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