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{"id":9467,"date":"2016-05-19T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=9467"},"modified":"2024-01-04T10:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T15:16:17","slug":"june-e-osborn-at-the-center-of-national-policy-on-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2016\/05\/19\/june-e-osborn-at-the-center-of-national-policy-on-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"June E. Osborn: At the Center of National Policy on AIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Gregory Pike and John Rees ~<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A new archival collection, <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/858\">June E. Osborn Papers, 1954\u20132001<\/a>, is now available at the National Library of Medicine for\u00a0those interested in AIDS history and the federal government\u2019s early response efforts. Osborn was an expert advisor in urgent health and medical issues\u2014including AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), virology, infectious diseases, vaccines, and public health policy\u2014for numerous government agencies including the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and as Chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Commission_on_AIDS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Commission on AIDS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9425\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/241.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/241\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/241.jpg?fit=307%2C418&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"307,418\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"June E. Osborn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>June E. Osborn<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/241.jpg?fit=220%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/241.jpg?fit=307%2C418&ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/241.jpg?resize=220%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"Formal portrait of June E. Osborn\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/changingthefaceofmedicine\/physicians\/biography_241.html\">June E. Osborn<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For more than 30 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/changingthefaceofmedicine\/physicians\/biography_241.html\">Dr. June E. (Elaine) Osborn<\/a> has published research and served as expert advisor on a number of urgent health and medical issues and worked with a number of national and international organizations. Her impact was most heavily felt during the 1980s and 1990s at the height of the disease that became known as AIDS. She was chairman of the National Commission on AIDS from 1989\u20131993, a member of the Global Commission on AIDS, and wrote numerous articles and gave many speeches on AIDS, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and the accompanying public health and policy issues.<\/p>\n<p>Osborn was born May 28, 1937 in Endicott, New York to Leslie Varmus, then a professor of psychiatry, and Dora Wrist, a professor in childhood education at the University of Buffalo. In 1950, the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where her father became director of the state’s mental hygiene department and professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin, and her mother began a second career as a psychiatric social worker. Along with her older sister, Osborn was groomed to challenging careers for women at that time. After studying chemistry at Oberlin College in Ohio, Osborn realized she was better suited to a career in medicine, not as a physician, but as a professor and researcher.<\/p>\n<p>She began medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1957. It was while working with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frederick_Chapman_Robbins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Frederick C. Robbins<\/a>, who shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his work on the virus that causes polio, that she too decided to focus on virology. After graduating from medical school, Osborn worked as an intern and resident in Harvard hospitals in Boston, and in 1964, began two years of research on viruses at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania. In 1966 she moved back to Madison to join the faculty of the University of Wisconsin medical school with appointments in microbiology and pediatrics. In 1975, she was appointed associate dean for biologic sciences at the University of Wisconsin Graduate School, and then in 1984, became Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>By the 1970s, the Administration of President Richard M. Nixon had begun opening doors for women to serve as scientific advisors to the government, a position that suited Osborn completely. While dealing with diseases such as influenza, hepatitis, and polio in the 1970s and early 1980s, Osborn served an advisor on vaccines to the CDC, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n<p>The government soon sought Osborn’s help with the horrifying epidemic known as AIDS. By 1983, the first AIDS cases were being reported among people who had received transfusions of blood or blood products. In January 1984, the NIH asked Osborn to chair a special committee to help create policies for dealing with HIV and the nation’s blood supply. She helped draw up guidelines for testing donated blood that the protected the privacy of donors while making the U.S. blood supply much safer.