| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 32 Political issues |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| Political issues: Federal and Congress |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
| Dr. Jesse Steinfeld was labeled "Public Enemy Number One" by the tobacco industry |
| in 1971 when as Surgeon General he proposed a "Nonsmoker's Bill of Rights." In |
| 1972, President Nixon received a letter from the president of R.J. Reynolds reminding |
| him of their generous contribution to his recent campaign, and urging that he fire his |
| Surgeon General because of overzealous antismoking activity. |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Former U.S. surgeon general Jesse Steinfeld was named to a four year term as |
| surgeon general by President Nixon in late 1969. However, he was asked for his |
| resignation a year before his term was over. RJR president David People wrote |
| repeatedly to Nixon in 1972 to complain about Steinfeld's anti-tobacco activism and |
| his 1971 proposal to curb smoking in public places because of concerns that |
| nonsmokers were being harmed by secondhand smoke. |
| Reuters, August 8, 1997 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| In a 1980 North Carolina campaign appearance, Ronald Reagan promised to "end |
| what has become an increasingly antagonistic relationship between the federal |
| government and the tobacco industry. I can guarantee that my own cabinet members |
| will be far too busy with substantive matters to waste their time proselytizing against |
| the dangers of cigarette smoking." |
| Washington Monthly, March 1987, p. 18 and New York State Journal of Medicine, |
| December 1983, p. 1278 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| In 1981, the new Reagan Administration moved to cut the budget for Department of |
| Health and Human Services anti-smoking programs, and also planned to block any |
| increase in cigarette taxes. |
| New York Times, June 18, 1994, p. A12 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Page 14 of 84 |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
First page
of this chapter
Previous
page of this chapter
Next page
of this chapter |