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Feb 26, 2013 · Tobacco companies—and Jesse Helms, their biggest congressional ally—could hardly believe Koop’s treachery. Abortion, at least, was a platform on which President Reagan and Koop seemed to ...
Mar 1, 2013 · A frequent statement of mine is, "We need public health leadership that cares enough, knows enough, is willing to do enough, and will be persistent." Surgeon General C. Everett Koop was just such ...
Mar 4, 2013 · His 6'1" stature, gray mustache-less beard, booming voice, the gold-braid and epaulettes of his vice admiral's uniform gave C. Everett Koop the appearance of an Old Testament prophet.
Feb 26, 2013 · In 1981, Democrats spent eight months battling the nomination of C. Everett Koop to be surgeon general. Ronald Reagan's choice of Koop, who was known as an outspoken foe of abortion, was seen as a ...
Feb 26, 2013 · Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop died on Monday at the age of 96. ... While he was personally opposed to abortion, Koop angered pro-life supporters during his tenure by declining to issue a ...
Apr 29, 2013 · A tribute to C. Everett Koop. Commitment to service, loyalty to science, and passion for public health were the hallmarks of Dr. C. Everett Koop’s career. His death in February, 2013 at the age of 96 is a reminder that one determined person with the courage to look past ideology and on to the greater good can make an enormous difference. Dr ...
Mar 1, 1991 · Throughout the book, it seemed like every time he wanted to put out a report on one of his 4 major platforms (AIDS, anti-smoking, abortion, or treatment of ill babies), others in the government opposed and rewrote it until the message was not necessarily what Koop wanted to say.
