The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dr. Joycelyn Elders

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dr. Joycelyn Elders

09/20/2017

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2017.161

Medical doctor and professor Dr. Joycelyn Elders (1933- ) served as the 15th Surgeon General of the United States, nominated by President William J. Clinton, and was professor at University of Arkansas for over thirty years. Elders was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 09/20/2017, in Little Rock, Arkansas. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 13; Total Run Time: 05h 42m 15s

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Elders, M. Joycelyn

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Joycelyn Elders was born Minnie Lee Jones in Schaal, Arkansas on August 13, 1933. In college, she changed her name to Minnie Joycelyn Lee (later using just Joycelyn). Elders became Surgeon General of the Public Health Service on September 8, 1993, appointed by President Clinton. She was the first African American to serve in the position. As Surgeon General, Elders argued the case for universal health coverage, and was a spokesperson for President Clinton's health care r...