page_title: Richard Schweiker
section_title: Post-Senate career
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Schweiker / Post-Senate career
caption_attribution_description: English: Taken on the day of his confirmation as U.S. Surgeon General, this photograph shows Dr. Koop with his wife Betty [Elizabeth "Betty" Flanagan]; his main sponsor in the U.S. Senate, Orrin Hatch of Utah (far left); and Secretary of Health and Human Services Richard Schweiker.
context_page_description: Richard Schultz Schweiker was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 14th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983. He previously served as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. In 1976, Schweiker was Reagan's vice presidential pick during his unsuccessful presidential campaign.
caption: Surgeon General of the United States Dr. C. Everett Koop (far right), Elizabeth Koop (left), Utah Senator Orrin Hatch (far left), and HHS Secretary Richard Schweiker (right), (November 16, 1981).
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