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Operation Coffee Cup was a campaign conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) during the late 1950s and early 1960s in opposition to the Democrats' plans to extend Social Security to include health insurance for the elderly, later known as Medicare.
Oct 20, 2020 · Learn how the American Medical Association orchestrated a campaign in the 1960s featuring Ronald Reagan to oppose John F. Kennedy's plan for public health insurance for older Americans. The term "socialized medicine" became a political weapon to undermine universal healthcare in the US.
Sep 2, 2009 · The A.M.A., in what was called Operation Coffee Cup, organized thousands of small meetings in homes all across the land, hosted by the wives of A.M.A. physicians. At these informal...
Apr 10, 2007 · It didn't just represent smart, well-funded political strategy. It also launched a career that in turn brought about the conservative revolution. Reagan's efforts in "Operation Coffeecup" were so well-received that he was invited to give a speech for Barry Goldwater at the 1964 GOP Convention.
Feb 1, 2022 · The AMA had opposed publicly funded health insurance and, in 1961, it embarked on “Operation Coffee Cup.” The Woman’s Auxiliary of the AMA was charged with hosting gatherings of their friends to listen to a recorded message from Ronald Reagan.
Jun 1, 2017 · In 1961, the American Medical Association (AMA) funded a persuasive campaign called Operation Coffeecup. The campaign, which was designed to defeat Medicare, featured a speech by a young Ronald Reagan outlining the dangers of “socialized medicine.”
Ronald Reagan and “Operation Coffeecup”: A Hidden Episode in American Political History. Max J. Skidmore. First published: Fall 1989. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-734X.1989.1203_89.x. Citations: 2.
