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Alexandra M. Lord

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  • Surgeon General C. Everett Koop holds a news conference on May 4, 1988, on AIDS.

    As AIDS Epidemic Raged, a Rogue Reagan Official Taught America the Truth

    The Reagan administration thought Surgeon General C. Everett Koop would put his faith above public health. Instead, Koop sent all Americans a mailer on AIDS.
    by Alexandra M. Lord via Retropolis on June 4, 2023

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