A National Plan to Combat Mental Retardation
Pamphlet titled, "A National Plan to Combat Mental Retardation," containing a statement by President John F. Kennedy on mental retardation and announcing the formation of the President's Panel on Mental Retardation.
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Panel Members
MAYO, LEONARD W., S. Sc. D. (Chr.)
TARJAN, GEORGE, M.D., (V. Chr.)
A Statement
BAZELON, DAVID L., B.S.L.
by the President
BEHRMANN, ELMER H., Ed. D. (Msgr.)
BOGGS, ELIZABETH M., Ph. D.
regarding the need
COOKE, ROBERT E., M.D.
for a national
COTTRELL, LEONARD S., Jr., Ph. D.
DAVENS, EDWARD, M.D.
plan in mental
DUNN, LLOYD M., Ph. D.
retardation
HELLMAN, LOUIS M., M.D.
HILLEBOE, HERMAN E., M.D.
HOBBS, NICHOLAS, Ph. D.
T
HE MANNER in which our Nation cares for
HURDER, WILLIAM P., Ph. D., M.D.
its citizens and conserves its manpower re-
KETY, SEYMOUR S., M.D.
sources is more than an index to its concern
LEDERBERG, JOSHUA, Ph. D.
for the less fortunate It is a key to its future.
LOURIE, REGINALD S., M.D.
Both wisdom and humanity dictate a deep
interest in the physically handicapped, the
LOWRY, OLIVER H., Ph. D.
mentally ill, and the mentally retarded. Yet,
Magoun, HORACE W., Ph. D.
although we have made considerable progress
MASE, DARREL J., Ph. D.
in the treatment of physical handicaps, al-
though we have attacked on a broad front the
POWER, F. RAY
problems of mental illness, although we have
RITTER, ANNE M., Ph. D.
made great strides in the battle against disease,
STANLEY, WENDELL M., Ph. D.
we as a nation have for too long postponed
an intensive search for solutions to the prob-
STEVENSON, HAROLD W., Ph. D.
lems of the mentally retarded. That failure
TUDOR, WALLACE W.
should be corrected.
VISCARDI, HENRY, Jr., LL.D.
What is Mental Retardation?
WILLENBERG, ERNEST P., Ed. D.
The term mental retardation itself is often
WRIGHT, IRENE A.
misunderstood. It is confused with mental
Consultant to the Panel
illness. Simply stated, mental retardation is
MRS. R. SARGENT SHRIVER, JR.
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