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On the recordOctober 22, 1965
I also call upon the communications media, the medical and health professions, and all agencies and individuals interested in a national program for the control of Parkinson's disease to unite during that week in public dedication to such a program and in a concerted effort to impress upon the people of the United States the necessity for such a program.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3684—National Parkinson Week

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