Memo from To:

Dr Mary Bunting 3
JOSHUA LEDERBERG '

... What..you_had to.say..about. your painful...
i obligations to.your mother, I. was sorry to
ty / : hear; and as will happen to. almost anyone
\ ) Fay, 2 7? ' beyond a. certain age, it evokes similar
oo! recollections. My wife remarked once how short

is the interval. between being responsible to one's

It would certainly be a pleasure to see_you again, - children and to one's parents.. (As usual, my
or if that doesn't work out, at least to have a. : own life was backwards: my. father died almost 10
chat by phone. But if you're free one evening, +. ~=«s-years_ ago,.after a 14-year siege of invalidism;
please let us know, so we can plan to have dinner = my mother last.year,.and blessedly more

together, and you might meet my family if the... : swiftly.) You must come from long-lived stock!

haul to Palo Alto isn't too tiresome. The best
phone # to use is (415) 321-2764; or 497-5801

if no answer.

Enough of “that -- I hope we really can
get together in good cheer.
You were very kind to say what you did in - - -
your-letter; The image that you were reflecting,
as: of -1946,-is no stranger to-me; and there were
good reasons at~the very instant’ to be making a 3
realistic assessment of how I come across to other |
people today, as I may~be entering a new role that. .
would strain that facility tothe utmost.” — —

owe" Yours,

 

And thank you too for reminding me of Ben Feo:
Do you recall exactly what. provoked him to replan (60
his personality? =. a

-Your comments about’ Ed were useful and ~
reassuring, with respect to the tack I was taking. .
We could discuss them further if we can get togethe |

 

PROFESSOR JOSHUA LEDERBERG
Department of Genetics
School of Medicine

Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305