NIH HISTORICAL DATA
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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
ALMANAC ARCHIVE
All information is from the NIH Almanac and is updated annually. For more information on the NIH Almanac, contact the Office of Communications and Public Liaison, Online Information Branch. The Office of NIH History holds hard copies of the NIH Almanac dating to the 1960s. Please make an appointment for use.
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Almanac 1996
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Almanac 1997
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Almanac 1998
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Almanac 1999
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Almanac 2000
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Almanac 2001
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Almanac 2002
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Almanac 2003
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Almanac 2005 (PDF)
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Almanac 2006-2007 (PDF)
NIH Almanac 2008-2009 (PDF)
NIH Almanac 2009-2010 (PDF)
NIH Almanac 2010-2011 (PDF)