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And the Band Played on Politics, People, And the AIDS Epidemic

Randy Shilts

This investigation of the first five years of the AIDS epidemic examines the roles of the federal government, public health authorities, and research scientists in identifying the disease and acting to contain it

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The Ezra Klein Show

The host described it as the definitive authoritative history of the publichealth debacle that sparked the HIV/AIDS crisis, noting its importance for learning what not to do in a pandemic.

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One is a book called And The Band Played On by Randy Schultz, which is I think the definitive authoritative history of the public health debacle that fueled the HIV AIDS crisis.

— Episode: Democrats: Pay Attention to What’s Happe...

Episode: Democrats: Pay Attention to What’s Happening in Ca...

The host described it as the definitive authoritative history of the publichealth debacle that sparked the HIV/AIDS crisis, noting its importance for learning what not to do in a pandemic.

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One is a book called And The Band Played On by Randy Schultz, which is I think the definitive authoritative history of the public health debacle that fueled the HIV AIDS crisis.

Behind the Bastards

It was mentioned in relation to an article by Pat Buchanan, where the author's book summarized Buchanan's view that homosexuals should not be allowed to handle food due to their association with AIDS.

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Buchanan concluded by saying that no homosexual should be permitted to handle food and that the Democratic Party's decision to hold their next convention in San Francisco would leave delegate spouses...

— Episode: Part One: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The B...

Episode: Part One: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Be...

It was mentioned in relation to an article by Pat Buchanan, where the author's book summarized Buchanan's view that homosexuals should not be allowed to handle food due to their association with AIDS.

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Buchanan concluded by saying that no homosexual should be permitted to handle food and that the Democratic Party's decision to hold their next convention in San Francisco would leave delegate spouses and children at the mercy of quote homosexuals who belong to a community that is a common carrier of dangerous communicable and sometimes fatal diseases.

Episode: Part One: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Be...

It was mentioned as a book that summarised Pat Buchanan's article, suggesting that no homosexual should be permitted to handle food and that the Democratic Party's convention in San Francisco would endanger delegates.

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Buchanan concluded by saying that no homosexual should be permitted to handle food and that the Democratic Party's decision to hold their next convention in San Francisco would leave delegate spouses and children at the mercy of quote homosexuals who belong to a community that is a common carrier of dangerous communicable and sometimes fatal diseases.

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