<\/p>\n<p>Osborn’s role in combating AIDS continued to grow. In 1988 she became a member of the WHO’s Global Commission on AIDS and then one year later in 1989, the members of the National Commission on AIDS, elected her as their chairperson. The commission, an independent agency commissioned by Congress, was to advise the President and them on the AIDS epidemic and national policy.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most recognizable member of the National Commission on AIDS, was former NBA star Earvin \u2018Magic\u2019 Johnson.\u00a0 Documents relating to his service on the commission illustrate some of the aspirations and internal conflicts the commission debated about its role and purpose, as well as its relationship with the White House, which had its own agenda.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/19\\\/june-e-osborn-at-the-center-of-national-policy-on-aids\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9467 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-bush1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush1.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Copy of page 1 of a typwritten letter on White House letterhead dated November 13, 1991..\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9459\" data-attachment-id=\"9459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-bush1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush1.png?fit=931%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"931,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"President Bush Urges Magic Johnson to Join the National Commsion on AIDS, 1991\" data-image-description=\"<p>THE WHITE HOUSE<br \/>\nWASHINGTON<br \/>\nNovember 13, 1991<br \/>\nDear Magic:<br \/>\nThere has been a lot of speculation about your<br \/>\njoining the National AIDS Commission. I know that<br \/>\nyou have been asked to serve.<\/p>\n<p>This letter is simply to say that I personally hope<br \/>\nyou will do this. The Commission is hiqh-level and<br \/>\nhas a wonderful group of informed and influential<br \/>\nme’lllbers. There is genuine enthusiasm in all<br \/>\nquarters for your undertaking this service.<\/p>\n<p>I want to add, however, that I know you are being<br \/>\nbesia9ed with requests from all quarters — a<br \/>\ntribute not only to your achievement in lite but to<br \/>\ntho way you have come forward on this issue. But<br \/>\nplease do not feel under any pressure to undertaKe<br \/>\nthis assignment if it conflicts with other things<br \/>\nyou want to do. I do not want you to feel that you<br \/>\nare being used in any way. I do want you to know<br \/>\non a very personal basis that I respect you, admire<br \/>\nyou, and hope that you will be able to join the<br \/>\nCommission. There will be times, perhaps, when the<br \/>\nCommission and the President are not in total<br \/>\naqreement. so be itl You will be a frea and<br \/>\nindependent voice working with an outstandinq group<br \/>\nof laaders if you decide to accept.<br \/>\nWe need you but, of course, my respect and<br \/>\nadairation will in no way be diminished by whatever<br \/>\nyou decide.<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Letter from President Bush to Magic Johnson, 1991. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush1.png?fit=233%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush1.png?fit=794%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9459'>\n\t\t\t\tLetter from President Bush to Magic Johnson, 1991. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-bush2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush2.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Copy of page 2 of a typwritten letter on White House letterhead signed George Bush.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9460\" data-attachment-id=\"9460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-bush2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush2.png?fit=931%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"931,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"President Bush Urges Magic Johnson to Join the National Commsion on AIDS, 1991\" data-image-description=\"<p>If you decide to do this, I hereby invite you to<br \/>\nthe White House where we could make the forma1<br \/>\nannouncement. I believe that will help the<br \/>\neducation process needed nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>In either event, Barbara and. I send you our warmest<br \/>\nbest wishes and our family love and respect.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Earvin “Magic” Johnson<br \/>\nLos Angeles Lakers<br \/>\nGreat Western Forum<br \/>\nPost Off ice Box 10<br \/>\nInglewood, California 90308<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Letter from President Bush to Magic Johnson, 1991. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush2.png?fit=233%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush2.png?fit=794%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9460'>\n\t\t\t\tLetter from President Bush to Magic Johnson, 1991. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-bush3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush3.