July 23, 1968

Mr. Howard Simons

The Washington Post

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Washington, DBD. C. 20005

Dear Howard:
Further to the Washington Post editorial of July 3.

That editorial made a great deal of a quotation from Dan Greenberg's book.
I then also have to recommend gour reading the piece he wrote in Science,
attached herewith, which may help bring you up te date. The situation
reflected in his book is now long past history.

It is hard to find people able to comment thoughtfully on this subject who
are not vulnerable to criticism of self-interest. Why not ask him to write
a commentary on the subject that might help ventilate both sides of this
question?

I have pondered replying to this question myself, but it would be awkward
for me to respond pointedly to the editorial itself, and this somewhat
blunts the force of my reaction.

Sincerely yours,

Joshua Lederberg
Professor of Genetics