12/17/1966
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"We are determined that research and discovery yield results which not only increase man's knowledge but the strength of his body and the length of his life."
"Here on this quiet battleground our Nation today leads a worldwide war on disease."
"This will will help foster new breakthroughs in our war on disease."
"We do this because we have no choice, because we must advance daily or we will fail eternally."