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On June 22, 1951, Harry Truman laid the cornerstone for a new center at the NIH.
Double-breasted suit. White shoes. Always the sharp dresser.
Truman lays cornerstone for new center at National Insttutes of Health today 1951, saying, "Modern medicine must find ways of detecting...diseases in their early stages and of stopping their destructive force….There could be no more useful expenditure of the taxpayers' funds”:
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Tue Jun 24, 2025: On June 22, 1951, Harry Truman laid the cornerstone for a new center at the NIH.
Sat Jun 22, 2024: On this day, June 22, 1951, Harry Truman laid the cornerstone for a new center at the NIH.
Fri Jun 23, 2023: On June 22, 1951, Harry Truman laid the cornerstone for a new center at the NIH.