C. Everett Koop, influential Surgeon General, dies at age 96
Dr. C. Everett Koop, who was widely regarded as the most influential surgeon general in American history and played a crucial role in changing public attitudes about smoking, died on Monday at his home in Hanover, N.H. He was 96. Dr. Koop took the lead in trying to wean Americans off smoking by appearing on television and warning the public about the terrible consequences
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