Born in the White House

Born in the White House is a short film from 1953 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

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, ...

Born in the White House
Release date	1953

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Summary

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.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:00:00);16mm

IUL Genres

Educational;Historical

IUL Subject

Medicine -- Research;Poliomyelitis -- Research.

Full Title (usually this is the same as above)

Born in the White House