John E. Fogarty (1913-1967) was an American legislator who became known as "Mr. Public Health" for his advocacy of federal funding for medical research, health education, and health care services. After graduating from LaSalle Academy, Fogarty attended evening classes at Providence College. He then joined his older brother and father as an apprentice bricklayer, subsequently becoming the President of Bricklayers Union No. 1, laying the groundwork for his career in public service. As Democratic representative for Rhode Island, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1967 and chaired the House Appropriations Subcommittee for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare from 1949 onward. During his congressional tenure, Fogarty championed a vast expansion of the National Institutes of Health, as well as aid to medical schools, libraries, and programs for children with disabilities. He sponsored or contributed to virtually every piece of health-related legislation introduced during this time. The John E. Fogarty Papers range from c.1941 to 1967 and contain personal and legislative correspondence, speeches, legislative records, photographs, and audiovisual materials.
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Address of Mr. Jack Cronin, over Station WEAN, at 7:15 P.M., on behalf of John E. Fogarty | Digital Document | 1944-10-31 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address written by John E. Fogarty but delivered by Jack Cronin |
Address on November 5, 1944, Sunday, at 9:15 P.M. over radio station WEAN | Digital Document | 1944-11-05 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address delivered over radio station WEAN |
Address regarding 1948 election | Digital Document | 1948-10-18 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address delivered over station WPRO, Providence- 6:30 pm Monday, October 18, 1948 |
Address regarding Case Bill, discussing industrial unrest | Digital Document | 1946-02-06 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address delivered on the Floor of the House of Representatives, Feb. 6, 1946, on the Case Bill (HR 5… |
Address regarding taxation | Digital Document | 1947-01-18 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address given on New England Radio Forum (from Washington, D.C.) January 18, 1947 |
Address Regarding the Korean War | Digital Document | 1950-10-18 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address delivered over radio station WJAR, Providence, Rhode Island, on October 18, 1950 - 7:00 p.m.… |
Address St. Catherine's Church Communion Breakfast | Digital Document | 1954-05-16 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address at Communion-Breakfast, St. Catherine's Church, Apponaug, Rhode Island, May 16, 1954 |
Address to the 46th Annual Convention of the Rhode Island State Branch of the AFI | Digital Document | 1946-10-27 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address delivered at the 46th Annual Convention of the Rhode Island State Branch of the American Fed… |
Address to the Fifteenth World Health Assembly | Digital Document | 1962-05-15 | John E. Fogarty papers | This will be the fourth meeting of the WHA attended by Congressman Fogarty as an advisor to the U.S.… |
Address to the International Congress on Technology and Blindness | Digital Document | 1962-06-21 | John E. Fogarty papers | Barbizon Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, June 21, 1962 |
Address to the R.I. State Branch of the A.F.I | Digital Document | 1946-04-28 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address delivered by Hon. John E. Fogarty, MC at the Semi-Annual Convention of the R.I. State Branch… |
American Nurses Association | Digital Document | 1961-03-22 | John E. Fogarty papers | Wednesday, March 22, 1961, Sheraton Park Hotel, 1:30 pm |
Commencement Address delivered at the Rhode Island School of Practical Nursing | Digital Document | 1961-04-24 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address at the Rhode Island School of Practical Nursing commencement, Providence, Rhode Island, Apri… |
Conference Agreement, 1960 Appropriations, National Institutes of Health | Digital Document | 1959-07-30 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Conference of State Executives for Aging, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare | Digital Document | 1962-04-11 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty speaks with leaders in the field of aging |
Congressman Fogarty - Muscular Dystrophy Association | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | ||
Congressman John E. Fogarty radio address, Tuesday, October 11, 1960 | Digital Document | 1960-10-11 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty seeks re-election in radio broadcast |
Congressman John E. Fogarty, R.I. Association for Retarded Children, June 3, 1962 | Digital Document | 1962-06-03 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty speaks about mental retardation |
Council on Medical Television of the Institute for Advancement of Medical Communication | Digital Document | 1962-05-15 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty has keynote address at this meeting 33 East 68th Street, New York 21, N.… |
Dedication ceremony of the John E. Fogarty Medical and Rehabilitation Unit, Ladd School | Digital Document | 1962-04-29 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty speaks at dedication ceremony of John E. Fogarty Medical and Rehabilitat… |
Dedication of Biology Building, Brown University | Digital Document | 1962-10-05 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty speaks at the dedication of a new Biology Building at Brown University |
Dedication of new Science Building, St. Francis College | Digital Document | 1962-10-06 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty speech at the dedication of a new Science Building at St. Francis Colleg… |
Dedication of Smithfield School | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | ||
Diamond Jubilee Convocation | Digital Document | 1957-04 | John E. Fogarty papers | Diamond Jubilee Convocation, April 1957, University Hospital, Waldor-Astoria Hotel |
Draft material to be presented before American Nursing Home Association | Digital Document | 1957-10-09 | John E. Fogarty papers | Remarks concerning the practice of nursing homes |