The C. Everett Koop Papers

Title:: [Koop reflects on the controversy over his confirmation as U.S. Surgeon General]

Running Time:: 27 seconds
Date:: 1989-05 (May 1989)
Creator:: Koop, C. Everett
Source:: "The Nation's Doctor." United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. 02:01:40:02 to 02:02:07:12 on DigiBeta tape.; The Nation's Doctor (May 1989)
Rights:: c The Procter & Gamble Company. Used by permission.
Exhibit Category:: Biographical Information
Relation:: [Koop discusses obstacles to the promotion of public health] (May 1989); [Koop recites his major accomplishments as U.S. Surgeon General] (May 1989); [C. Everett Koop stresses his role in making domestic violence a public health issue] (May 1989); [Koop assesses his contributions to the development of pediatric surgery] (May 1989)
Unique Identifier:: QQBBKY
Document Type:: Interviews; Video recordings; Excerpts
Language:: English
Format:: image/jpeg; image/tif; video/quicktime; video/x-pn-realvideo
Physical Condition:: Good
Transcript:: C. EVERETT KOOP: I remember being terribly concerned about how the Senate would vote on my confirmation, because, I endured nine months, when I first came to Washington, of being called "incompetent" and "unable to do public health" and "considered to be one of the worst appointments that Mr. [Ronald] Reagan made."
Metadata Last Modified Date:: 2005-06-20