Dr. Ruth L. Kirschstein Oral History 1999

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This is the fifth in a series of oral history interviews with Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health. The interview is being conducted in Dr. Kirschstein’s office in Building 1 at the National Institutes of Health.

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Interviewers: Dr. Victoria A. Harden and Dr. Caroline Hannaway
Please Note: These Interviews Have Not been Verified for Accuracy

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Harden:                        Dr. Kirschstein, I wanted to start this session by talking about some general events that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s.  During the mid-1970s, there was an expansion of the Freedom of Information laws, making information more accessible to the public.  Do you recall this, and can you describe how it affected NIGMS?

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