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A copy of a signed typwritten letter dated November 15, 1991\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9461\" data-attachment-id=\"9461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-bush3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush3.png?fit=931%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"931,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Magic Johnson Joins the National Commission on AIDS\" data-image-description=\"<p>November 15, 1991<br \/>\nThe President<br \/>\nThe White House<br \/>\nWashington, DC<\/p>\n<p>Dear Mr. President:<br \/>\nThank you for your kind letter. I am very grateful for your expression of support.<\/p>\n<p>I would be honored to accept your invitation to serve on the National Commission on AIDS. I hope that my participation will help to increase the attention of the American people to the AIDS crisis, and focus their awareness on what all of us must do to fight this disease.<br \/>\nI appreciate your understanding that it is important for me to remain an independent voice on this issue as I work to educate the heterosexual community, African-Americans and young people to the AIDS crisis.<\/p>\n<p>I hope that the Commission and your administration will be able to work hand in hand in the fight against AIDS and I want yo to know that I will do everything that I can to make a difference<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely<\/p>\n<p>Earvin Johnson<\/p>\n<p>cc Michael S. Ovits, Creative Artist Agency, Inc.<br \/>\nLon Rosen, FIRSTEAM Marketing, Inc.<br \/>\nDavid Stern, National Basketball Association<\/p>\n<p>1801 Avenue of the Stars<br \/>\nSuite 344<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90067<br \/>\n213 785-0048 FAX 213 277-0703 <\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Letter from Magic Johnson to President Bush, 1991. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush3.png?fit=233%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-bush3.png?fit=794%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9461'>\n\t\t\t\tLetter from Magic Johnson to President Bush, 1991. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-osborn\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-osborn.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Letter to Magic Johnson thanking him for his participation on the Commission\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9445\" data-attachment-id=\"9445\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-osborn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-osborn.png?fit=928%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"928,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Osborn welcomes Magic Johnson to the Commission, 1992\" data-image-description=\"<p>https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2016\/05\/19\/june-e-osborn-at-the-center-of-national-policy-on-aids\/<br \/>\nJanuary 23, 1992<br \/>\nMr. Earvin Johnson<br \/>\nMagic Johnson Foundation<br \/>\nP.O. Box 32<br \/>\nInglewood, CA 90312-0032<\/p>\n<p>Dear Earvin,<br \/>\nI want to write, during a quiet moment, to be sure you know how happy I am to have you <\/p>\n<p>join the Commission; you are going to make a wonderful difference to our work, not <\/p>\n<p>only because of the enormous efficacy you add to our voice but also because of the <\/p>\n<p>special insights you add to our thinking and commentary. I was really happy for the <\/p>\n<p>many contributions you made — in both questions and thoughtful comments — during the <\/p>\n<p>hearing last week. <\/p>\n<p>I am also very pleased to get to know you personally, and to realize what a wonderful <\/p>\n<p>and genuine humanity and warmth truly fuels the “magic smile.” Your sincere interest <\/p>\n<p>in everyone involved with the Commission was evident, and it was very clear that when <\/p>\n<p>you use the term “teamwork” it has a very deep and important meaning — both for you <\/p>\n<p>and for those of us who are now lucky enough to be able to call you a “teammate.”<\/p>\n<p>For all of that, many thanks. I am truly excited about what we will all be able to do, <\/p>\n<p>together, in the months ahead. <\/p>\n<p>With warm personal regards,<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>\nJune E. Osborn, M.D.<br \/>\nDean<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Letter to Magic Johnson from Osborn, 1992. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-osborn.png?fit=232%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-osborn.png?fit=792%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9445'>\n\t\t\t\tLetter to Magic Johnson from Osborn, 1992. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-resign2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-resign2.