STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER
300 PASTEUR DRIVE, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
Professor Joshua Lederberg

October 20, 1968

Dr. Gobind Khorana
Nobel-Laureate, 1968

Dear Gobind--

Delightful news; and the salutation fits
wonderfully.

The mantle also has burdens you will have
to. experience for yourself to be able to appre-
clate. My fervent wish is that you make a
clear and happy choice for your self how you
choose to wear it.

of what I mean in saying that I am honored

Meanwhile, I hope you understand the spirt >
that you join our company. =

45 ever,

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Lr. JosepH P. Kennepy, Jr. LaporaToRtes FoR MOLECULAR MEDICINE
dedicated to the study of mental retardation

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