Biographical information; Bane Committee membership; Health Professions Act; AMA limits number of doctors; Surgeon General’s Report on Nursing; Health Professionals Education Assistance Act; NDEA; passing legislation; Krebiozin; Medicare hearings; Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking; Task Force on Health; regional medical programs; Heart/Cancer/Stroke; partnership for Health Act; meeting with LBJ; confirmation at SG; Gardner’s “Grand Strategy” for HEW; reorganization of PHS; LBJ’s attitude toward Department and legislation; White House staff; meeting with LBJ regarding Medicare; infant mortality rate; National Health Insurance; future of PHS; international health; Vietnam; Honolulu Conference; World Health Assembly; U.S. role in international health.