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A typewritten memo on Commission letterhead dated September 24, 1992\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9463\" data-attachment-id=\"9463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-resign2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-resign2.png?fit=931%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"931,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Magic Johnson Resigns from the Commission\" data-image-description=\"<p>NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME<br \/>\n1730 K Street. N.W., Suite 815<br \/>\nWashington. D.C. 20006<br \/>\n(202) 254-5125 FAX 254-3060 TDD 254-3816<\/p>\n<p>Statement by the National Commission on AIDS<br \/>\nAbout the Resignation of Earvin Johnson, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after he was appointed to the Commission, Magic<br \/>\nJohnson said he became concerned that he would be used as<br \/>\na figurehead by a White House that had no real interest<br \/>\nin doing more about AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>From the moment Magic Johnson announced that he was<br \/>\ninfected with the AIDS virus, he became one of the<br \/>\nworld’s major figures committed to fighting this<br \/>\nepidemic. While President Bush has lost the benefit of<br \/>\nMagic Johnson’s counsel, the country has not. We’re<br \/>\ncertain that Mr. Johnson will continue making unique and<br \/>\ninvaluable contributions to AIDS awareness, education and<br \/>\nprevention.<\/p>\n<p>We have deeply valued Magic Johnson as a friend<br \/>\ncolleague on the Commission. We will miss him.<br \/>\nCommission, however, will continue to bring<br \/>\nindependent policy analysis and recommendations to<br \/>\nWhite House and Congress.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>September 24, 1992<br \/>\nContact: Thomas Brandt<br \/>\n202-254-5125<\/p>\n<p>CHAIRMAN<br \/>\nJune E Osborn. M.D.<br \/>\nVICE CHAIRMAN<br \/>\nDavid E. Rogers, M.D .<br \/>\nMEMBERS<br \/>\nDiane Ahrens<br \/>\nHon. Richard B. Cheney<br \/>\nHarlon L. Dalton, Esq.<br \/>\nHon. Edward J. Derwinski<br \/>\nDon C. Des Jarlais. Ph.D.<br \/>\nEunice Diaz, M.S., M.P.H.<br \/>\nDonald S. Goldman, Esq.<br \/>\nEarvin Johnson<br \/>\nCharles Konigsberg, M.D . M.P.H.<br \/>\nHon. J. Roy Rowland M.D.<br \/>\nHon . Louis W. Sullivan. M.D.<br \/>\nEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br \/>\nRoy Widdus, Ph.D<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Statement by the National Commission on AIDS on the Resignation of Earvin Johnson, Jr., 1992. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-resign2.png?fit=233%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-resign2.png?fit=794%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9463'>\n\t\t\t\tStatement by the National Commission on AIDS on the Resignation of Earvin Johnson, Jr., 1992. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-resign1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-resign1.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A typewritten memo on Commission letterhead dated November 2, 1992\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9462\" data-attachment-id=\"9462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/magic-resign1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-resign1.png?fit=931%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"931,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Magic Johnson Resigns from the NBA\" data-image-description=\"<p>NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME<br \/>\n1730 K Street, N.W., Suite 815<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 20006<br \/>\n(202) 254-5125 FAX 254-3060 TDD 254-3816<\/p>\n<p>November 2, 1992<\/p>\n<p>Statement by David E. Rogers, M.D.<br \/>\nVice Chairman. National Commission on AIDS<br \/>\nOn the Resignation of Magic Johnson from the NBA<\/p>\n<p>This is a vivid example of the cruel discrimination<br \/>\nsuffered by people with HIV disease. When even a person<br \/>\nas beloved and respected as Magic Johnson feels he must<br \/>\nleave his life’s work due to people’s unwarranted fears,<br \/>\nyou can guess what happens to the tens of thousands of<br \/>\nother people with HIV working in all walks of life.<br \/>\nRegrettably, this may lead people to hide their infection<br \/>\nfrom those who should be their greatest source of<br \/>\ncompassion and support, or to not get tested for HIV.<br \/>\nBoth of these undermine our efforts to stem the toll of<br \/>\nthe epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, our public education efforts concerning<br \/>\nthe relative risk of HIV transmission have clearly thus<br \/>\nfar failed; we need a greater national investment in<br \/>\neducation.<br \/>\n# # #<br \/>\nContact: Thomas Brandt<br \/>\n202-254-5125<\/p>\n<p>CHAIRMAN<br \/>\nJune E Osborn. M.D.<br \/>\nVICE CHAIRMAN<br \/>\nDavid E. Rogers, M.D .<br \/>\nMEMBERS<br \/>\nDiane Ahrens<br \/>\nHon. Richard B. Cheney<br \/>\nHarlon L. Dalton, Esq.<br \/>\nHon. Edward J. Derwinski<br \/>\nDon C. Des Jarlais. Ph.D.<br \/>\nEunice Diaz, M.S., M.P.H.<br \/>\nDonald S. Goldman, Esq.<br \/>\nEarvin Johnson<br \/>\nCharles Konigsberg, M.D . M.P.H.<br \/>\nHon. J. Roy Rowland M.D.<br \/>\nHon . Louis W. Sullivan. M.D.<br \/>\nEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br \/>\nRoy Widdus, Ph.D<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Statement by the National Commission on AIDS on the Resignation of Magic Johnson from the NBA, 1992. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-resign1.png?fit=233%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magic-resign1.png?fit=794%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9462'>\n\t\t\t\tStatement by the National Commission on AIDS on the Resignation of Magic Johnson from the NBA, 1992. MS C 618, box 3 folder 13 and 19\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_9444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9444\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/koppel.