May 20, 1962 - President Kennedy made the case for health care for the aged through Social Security today at a televised rally at Madison Square Garden. The President urged passage of the King-Anderson Bill to a crowd of 17,500 inside the Garden and 2,500 outside, most of them senior citizens. The rally, nationally televised by all three major networks, was broadcast to 32 rallies in other cities as well.
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