Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0915-012
This folder contains material related to John F. Kennedy's Special Message to Congress on Mental Illness and Mental Retardation. The folder includes correspondence, feedback on drafts, and advance press copies of the President's message, in which the President discusses for a national mental health program; community mental health centers; mental institutions; maternal healthcare; and research and care for care for people with intellectual disabilities (referred to as "mental retardation").