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/koppel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/koppel.png?fit=928%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"928,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Ted Koppal thanks Osborne for appearing on a broadcast, 1992\" data-image-description=\"<p>Capitol Cities\/ABC, Inc.<br \/>\n1717 DeSales Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 887-7777<\/p>\n<p>February 18 1992 Rec’d Dean’s Office<\/p>\n<p>February 11, 1992<br \/>\nDr. June Osborn<br \/>\nDean,<br \/>\nSchool of Public Health<br \/>\nUniversity of Michigan<br \/>\n109 South Observatory<br \/>\nAnn Arbor, Michigan 48109-2029<\/p>\n<p>Dear Dr. Osborn:<br \/>\nI want to express my appreciation for flying to Chicago to be art of our panel at the <\/p>\n<p>health care town meeting.<br \/>\nThe complexities of the health issues don’t easily lend themselves to the demands of <\/p>\n<p>television. And while the town meeting format is sometimes chaotic, I believe it <\/p>\n<p>succeeded in framing the problems and capturing the frustration of the people who are <\/p>\n<p>trying to negotiate their way through the health care maze.<br \/>\nAnd again, I’m grateful for your contribution on the broadcast.<br \/>\nBest Regards,<br \/>\nTed Koppel<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Letter from Ted Koppel, 1992. MS C 618, box 1 folder 32<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/koppel.png?fit=232%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/koppel.png?fit=792%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-9444 size-medium\" style=\"border: 2px solid #000000;\" title=\"Ted Koppal thanks Osborne for appearing on a broadcast, 1992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/koppel.png?resize=232%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A letter to June Osborn thanking her for participating in a broadcast.\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter from Ted Koppel, 1992. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/858\"><em>MS C 618, box 1 folder 32<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The commission generated numerous reports (most of which were topical), and were designed to be easily understood and reported on. The commission also held hearings in sites across the country (many of which were televised) as it gathered data and listened to witnesses. The commission’s work culminated in their final report to the President and Congress in 1993 entitled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/changingthefaceofmedicine\/physicians\/biography_241.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>AIDS: An Expanding Tragedy<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following her work with the commission, Osborn continued to serve as an AIDS and society advisor to the National Institutes of Health and worked with the WHO’s <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nlm.nih.gov\/againsttheodds\/podcast\/audiotour.cfm#s13\">Johnathan Mann<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nlm.nih.gov\/againsttheodds\/exhibit\/action_on_aids\/global_response.cfm\">Global AIDS Policy Coalition<\/a>. Other positions included membership of the governing council of the Institute of Medicine (1995\u20132000), membership in the Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected in 1994) and the presidency of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation (1996\u20132007).<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Osborn has also been an active member of the boards of the Corporation for Supportive Housing in New York, the Legal Action Center in New York, and the Center for Health Care Strategies in Princeton, New Jersey. She has also chaired the Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy, an organization based at Brown University that brings a medical perspective to the United States substance abuse policy. Today, she is President Emerita at the Macy Foundation and Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9458\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/actup.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/03\/05\/nlm-collections-tour-vaccines\/actup\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/actup.png?fit=928%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"928,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"ACT UP Asks for Support, 1990\" data-image-description=\"<p>AUG 13 1990<br \/>\nREC’D<br \/>\nDean’S Office<\/p>\n<p>Act Up<br \/>\nSilence=Death<\/p>\n<p>August 5, 1990<br \/>\nJune E. Osborn, M.D., Dean<br \/>\nUniversity of Michigan<br \/>\nSchool of Public Health<br \/>\n109 South Observatory<br \/>\nAnn Arbor, MI 48109-2029<\/p>\n<p>Dear Dr. Osborn:<\/p>\n<p>I am a member of ACT UP New York’s Needle Exchange Committee. On<br \/>\nApril 19, two members of our Committee, along with one member of<br \/>\nACT UP New Jersey and one member of the Boston-based National<br \/>\nAIDS Brigade, were arrested in Jersey City for attempting to<br \/>\ndistribute free, clean hypodermic needles and bleach kits to<br \/>\nintravenous drug users. Our case is currently pending in the<br \/>\nHudson County court system. In late August we will file motions<br \/>\nthat will argue for the acquittal of our charges upon necessity,<br \/>\nde minimus, and constitutional grounds (see enclosed article from<br \/>\nACLU newsletter).