Born in the White House

Genre: Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1953

Creator: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Description: Shows Billy Dempsey, a high school boy crippled by infantile paralysis, visiting Washington and learning how the March of Dimes was organized, and how the tests, such as in the use of gamma globulin, are being carried on and improved in an effort to conquer the disease. Depicts familiar Washington sites and includes an historic survey of scientific research in combating disease as revealed by exhibits in the National Gallery of Art.

Complete Record: , Shows Billy Dempsey, a high school boy crippled by infantile paralysis, visiting Washington and learning how the March of Dimes was organized, and how the tests, such as in the use of gamma globulin, are being carried on and improved in an effort to conquer the disease. Depicts familiar Washington sites and includes an historic survey of scientific research in combating disease as revealed by exhibits in the National Gallery of Art.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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