Letter from Frederick E. Robin, Committee for the Nation's Health, to Donald Dawson, with Attachments

COMMITTEE FOR THE NATION'S HEALTH Washington 4, D. C. Tel.: EX. 8156 Fitt 1416 F St., N.W. "To fill a major gap in our social security system, I again strongly urge a comprehensive system of prepaid medical care insurance." 1950 Message to Congress President Truman Filed by MR. DAWSON April 18, 1951 CHAIRMAN APR 2 4 1951 Channing Frothingham, M.D. HONORARY VICE-CHAIRMEN William Green Bishop Francis J. McConnell Mr. Donald Dawson Philip Murray 286-1 Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam The White House Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Gerard Swope Washington, D. C. Walter Wanger TREASURER Dear Mr. Dawson: John J. Corson SECRETARY Since our last pleasant conversation a few months ago we v. Henry Rothschild, 2nd have been having some success in gaining further support CHAIRMAN, for various parts of The President's National Health Program. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Michael M. Davis # BOARD OF DIRECTORS First, local branches of unions have ordered more than x407 Channing Frothingham, M.D. 75,000 copies of the attached Harper's reprint. Officers James A. Brownlow of these local groups are sending them to local doctors mind Wayne Chatfield-Taylor Morris Llewellyn Cooke with letters which are producing quite an effect. I Paul B. Cornely, M.D. enclose a sample of one such covering note. John J. Corson Nelson H. Cruikshank Michael M. Davis Second, new support has been gained for the emergency Albert W. Dent federal aid to medical education bill. This measure (S.337, John Edelman Abe Fortas H. R. 2707) embodies a Presidential recommendation made in Arthur Goldberg all three messages this year. You will note that the Harry Goldblatt, M.D. John Gunther sponsors of the attached pamphlet include The National Grange, Mary Dublin Keyserling which this year decided to back this measure, despite AMA John A. Lapp Joseph Meyer, M.D. opposition. Support has also come from the Imerican Legion Newbold Morris and the Disabled American Veterans for this legislation. Dorothy Norman Eric Peterson Jacob Potofsky At $34.00 per thousand, a relatively small amount of money Emil Rieve Samuel I. Rosenman would purchase a goodly number for distribution to key V. Henry Rothschild, 2nd people, editors, commentators, etc. Theodore M. Sanders, M.D. Max Seham, M.D. Robert E. Sherwood If you know people who would be interested in aiding the Robert F Wagner, Jr. distribution of this pamphlet, I shall be glad to put more R. M. Walls, D.D.S. Lester Washburn copies at your disposal. Hubert Will Matthew Woll EDUCATION DIRECTOR Frederick E. Robin CORPORATE OFFICE 50 Broadway Zredinick Sincerely yours, Eddin R EC E D 1 New York 4, New York Frederick E. (Robin GOVERNMENT 34 Education Director APR 19 1951 DONALD S, DAWSON