C. Everett Koop, who transformed surgeon general post, dies at 96

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • In this Feb. 12, 2002, file photo, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop testifies in Concord, N.H. Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America’s attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smo...

With his long silver beard and uniform with braided trim, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era—and one of the most unexpectedly enduring.

His nomination in 1981 met a wall of opposition from women’s groups and...

Published: 02/26/2013