JFK Signing Drug Amendments, 1962
On October 10, 1962, after the 1961 thalidomide tragedy, President Kennedy signed the Kefauver Harris Drug Amendments to the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Those looking on include Frances Kelsey, second from left, the FDA medical officer who refused to approve the new drug application for Kevadon, the brand name for thalidomide in the United States. This amendment required that new drugs be approved on the basis of evidence submitted to FDA from pre-marketing clinical studies demonstrating not only safety, but efficacy as well. FDA's implementation of the new requirement, upheld by the Supreme Court, revolutionized the drug supply of the US in the decades to follow. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963) was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his death in 1963. He was the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43, and the first person born in the 20th century to serve as president. He was the only Catholic president, and is the only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. He continues to rank highly in public opinion ratings of US presidents.
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