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

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
Professor Joshua Lederberg REMINDER :

To: McCloskey Ereakfast Club

Several people promised to send him material
on ABM arguments. ‘The fuse is not as short for
this as for the VietNam matter, but he indicated
that about a week would be the most effective.

I will shortly prepare*a draft for circulation
to you, of a letter to be addressed to Pres. Nixon )

1) indicating our recognition of the (Surprisingly
thoughtful course his administration has taken so far

2) that he has a unique opportunity to "cut losses
on Vietnam now, in relation to his own term of
offices

3) that there is wide recognition that no one
can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear; the problem
is to get the least worst out of the situation and
pay a smaller prace now, rather than an inevitably
larger one later.

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I will contact you again in about 60 days
to set an agenda for next meeting.
* or get from Lipson ©2000 WUUTUTTTTT Tee

Club des are $2 per breakfast.