Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-020
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Health, Education and Welfare draft bill entitled the Mental Retardation Planning and Facilities Act of 1963, which would assist states in combating mental retardation through comprehensive planning for state and community action and through construction of research centers and facilities for the mentally retarded.