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Jul 5, 2023
Marilyn Monroe’s Mother Escapes from Mental Asylum
July 5, 1963 - The mother of late movie star Marilyn Monroe was found outside a San Fernando Valley church this morning, more than 24...
May 3, 2023
President Kennedy Pushes Mental Health Campaign
May 3, 1963 - President Kennedy said today he could think of nothing that “would be more important and lasting” than to mount a massive...
Feb 5, 2023
President Kennedy Forms Plan to Combat Mental Illness and Disability
Feb. 5, 1963 - President Kennedy outlined today a new approach to mental illness using “new medical, scientific, and social tools and...
Dec 6, 2022
Dec. 6, 1962 - JFK Remarks at Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Dec. 6, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s remarks today at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy...
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