Stroke: 1970-1977.

They enthusiastically agreed that there was a need for such a journal. It seemed likely that the Coordinating Committee for a Nationwide Stroke Program would become the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association (AHA). Such a council would provide a logical administrative structure on which to found the journal. In December 1966, the Central Committee of AHA approved the request for council status for Stroke, and the AHA Board of Directors took final official action on January 14, 1967, with Clark H. Millikan as chairman of the new Stroke Council. The Stroke Council met in New York City on January 27, 1967. Among many items on the agenda, the council discussed the pros and cons of starting a professional journal: Stroke. Dr Millikan was empowered to appoint a committee to further study the need for such a journal. He appointed Drs recorder. After full discussion, the committee " approved in principle the establishment of a journal in the field of cerebrovascular disease with a representative administrationmittee of AHA, came to the AHA Central Committee with the recommendation that they approve the publication of a journal of excellence in the area of stroke, and that this new journal be entitled Stroke: A Journal of Cerebral Circulation. This recommendation was unanimously approved. Because final official approval had to come from the AHA president and the AHA Board of Directors, Dr Wright, a past president of AHA, wrote (March 4, 1968) an extraordinarily effective letter to Dr Lewis January, president of AHA. Soon thereafter came a favorable decision from the Board of Directors and AHA president January. first issue of the new journal. On the introductory page was the following statement: " Stroke: A Journal of Cerebral Circulation brings together reports of clinical and basic investigation of any category of cerebrovascular disease, or the cerebral circulation, from many disciplines including The initial editorial, entitled " A New Journal, " was by Dr Millikan, who dramatized the kaleidoscope of personnel who might enter the hospital room of a patient with cerebral infarction due to an acute occlusion of a cerebral artery. Twenty-eight categories were listed. It was noted that " the lack of a journal to place under one cover manuscripts dealing with all of the facets is a gap to be filled. " The responsibility for the journal was delegated from the Publications Committee of the AHA to the editorial staff of …