The late Elizabeth Glaser, who launched her foundation after contracting HIV from a blood transfusion, held her first charity event 29 years ago, with Reagan's presence seen as a mea culpa.
From left: Ronald Reagan, Elizabeth Glaser, Nancy Reagan and Paul Michael Glaser at the Pediatric AIDS Foundation's"A Time for Heroes" benefit on June 2, 1990.
It wasn't until 1985, when Ariel was being tested for mysterious symptoms, that they learned of the three infections. By 1985, the year Rock Hudson's death from AIDS attracted massive attention, there were more than 20,000 AIDS cases in 33 countries. After Ariel died from AIDS in 1988, her mother decided to form the Pediatric AIDS Foundation for research. The organization's first fundraiser in 1990 at a house in West L.A.
The biggest name to attend was former President Ronald Reagan with his wife, Nancy. The Reagan administration had done almost nothing at the beginning of the AIDS crisis, and his presence was seen as something of a mea culpa.asked Reagan as he walked by, "Mr.
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