<\/p>\n<p>Currently ACT UP New York operates four “permanent” needle<br \/>\nexchange sites: one in Manhattan, two in Brooklyn, and one in the<br \/>\nBronx. We hope to be starting similar programs in New Jersey in<br \/>\nthe near future, law or no law.<\/p>\n<p>In March, 1990, ten activists from ACT UP New York and the<br \/>\nNational AIDS Brigade were arrested on the Lower East Side of<br \/>\nManhattan. These cases are still pending in Manhattan Criminal<br \/>\nCourt and will be heard in September. In early August, a Motion<br \/>\nto Dismiss was filed. Over forty letters of support from service<br \/>\nproviders, doctors, researchers, etc. were attached in an<br \/>\nappendix to the motion, making it a powerful document that helped<br \/>\nta contextualize the issue raised by the arrests.<br \/>\nI am writing to ask you for your help. We believe that the<br \/>\nmotion we file in the New Jersey case must reflect, as did the<br \/>\nNew York motion, the opinions and recommendations of<br \/>\norganizations and individuals who share our commitment to seeing<br \/>\neffective harm reduction strategies for drug users become<br \/>\nstandards of care and health policy priorities in this country .<br \/>\nThe court needs to hear from the real experts–those of us who<br \/>\ncare for drug addicts and people with AIDS, and members of<br \/>\ncommunities affected by drug use and AIDS–to counter the<br \/>\narguments that will be made by the law enforcement people.<br \/>\nI am asking you to send us a letter of support which will be<br \/>\nappended to our motion. You might want to specifically address<br \/>\nyour comments to the legal arguments we are making, talk<br \/>\ngenerally about the concepts of needle exchange and harm<br \/>\nreduction, or discuss particular insights you can offer as a<br \/>\nresult of your work. We will, of course, set no restrictions on<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Letter from ACT UP, 1990. MS C 618, box 1 folder 32<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/actup.png?fit=232%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/actup.png?fit=792%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-9458 size-medium\" style=\"border: 2px solid #000000;\" title=\"ACT UP Asks for Support, 1990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/actup.png?resize=232%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A letter printed on a dot matrix printer, with the ACTUP logo on it.\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter from ACT UP, 1990. Letters like this show the public’s ongoing frustration with the national response to the AIDS epidemic.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/858\"><em>MS C 618, box 1 folder 32<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bulk of the <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/858\">June E. Osborn collection<\/a> documents Dr. Osborn’s policy advisory work on HIV and AIDS on both the national and international level during the 1980s. This is reflected across most of the organizational series particularly Series II: Chairman, National Commission on AIDS, which includes the commission’s official reports, transcripts of its hearings before Congress, legislation it helped enact, meetings it attended, and especially the correspondence between its members and letters received from the general public and interest groups. It is also shown in Series IV: International Advisory Activities, Series V: Speeches, Lectures, and Testimonies, and Series VI: Writings. Her papers complement NLM’s <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/867\">National Commission on AIDS collection<\/a> which mostly contains the bureaucratic published output of the Commission such as briefing books and hearing transcripts.<\/p>\n<p>The collection also contains Audiovisual Materials (Series VII) including many of the NCA press conferences on the state of the disease as well as her appearance on national news shows to talk about AIDS, policies, and treatments.<\/p>\n<p>A smaller part of the collection documents other public health concerns she dealt with including influenza, vaccine safety, and the safety of blood products, mostly while serving as advisor to the CDC and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during the 1970s-1980s: this material is found in Series III: Other National Advisory Activities.\u00a0 And Series I: Personal and Biographical, primarily contains articles and clippings on Dr. Osborn and subject files relating to her numerous awards and honors (including several honorary doctorates in science).<\/p>\n<p><em>Gregory Pike, MLS, is a Contract Digital Archivist for the Digital Manuscripts Program in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine. He works for History Associates Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>John Rees is Archivist and Digital Resources Manager for the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gregory Pike and John Rees ~ A new archival collection, June E. 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