An Abbott's Laboratory technician in Chicago, Ilinois wears a mask and stands behind protective glass while pouring liquid into a bottle with a blood sample during an aids test.

01:07:08:16 SOT on AIDS at presser (found the cause of disease). (0:00) /

Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; born June 21, 1931) is a Republican politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1967-83 and was later the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Ambassador to Ireland under President Ronald Reagan. After her defeat in 1982, no woman would be elected to Congress from Massachusetts until Niki Tsongas in a special election in 2007.

ON MARCH 2, 1985, THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) APPROVED THE FIRST-EVER DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO SCREEN BLOOD DONORS FOR ANTIBODIES TO HIV. THIS FIRST TEST WAS DEVELOPED BY ABBOTT. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY MARGARET HECKLER CONDUCTS A PRESS CONFERENCE DESCRIBING POTENTIAL IMPACT OF NEW TEST. 10:38:34:07. VS (INT) PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) MARGARET HECKLER AND DR YOUNG ABOUT AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME). DR YOUNG DISCUSSES A SCREENING TEST FOR AIDS. HE SAYS, "EVEN WHEN YOU GET A POSITIVE TEST, THAT DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WILL GET AIDS". HE EXPLAINS THAT A PERSON MUST HAVE MANY TESTS. HECKLER STATES, "THIS IS NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST." HECKLER DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTES CARRYING AIDS. SHE SAYS THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN BLOOD BANKS. DR YOUNG DISCUSSES THE COST OF BLOOD. HE TALKS ABOUT EMPLOYERS WEEDING OUT HOMOSEXUALS AMONG THEIR PERSONNEL WITH THE SCREENING TEST. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: YOUNG, DR.

A lab technician uses a dropper to dispense liquid into a chemical test tray in preparation for an Aids blood test at Abbott Laboratories in Chicago, Illinois.

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ON MARCH 2, 1985, THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) APPROVED THE FIRST-EVER DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO SCREEN BLOOD DONORS FOR ANTIBODIES TO HIV. THIS FIRST TEST WAS DEVELOPED BY ABBOTT. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY MARGARET HECKLER CONDUCTS A PRESS CONFERENCE DESCRIBING POTENTIAL IMPACT OF NEW TEST. 10:38:34:07. VS (INT) PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) MARGARET HECKLER AND DR YOUNG ABOUT AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME). DR YOUNG DISCUSSES A SCREENING TEST FOR AIDS. HE SAYS, "EVEN WHEN YOU GET A POSITIVE TEST, THAT DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WILL GET AIDS". HE EXPLAINS THAT A PERSON MUST HAVE MANY TESTS. HECKLER STATES, "THIS IS NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST." HECKLER DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTES CARRYING AIDS. SHE SAYS THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN BLOOD BANKS. DR YOUNG DISCUSSES THE COST OF BLOOD. HE TALKS ABOUT EMPLOYERS WEEDING OUT HOMOSEXUALS AMONG THEIR PERSONNEL WITH THE SCREENING TEST. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: YOUNG, DR.

10:38:34:07. VS (INT) PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) MARGARET HECKLER AND DR YOUNG ABOUT AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME). DR YOUNG DISCUSSES A SCREENING TEST FOR AIDS. HE SAYS, "EVEN WHEN YOU GET A POSITIVE TEST, THAT DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WILL GET AIDS". HE EXPLAINS THAT A PERSON MUST HAVE MANY TESTS. HECKLER STATES, "THIS IS NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST". HECKLER DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTES CARRYING AIDS. SHE SAYS THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN BLOOD BANKS. DR YOUNG DISCUSSES THE COST OF BLOOD. HE TALKS ABOUT EMPLOYERS WEEDING OUT HOMOSEXUALS AMONG THEIR PERSONNEL WITH THE SCREENING TEST. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: YOUNG, DR.

An Abbott's Laboratory technician measures blood in test tubes by using a spectrophotometer machine, during an aids blood test in Chicago, Illinois.

10:38:34:07. VS (INT) PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) MARGARET HECKLER AND DR YOUNG ABOUT AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME). DR YOUNG DISCUSSES A SCREENING TEST FOR AIDS. HE SAYS, "EVEN WHEN YOU GET A POSITIVE TEST, THAT DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WILL GET AIDS". HE EXPLAINS THAT A PERSON MUST HAVE MANY TESTS. HECKLER STATES, "THIS IS NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST". HECKLER DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTES CARRYING AIDS. SHE SAYS THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN BLOOD BANKS. DR YOUNG DISCUSSES THE COST OF BLOOD. HE TALKS ABOUT EMPLOYERS WEEDING OUT HOMOSEXUALS AMONG THEIR PERSONNEL WITH THE SCREENING TEST. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: YOUNG, DR.

Multiple robotic eyedroppers place testing liquid into blood sample trays which will assist Chicago's Abbot Laboratory technicians in the aids testing process.

10:38:34:07. VS (INT) PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) MARGARET HECKLER AND DR YOUNG ABOUT AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME). DR YOUNG DISCUSSES A SCREENING TEST FOR AIDS. HE SAYS, "EVEN WHEN YOU GET A POSITIVE TEST, THAT DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WILL GET AIDS". HE EXPLAINS THAT A PERSON MUST HAVE MANY TESTS. HECKLER STATES, "THIS IS NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST". HECKLER DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTES CARRYING AIDS. SHE SAYS THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN BLOOD BANKS. DR YOUNG DISCUSSES THE COST OF BLOOD. HE TALKS ABOUT EMPLOYERS WEEDING OUT HOMOSEXUALS AMONG THEIR PERSONNEL WITH THE SCREENING TEST. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: YOUNG, DR.

