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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Speech given before the Association of Former Interns and Residents at Freedmen's Hospital | Digital Document | June 3rd, 1959 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech concerning future progress in the field of medical science. Freedmen's Hospital Annual L… |
Speech honoring John J. McLaughlin, Annual Citizenship Award Recipient | Digital Document | March 1961 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty honors John J. McLaughlin, Northern R.I. Committee for 1961 March of Dim… |
Speech in honor of Ira A. Hiscock | Digital Document | December 2nd, 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech at New England Health Education Association Fall Meeting and Luncheon Testimonial in Honor of… |
Speech in support of H.R. 12560 | Digital Document | July 17th, 1962 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressional Record- Progress in the Arts and Humanities Is Essential to True National Strength |
Speech in support of H.R. 3179 | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech in support of H.R. 3179 | |
Speech in support of H.R. 3302 | Digital Document | February 4th, 1963 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressional Record- Scholarship Awards to Students of Medicine and Dentistry |
Speech in support of H.R. 3303 | Digital Document | February 4th, 1963 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressional Record- Scholarship Awards to Students of Medicine and Dentistry |
Speech in support of H.R. 4027 | Digital Document | February 21st, 1963 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressional Record- Vocational Rehabilitation |
Speech in support of H.R. 4640 | Digital Document | March 7th, 1963 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressional Record- The Exceptional Children's Act of 1963 |
Speech in support of H.R. 4882 | Digital Document | March 14th, 1963 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech by John E. Fogarty on the floor of the House of Representatives |
Speech in the House of Representatives commemorating Polish Constitution Day | Digital Document | May 3rd, 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Remarks in the House of Representative, Polish Constitution Day, May 3, 1955 |
Speech in the House of Representatives regarding the Price Control Act | Digital Document | June 21st, 1945 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech delivered on the floor of the House of Representatives, by the Hon. John E. Fogarty, MC, June… |
Speech introducing legislation in the House of Representatives | Digital Document | January 10th, 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement on introduction of a bill to provide for federal financial assistance to the states in the… |
Speech on the advances in U.S. medical research and disease prevention | Digital Document | May 27th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech at the World Health Organization, 5/27/58 |
Speech regarding consideration of a Labor bill in the House of Representatives | Digital Document | April 16th, 1947 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech delivered in the House of Representatives April 16, 1947 during debate on HB3020 (Hartley Lab… |
Speech regarding extra surplus at Army and Naval bases | Digital Document | December 20th, 1945 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech delivered on the floor of the House of Representatives |
Speech regarding House Appropriations | Digital Document | May 3rd, 1905 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech regarding House Appropriations |
Speech regarding mental illness in children | Digital Document | November 19th, 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech at the Sixteenth Anniversary Luncheon of the Welfare League for Retarded Children, Inc., Wald… |
Speech regarding the Hungarian crisis | Digital Document | February 9th, 1949 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech on the floor of the House, Wednesday, February 9, 1949 |
Speech regarding the issues in the release of the polio vaccine | Digital Document | August 1st, 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech of Honorable John E. Fogarty, Polio Vaccine, 8/1/55 |
Speech regarding the Taft-Hartley Act | Digital Document | April 7th, 1949 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address before the Labor Committee of the House of Representatives, at hearings held March 7, 1949 |
Speech regarding unemployment at National Conference on Social Welfare | Digital Document | May 14th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Remarks at National Conference on Social Welfare on the occasion of the General Session of the 85th… |
Speech regarding work with mentally ill children | Digital Document | June 4th, 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech at the Northeast Regional Conference of the National Association of Retarded Children, Letchw… |
Speech to the Heart Association of Maryland | Digital Document | January 31st, 1962 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech by Congressman John E. Fogarty at the launch of the 1962 Heart Fund drive |
Speech to the Rhode Island Committee for Italian Flood Relief | Digital Document | November 17th, 1951 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech regarding the flood that happened in the Po Valley in Northern Italy in November 1951 |