taken together these four issues combined with koop s personality and his willingness to make use of mass media brought to the office of surgeon general a higher public profile than it previously had merited he is for instance the first surgeon general to have been the subject of a popular song promiscuous by frank zappa.
these four views along with koop s personality and use of the media made the office of surgeon general more well known than it was before. he is the first surgeon general to be the subject of a well known song promiscuous by frank zappa.