Twenty-Five Years of Activism
1977-2002
1977
DOC’s first “house call” at a tobacco-sponsored event
Photograph of members of DOC (Doctors Ought to Care) in front of the Riviera Theater with signs satirizing Philip Morris’ Benson & Hedges 100s Film Festival, held at the cinema which was popular with students at University of Miami
Miami, Florida
1977
TV news report on DOC’s early bus bench counteradvertising campaign (01:22)
Reported by Bob Jackson
WTVJ-TV Channel 4 (CBS affiliate)
Miami
September 1977
Audio recording: Origins of National DOC, 1977 (04:14)
Alan Blum MD, recounts the creation of DOC (Doctors Ought to Care) and meeting Rick Richards, MD at the National Conference of Family Practice Residents.in Kansas City, Missouri, September 9-10, 1977.
Virginia Slims Tournament Protest
Letter
Ira Kurzban to WIOD Radio
December 09, 1977
An Avant-Garde Group of Doctors
Transcript
WPLG-TV
October 21, 1977
List of Alan Blum’s Presentations
1976-1977
Natl. Commission on Smoking Regional Forum
Brochure
1977
Marlboro Cup Televising
Letter
Ira Kurzban to Griffin Bell
October 1, 197
Marlboro Cup Televising
Press Release
October 2, 1977
The Benson & Hedges 100 Film Festival
Miami Herald
1977
Benching A Bad Habit
Article on DOC’s bus benches campaign against tobacco
Miami Herald
1977
More harmful effects
An editorial by Alan Blum on the harmful effects of smoking and an article “Menopause earlier among smokers”
The Miami News
July 14, 1977
Future Health goes Up in Smoke
Letter to the Editor by Alan Blum
July 27, 1977
The Miami Herald
Miami Group to Picket Riviera Theater
Mary Reil
The Miami Hurricane
September 23, 1977
Doctors huff about Cigaret Gimmick
Bill von Maurer
The Miami News
September 23, 1977
Group of MDs plan to protest cigaret firm’s film showing
Bill von Maurer
The Miami News
September 23, 1977
Doctors turn out in huff over a puff
Bill von Maurer
The Miami News
September 27, 1977
Doctors burned up over cigarette ads
Medical World News
November 28, 1977
Streetcar Named Emphysema?
DOC
The Miami Hurricane
September 23, 1977
What’s Up, DOC?
DOC flier featuring Philip Morris’ Little Johnny
1977
