Medicare’s 49th Anniversary!
President Lyndon Johnson signs the bill into law with Harry S. Truman seated next to him. President Truman’s participation in the signing recognized his effort while in office to establish a national health insurance program. Others present were Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and Bess Truman. July 30, 1965. Photo courtesy of Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, U.S. National Archives
President Truman and former first lady, Bess Truman, received Medicare registration cards numbers one and two. This is the Medicare card believed to have been given to Harry Truman by President Johnson at the signing of the Social Security Act of 1965 in Independence, Missouri. Photo courtesy of Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, U.S. National Archives.
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