NIH HISTORICAL DATA and sources
Full text digital copies of the NIH annual reports are available at the Medical Heritage Library on the Internet Archive. Some copies are available in the Office of History available by appointment.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON WITH PHS SURGEON GENERAL WILLIAM H. STEWART AND NIH DIRECTOR DR. JAMES SHANNON ARRIVED AT THE NIH ON AUGUST 9, 1965, TO SIGN INTO LAW AN EXTENSION OF THE RESEARCH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. IN HIS REMARKS, PRESIDENT JOHNSON NOTED THAT “HERE ON THIS QUIET BATTLEGROUND OUR NATION TODAY LEADS A WORLDWIDE WAR ON DISEASE.”
PHOTO GALLERY
High resolution photos of past presidential visits and NIH campus buildings.
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
Significant events and major research advances in NIH history, from 1798 to the present.
LEGISLATIVE CHRONOLOGY
Federal legislation that had a major influence on the growth of the NIH, from its beginning as the Marine Hospital Service in 1798, to the present.
APPROPRIATIONS
DIRECTORS OF THE NIH
DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF THE NIH
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS OF THE NIH
SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS)
SURGEONS GENERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE (PHS)
NIH BUDGET INFORMATION
NIH BUILDING INFORMATION
The National institutes of health alumni association newsletters
ALMANAC ARCHIVE