10:38:34:07. VS (INT) PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) MARGARET HECKLER AND DR YOUNG ABOUT AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME). DR YOUNG DISCUSSES A SCREENING TEST FOR AIDS. HE SAYS, "EVEN WHEN YOU GET A POSITIVE TEST, THAT DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WILL GET AIDS". HE EXPLAINS THAT A PERSON MUST HAVE MANY TESTS. HECKLER STATES, "THIS IS NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST". HECKLER DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTES CARRYING AIDS. SHE SAYS THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN BLOOD BANKS. DR YOUNG DISCUSSES THE COST OF BLOOD. HE TALKS ABOUT EMPLOYERS WEEDING OUT HOMOSEXUALS AMONG THEIR PERSONNEL WITH THE SCREENING TEST. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: YOUNG, DR.

10:38:34:07. VS (INT) PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) MARGARET HECKLER AND DR YOUNG ABOUT AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME). DR YOUNG DISCUSSES A SCREENING TEST FOR AIDS. HE SAYS, "EVEN WHEN YOU GET A POSITIVE TEST, THAT DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WILL GET AIDS". HE EXPLAINS THAT A PERSON MUST HAVE MANY TESTS. HECKLER STATES, "THIS IS NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST". HECKLER DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTES CARRYING AIDS. SHE SAYS THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN BLOOD BANKS. DR YOUNG DISCUSSES THE COST OF BLOOD. HE TALKS ABOUT EMPLOYERS WEEDING OUT HOMOSEXUALS AMONG THEIR PERSONNEL WITH THE SCREENING TEST. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: YOUNG, DR.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( HHS ) MARGARET HECKLER HOLDS A NEWS / PRESS CONFERENCE ON AIDS.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( HHS ) MARGARET HECKLER HOLDS A NEWS / PRESS CONFERENCE ON AIDS.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( HHS ) MARGARET HECKLER HOLDS A NEWS / PRESS CONFERENCE ON AIDS.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( HHS ) MARGARET HECKLER HOLDS A NEWS / PRESS CONFERENCE ON AIDS.

00:00:03:14 BARS. VS OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) EXHIBIT BOOTH AT THE PARIS AIR SHOW IN LE BOURGET, FRANCE. VS OF A SALESMAN GIVING A DEMONSTRATION OF A BIONIC ARM. CU OF A LIGHTWEIGHT, COLLAPSIBLE WHEELCHAIR. 00:07:54:21 VS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY MARGARET HECKLER CUTS A RIBBON AND MAKES A SHORT SPEECH AT THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBIT. CU HECKLER ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPACE BASED TECHNOLOGY BEING USED TO HELP THE HANDICAPPED. 00:17:35:12 CU OF A JARVIK 7 HEART AND AN ARTIFICIAL EAR. CU OF AN IMPLANTABLE HEART AID. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET.

TAPE C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CUE IN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CR:431 CONTINUATION OF SPEECH BY REPRESENTATIVE MARGARET HECKLER (R-MASS) AT CAPITOL HILL RALLY. CR:45 REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA MIKULSKI (D-MD) SPEECH. CR:165 REPRESENTATIVE GLADYS NOON SPELLMAN (D-MD) SPEECH. CR:240 SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) PATRICIA HARRIS, SPEECH. CR:365 PRESIDENTIAL AIDE MARGARET (MIDGE) COSTANZA SPEECH, READS MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CUE OUT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TAPE C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CUE IN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CR:431 CONTINUATION OF SPEECH BY REPRESENTATIVE MARGARET HECKLER (R-MASS) AT CAPITOL HILL RALLY. CR:45 REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA MIKULSKI (D-MD) SPEECH. CR:165 REPRESENTATIVE GLADYS NOON SPELLMAN (D-MD) SPEECH. CR:240 SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) PATRICIA HARRIS, SPEECH. CR:365 PRESIDENTIAL AIDE MARGARET (MIDGE) COSTANZA SPEECH, READS MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CUE OUT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TAPE C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CUE IN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CR:431 CONTINUATION OF SPEECH BY REPRESENTATIVE MARGARET HECKLER (R-MASS) AT CAPITOL HILL RALLY. CR:45 REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA MIKULSKI (D-MD) SPEECH. CR:165 REPRESENTATIVE GLADYS NOON SPELLMAN (D-MD) SPEECH. CR:240 SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) PATRICIA HARRIS, SPEECH. CR:365 PRESIDENTIAL AIDE MARGARET (MIDGE) COSTANZA SPEECH, READS MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CUE OUT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TAPE C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CUE IN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CR:431 CONTINUATION OF SPEECH BY REPRESENTATIVE MARGARET HECKLER (R-MASS) AT CAPITOL HILL RALLY. CR:45 REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA MIKULSKI (D-MD) SPEECH. CR:165 REPRESENTATIVE GLADYS NOON SPELLMAN (D-MD) SPEECH. CR:240 SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) PATRICIA HARRIS, SPEECH. CR:365 PRESIDENTIAL AIDE MARGARET (MIDGE) COSTANZA SPEECH, READS MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CUE OUT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~