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Henry Foster Confirmation Hearings

Henry Foster Confirmation Hearings
Clip: 529561_1_1
Year Shot: 1995 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 12013
Original Film: 104071
HD: N/A
Location: Capitol Hill
Timecode: 10:59:31 - 11:30:15

Henry Foster Confirmation Hearings (Surgeon General Nominee) Dr. Henry Foster speaking to committee members. 11.02.00 Senator Edward Kennedy questions Henry Foster about the physicians and staff, asks what the atmosphere was like at Tuskegee. 11.03.55 Senator Edward Kennedy asks Dr. Henry Foster why he wants to be the Surgeon General, asks what is his "vision"? 11.04.25 Dr. Henry Foster responds "One of the things that I have to do or any Surgeon General must do is to communicate and educate the American public about health promotion disease prevention..." 11.09.36 In studio with Ken Bode and Michel McQueen (Michel Martin), interviews Senator Barbara Mikilski (D) Maryland and later Senator James Jeffords (R) Vermont and White House Communications Director Mark Gearan.