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A hard time from them, in an ongoing way. three days after that protest at nih, at his office, the lead aids researcher at nih had been scheduled to give a talk in new york city about treatment options for people with hiv. here's where that scene is described in the books, against the arts by peter arnaud. they say quote, the audience was packed with act up members. the researcher quit, i enjoyed so much the visit of some of you a few days ago. then he fielded questions from the crowd. the mood was far from friendly, and some of the threats were thinly veiled. the drugs you've tested haven't w...

In the past, scientists have strongly resisted such pressure. act up thanks to the scientists can be made to listen. robert bell, nbc news, bethesda. >> that was may 1990. bethesda, maryland, at the campus of the national institutes of health. that was really something. hundreds of people got arrested. you saw people getting clubbed there by police. some of that footage. it was part of that protest people with aids wrapped themselves up in red tape. as they marched on the nih building, as if they were dying from red tape. they said the nih is killing us. we die, they do nothing. so they set of...

In getting the food and drug administration to loosen regulations for new drugs for aids. now the activists are trying to force scientists to work faster to develop and test new treatments. in the past scientists have strongly resisted such pressure. act up thinks the scientists can be made to listen. robert bazell, nbc news, bethesda. >> that was may 1990. bethesda, maryland, at the campus of the national institutes of health. and that was really something, hundreds of people got arrested. you saw people getting clubbed there by police in some of that footage. as part of that protest, people ...

That happen, which earned him respect from the activists who he was helping into the corridors of power. it didn't stop him from getting a hard time from them, though, in an ongoing way. three days after that protest at nih, at his office, the lead aids researcher at nih had been scheduled to give a talk in new york city about treatment options for people with hiv. here is how that scene is described in the book "against the odds" by peter arno. it says, quote, the audience was packed with act up members. the researcher equipped, i enjoyed so much the visit of some of you a few days ago. then ...

Activist group, act up, with a voice over said both helped organize that protests at nih. and was also serving on a formal advisory committee at nih. a formal advisory committee at an nih while trying to test and approved new drug. that happened, activists were brought on to those advisory groups, because the top aids researcher at nih made that happen. and that he met with activists, he cracked open the egg h to force that big scientific government agency to put actual people with aids on these advisory boards. including the activists who were protesting at their offices. a big, loud and some...