Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act of 1938 with new provisions. President Roosevelt signed it into law on June 25, 1938. For the first time, manufacturers were required to show that a drug was safe before it could be marketed. It continues the exclusivity provisions for pediatric drugs as mandated under the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997, in which market exclusivity of a drug is extended by six months if a manufacturer fulfills its commitment to carry out studies of the effects of drugs when taken by children.
Retired professor of math and computer science having taught for 36 years at a state supported university in Virginia. He was a Republican when he was elected President. As a young man , before the formation of the Republican party, Hayes was a member of the Whig party.
President and Mrs. Hayes are buried within the grounds of Spiegel Grove. A granite tombstone, made from granite quarried from the Hayes homestead in Dummerstown, Vermont, marks their burial site. They were originally laid to rest in nearby Oakwood Cemetery, a public cemetery in Fremont, Ohio.