STANFORD UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS Sere
School of Medicine ~ Cables ST.
May 21, 1964

Senator Thomas Kuchel
Senate Office Building
Washington 25, D.C.

Dear Sansbor:

First, may I express my profound svoreciation and respect for your posi-
tions on civil rights, and less recently on the fear-stirring trash from the
lunatic fringes of our society.

Secondly, there are some thoughts on practical approaches to the reconver-
sion of our technologically advanced (i.e. defense) industries that I would be
delighted to be able to share with you. I am sure you must be especially appre-
hensive or the outlook for the economy of Northern California; from a national
stanipoint also it would be a dreadful waste to dissipate the talents and the
efvectiveness of hari-to-build technical teams as we move into different vchases
oi our defense requirenents. What I have in mind touches on large-scale medically
oriented develonpnent and avplications of these resources. Bringing it about is
certainly nore of a political than a technical oroblem; hence my request for
an interview.

Unfortunately, I have had to retreat from the advisory committees and so we
forth that used to make me commute to Washington. Is it asking too much to we
request an anpointment with you for some oecasion when you might be revisiting “o
back here? There is no day-té-day urgency, ar I would make every effort to
‘eet your convenience, yak

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Joshua Lederberz
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