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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REC-02
Cooke discusses the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the organization of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the creation of the Special Assistant to the President for mental retardation, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REC-01
Cooke discusses the creation of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, and debates over where the research emphasis in the field of mental retardation should lie, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DJS-01
This interview focuses on the mission and inner working of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, the Kennedy family’s advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities, and Stedman’s admiration for Eunice and Sargent Shriver, among other issues.