 9 QO i
a gs 9 4g 5 Oo aM it 3 9 4 Oo WM ~! & 2G i
zy ga OG 3 guy 43 &ne s 3 ££ Ori 2 Dy el a. Oo 6
rl Q 4 OS go 4 Gel OB Be Mo eet ed ooo  &
9 43 O BO & $3 Pp GUA Ss My Oo
% Al <2 4 M Uiddeed oa Or p22 ag a
M ; Bd ee] 72 33 83 4) mm g Soe ky 2 of =] 43
ren a go & Oo. ® s gp ov z OO MG SO WM 23 et et
uM St Qo, Oo & 1 9 oO & OU OM Oo oe ft Biel O, ei Db
® 6 3 oot Ud wd 33 ref elo oq ood WS O vi ao@owa oOo @
ae oO wl 1 OG ot 2 ati 0 gO 8 UO MM MO OO H O
ie a _ RE P a # 2 2 ‘eal ert £2 22 oOo M@ OVD Ys

 

ng year

*

L work and
com

2

gocia
is

th
a them, but we will not

os

Sor

&

ne

we

SE @

a
oe

eM

rh

+
&

< use th
rain ©

2

selling them we Cannot
tow

&

They are ready
supply the funds to
AS

5

2 ayres

2 Naa Kot wl

on oy

ane
see

cin.

;

       

3

oy
o
Reus wie

a.

ave

3 iS

&
ve
wee

BMount

ban

Sew

5 Nyt
fk ve 3B.

aren
ye

oe

  

 

—

y

ay
oe ae

Les
‘Le

Lc

ne

 

ble

 

oa
¥
a

  

bl
om

Leo

 

4,
c

Na

    

y

              

a

Z

a,

 

2

ag $260 m.

w
a

3,

ae

°

e

:
Le
2

won

“pe
2

moO

|

4

cf

he
ry
th

BU
cary

fi

B Bo e
tJ € et emt
8 ahh B |
Q Beiet G@ OG

a elo 2G mt

cet ed > ef 8

 

m

‘Se

€

   

a

a

£3 fs

7 a a a

2 Be ad
of or} %&
Go bits
Bom @ O

BS
@M-rt O Pa
eded We Cf
6 gi
6 uu &
a & 8
Q Wy Ud
gs 9
4 OF

et for] mM
Gg iw a

@ 8 We

A @ ¢

 

a
ak
cal and

 

3
3

ae
Ae okn

8 a
gion ©
Decenber

oe
Poy

€

oS
le

fe

27
me

 

4
ne

gd

he Commi
three yea

na to you

3
9
S
6S
eo

3

ua
Q

eI
end
6g

A
1

Shos

a

               

3
Ge
&

nted

oe
ned
ie

4

2

S01

OG I.

lw
G
au

og oe

 

eo
one

 

or)

‘a

c

oy
Lion == on

ii

oe

&
Be

out that

bd
foul

aM

£

me

¥

 

x

2

Communi.

2

Li du

econo

 

3
ot

4,

:

¥

wg wh

U

a
a

Va.

,

eving

she
» only onew-hal

go

se

your
@ request

So dln Law
less we d

a

:
ae
b

xy

ae
3
x)

ea

a
open
SB cana, ton epg Tae
now 1

eve

7
an
©

whic

 

V

ig

ho you h
sa

#2
we

nece
1966

4 15,

Rhos « ‘4
Bares

                  

sg report to the

 

   
 
  
 

    

Q
2 4 MH ef 9
a eB 2S ® G wt 43 oS
BBS o HO> oS abs
Gag vi ms on88 oO #8 33 a3
ou BS a pos g ad
au os uo B a ei © O vel edh
v1 ae oy 6 U o gobd el bm oS M «ei 3 OD
ig fe & Gr UA a O coh a ad hy BY
ws & ad a a Q . . % aa , gy mM o
8 2B & & BG qo 869
Oo ® @ Gg i oo @ ff 23 23 Di ort et 6&8
o 6 @ 6 &} we} Cy Rei Det O a a ae 5
a od ago OAS DO et
a aaa A OOD | S 9 8 o
ee aa Qetet Sei So ac Moto
an a BO et in B93 a Aas
Oo 43 &) Ho 6 OW i aM SS
wt st 3 we i SOM SO ¥ Ag &
5 oa Go yD” GE DO ao
go ee 0 8 Hn mW 8 4
4 Bane ba iP 2 OY Deel aeao
i al oO 9 ¢ Q) bd 4 OM A 2, o x > 58
Mog rl a au m3 ODO 8 2 n
= @ he mH o #2 © 2G 2 ety a eu
“ a) 3 ee “ Oo, 8 Cy ADD
a 4 : a a 0 43
Fly MM 3 a Q "3
a 9 oD Gg gi Bs
a # PA Bo Bl O
a Ea) M Sc B
2 rl 3 9 iS 6
Ral G4 a8 A
) §8bo eB Ba
7 re} a é " .
oo is > BO ori Mork OD
aang one (62 8 O Beso fa
Aa Sa? Sg aS OOP AE
a ad ry 3 ADE a & wt G
3 i ee OH ae sel Pou oy
mn Oo | O u ty dt Of O On Sei
Se Ba no pea o” Bm
m 8 OM vt GB O84 8 OD GOAN Ok
a pag .@ “va go 8a let 8
i 6 m MO 4S =
a 0 GR Fu O wd ef
GS oY Hig om Be
Oo Gel BO BS rel Y
wm bt & F 2 Qelet a a
wi Be & Oa oo 82 g

a
2
3

+
3
G
h

  

tt

h

e

Q

C
eceden

 
   

3 =o 9 Ou G8 BU
B 2 a3 dd by ed rg > Oo 6 £4 el
4g @ op] €2 a oO w Ou
aie eri Gu aa of Fa 2 moon oe
He Oe eas a HmoM ” Oo 9
4 ol Bid 4 Gy Ab en) a $4 ma AO a a
ert ) 8 ss iio Fl Ord o
os ER «wd Bag oa ao.
“ot 2 mG Wet Q et
© @ & oO 4 “i 8 6 BM te
gD meted 8 OO. Owl
aegs gel a gon eon
vw] DO ao ¢ O-r O Sa Oo
“3 gO 4 43 at OQ Wet 2b ou4

ft, Fogarty
er of Congress

Sincerely,

Bass

=
v

&

Mera

John

RES

With war

é

CO,

fere the Co