Charlie Rose S01E02 · C. Everett Koop; Condoms in Schools; Wendy Wasserstein

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Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. surgeon general, discusses the AIDS epidemic in America. A conversation about the effect of condom distribution in American schools. Wendy Wasserstein on her career as a playwright.

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