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2012
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President Barack Obama gets an update on NIH activities from NIH director Dr. Francis Collins
President Barack Obama (right) gets an update on NIH activities from NIH director Dr. Francis Collins (third from left). Also on hand are (from left) Bill Corr, deputy HHS secretary; HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Dr. John Holdren, the President's science advisor.
2008
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NIH Director Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni is awarded the Légion d'honneur
On Thursday, April 10, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded NIH Director Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni the Légion d'honneur (French National Order of the Legion of Honor), the highest decoration in France. In the United States, Generals of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur, are among the Americans who have received the honor. Others include General Wesley Clark, Actor Kirk Douglas, Film Producer and Actor Clint Eastwood, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
2007
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Cancer Genome Atlas
On January 17, 2007, President George W. Bush makes his fifth visit to the NIH campus during his presidency. In his tour of a cancer research laboratory and a roundtable discussion, the president learned about the Cancer Genome Atlas project and other NIH-funded research efforts.
2005
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Strengthening health care
President George W. Bush visits NIH on January 26, 2005 to hold a 40-minute town hall meeting in Masur auditorium called strengthening health care. Greeting him in the lobby of the Clinical Research Center is: NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni joined by NCI director Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach (l) and Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
1999
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Dedication ceremony for the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center
President Bill Clinton speaking with HHS Secretary Donna Shalala and NIH Director Dr. Harold Varmus after the cornerstone dedication ceremony for the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center on June 9, 1999.
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Dedication ceremony for the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center
On June 9, 1999, HHS Secretary Donna Shalala, President Bill Clinton, Arkansas Sen. Dale Bumpers, and Mrs. Betty Bumpers unveil the cornerstone to the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center. President Clinton called the NIH "one of America's great citadels of hope, not only for our people, but also for the world."
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The cornerstone dedication ceremony for the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center
Mrs. Betty Bumpers, President Bill Clinton, and Sen. Dale Bumpers during the cornerstone dedication ceremony for the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center on June 9, 1999. In his speech, President Clinton praised the Bumpers by saying "It is entirely fitting that today we dedicate this state-of-the-art facility to them. They are two great Americans."
1987
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic
President Ronald Reagan, HHS Secretary Otis R. Bowen, Dr. James B. Wyngaarden and members of the Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic. In his remarks, the president said, "I hope the commission will help us all put aside our suspicions and work together with common sense against this threat."
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President Ronald Reagan visits the NIH Clinical Center
On July 23, 1987 President Ronald Reagan visited the NIH Clinical Center to announce his 13-member Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic. HHS Secretary Otis R. Bowen and President Ronald Reagan listen as NIH Director James B. Wyngaarden briefed the president on the NIH's efforts in fighting AIDS.
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Regan’s 1987 visit to the NIH Clinical Center
HHS Secretary Otis R. Bowen and NIH Director James B. Wyngaarden greet President Ronald Reagan during his July 23, 1987 visit to the NIH Clinical Center. President Reagan visited the NIH to announce his 13-member Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic.
