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If Anything Comes in the Mail from the Surgeon General, Don't Open It!

Description:
Black and white cartoon of adult guardian in black dress, pearls, handbag, and flats telling two children holding the door open as she exits, "If anything comes in the mail from the Surgeon General, don't open it!" The cartoon is signed by Ralph Dunagin, "To Surgeon General Koop with Best Wishes!"
Attribution:
From the C. Everett Koop Papers, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Date:
June 8, 1988?
Exhibit Tags:
cartoon, political humor, HIV/AIDS, and safe sex