On the recordFebruary 14, 1963
It is my hope that the District will proceed in initiating plans and action on its own accord for the broad spectrum attack necessary to make progress against mental retardation.
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Letter to the President, Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, on Mental Illness and Mental Retardation.
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