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Noble Conspirator: Florence S. Mahoney and the Rise of the National Institutes of Health
Noble Conspirator Florence S Mahoney and the Rise of the National Institutes of Health Author:Judith Robinson "Noble Conspirator" is the biography of Florence S. Mahoney (1899-), one of the driving forces behind the rapid growth of the National Institutes of Health in the three decades after World War II. Her crowning achievement was her almost single-handed creation of the Institute on Aging. As a close friend of presidents, members of Congress, and ... more »other influential citizens, Mahoney made her home a forum for public policy discussion. The book offers a unique insider's view into both the history of American medicine during this critical period and the workings of the American system of government.« less