Monday morning
Dec 10, 1956

Dear Dave:

Special delivery isn't what it used to be-- anyhow I just received
your letter.

It was really heartwarming to hear from you in these terms-—- I really
do appreciate your having written in that way. Certainly one of the attrac-
tive features of Stanford would be the strength and congenfality of our
association. I hope this doesn't sound paradoxical, but the main thing
we might still miss there would be Fd himself. We've been very much upset
by maagre news of his personal difficulties;w&'hope he'll be as happy in
New York as we are sues he was for a long time at Stanford. I would, by
the way, like to get in touch with Ed to dieouss this with him. I gather
he's not in Palo Alto-- do you know where is is these weeks?

Of course I want to have a tete-a—tebeewith you, and am planning to
fly out at an early date -- I'm enly waiting to hear from Twitty when
would be most convenient for the department; I could make ay own plans
almost anytime afternext Sunday.(His letter may be in the next mall),

Wisconsin has been such a comfortable"rut" that we were beginning to
wonder whether we could be tempted by any reasonable bid elsewhere. I'd
don't know how this will turn out, but it is the first of a number of pos-
sibilities in several years that sounds attractive ehough to warrant put-
ting your department and us to the trouble of more intimate discussions.

We'll be talking about these things at Palo Alto, and soon. Thanks again

for your warm note -- for writing 1t, and for what it says. Say hello to
Dot.

Sincerely,

oe
Joshua Lederberg