Letter from Salvador E. Luria to the editor of The New York Times
- Title:
- Letter from Salvador E. Luria to the editor of The New York Times
- Creator:
- Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991
- Recipient:
- New York Times Company
- Date:
- 19 September 1970
- Description:
- In this letter to the editor, Luria questioned the wisdom of pending legislation that would move the regulation of illicit drugs to the Justice Department in light of recent comments made by Attorney General John Mitchell. The following year, on 17 June 1971, President Nixon named drug abuse as "public enemy number one in the United States," and announced the creation of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention. This marked the beginning of the U.S. government's "war on drugs." A version of this letter was printed in the newspaper on 26 September 1970.
- Original Repository:
- American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of Daniel D. Luria. and Reproduced with permission of the American Philosophical Society.
- Genre:
-
Articles
Letters (correspondence) - Subject:
- Ethics
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Original Repository. American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers. 12096
- Legacy ID:
- QLBBCJ
- NLM ID:
- 101584611X28
- Profiles Collection:
- The Salvador E. Luria Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X28
- Story Section:
- Politics, Science, and Social Responsibility