A mural of Tony Fauci was meant to inspire staff. Then NIH took it down.

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The next logical step is the removal of all mention of Frances Perkins from the Frances Perkins Building.

A mural of Tony Fauci was meant to inspire staff. Then NIH took it down.

Five years after the coronavirus pandemic began, Trump officials continue to blame Fauci for missteps — and are minimizing his presence on his old campus.

March 15, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. EDT Today


A mural depicted Anthony S. Fauci, the longtime National Institutes of Health official, and an inspirational quote about pursuing scientific goals. The mural, in the Claude D. Pepper Building on NIH’s campus, was removed this year. (Obtained by The Washington Post)

By Dan Diamond

BETHESDA, Md. — The mural of Anthony S. Fauci hung in the halls of the National Institutes of Health, greeting passersby with an inspirational quote from the retired federal official.

“Science is telling us that we can do phenomenal things if we put our minds and our resources to it,” read the message from Fauci, who ended his five-decade career at the agency in December 2022.

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By Dan Diamond
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