Sixteen years ago, Bono paid a visit to the White House with the goal of getting then-president George W. Bush on board with the worldwide fight against HIV/AIDS. The U2 frontman’s powers of persuasion worked: Bush launched the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) the following year, and the program has gone on to bring lifesaving drugs to many millions of people (though not without running into some controversy along the way).
Tomorrow, December 1st, is World AIDS Day, and Bono stopped by The Today Show to reminisce about that partnership.
Tomorrow, December 1st, is World AIDS Day, and Bono stopped by The Today Show to reminisce about that partnership.
- 11/30/2018
- by Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
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