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Tuesday, June 22, 1971, American Medical Association

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44 120 Frithin the in 1959 This only There Datall his a you more THE PRESIDENT'S READING COPY anning. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION as on his during Ir his bridge gans ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY Stoll his wife Re bed June 22, 1971 to seeg that pollut serious, into -Yes 3 70 with Drs aliay thom any the meety stundt is / cenin serves in Disraeli once said that "the health of the people is réally Good the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend." I am happy for this opportunity to salute a profession which has contributed so much to the health of the American people and to the strength of our Nation. 1. You should take pride in your accomplishments 9- and so should all Americans. (1) For we can never hope to repair any weaknesses that may exist in American medicine unless we fully appreciate its towering strengths. 2. One of the strengths of American medicine has always been its restless and inquiring spirit, a spirit which was summed up in a statement which the distinguished physician Charles Mayo made many years ago about his equally distinguished brother, Will.