Interviews with Dr. C. Gordon Zubrod, an oncologist at NCI who became Head of the Division of Cancer Treatment in 1956 and Scientific Director in 1961. He introduced the use of platinum-containing compounds (cisplatin) in chemotherapy. Dr. Zubrod was one of the recipients of the 1972 Albert Lasker Awards. Interviews were conducted by History Associates Incorporated, 5 Choke Cherry Road, Suite 280, Rockville, Maryland 20850-4004 on May 27, 1997 and June 27, 1997. Part of the NCI Oral History Project interviews.