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Laughter in the Reagan Administration over AIDS Epidemic
29:09 - 31:20 (02:10)
The Reagan Administration's response to the emerging AIDS epidemic featured laughter and apathy, with even the President's spokesman joking about it on record. There was confusion over basic facts, including how to use acronyms for the disease.
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President Ronald Reagan avoids answering a reporter's question about AIDS epidemic and jokes about not having the disease himself, showing a lack of understanding and concern for the issue at hand.
29:09 - 30:17 (01:07)
AIDS Epidemic
Summary
President Ronald Reagan avoids answering a reporter's question about AIDS epidemic and jokes about not having the disease himself, showing a lack of understanding and concern for the issue at hand.
ChapterLaughter in the Reagan Administration over AIDS Epidemic
EpisodePart One: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The vanity fair documented how the Reagan administration crudely responded to the threat of AIDS in the 80s as decades later, these smug comments by elites are still a reminder of the lack of humanity in politics.
30:17 - 31:20 (01:02)
AIDS
Summary
The vanity fair documented how the Reagan administration crudely responded to the threat of AIDS in the 80s as decades later, these smug comments by elites are still a reminder of the lack of humanity in politics.