NORMAN COUSINS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/24/1989 - HFSID 190148

NORMAN COUSINS
Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review, signed this typed letter on his personalized stationery in 1989, a year before his death.
Typed letter signed "Norman Cousins". Pencil notations on verso in unknown hand. 1 page, 7¼x10½, on Cousin's personalized stationery. March 24, 1989. Addressed to Mr. William W. Stanhope, Albuquerque, New Mexico. In full: "Dear Mr. Stanhope: I trust the enclosed is responsive to your request. Sincerely, Norman Cousins". Cousins (1915-1990) was editor of the Saturday Review for nearly forty years (1942-1978), transforming it from a struggling journal to an influential publication with 600,000 subscribers. He wrote dozens of books and hundreds of essays and editorials. President of the United World Federalists and co-founder of SANE (National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy), Cousins crusaded tirelessly to reign in the nuclear arms race and for international peace and social justice. Cousins also believed strongly in the importance of a positive mental attitude in combating disease, a view he promoted in his best-selling book Anatomy of an Illness (1979). President Kennedy thanked Cousins publicly for his role in promoting the test ban treaty (1963), and Pope John XXIII awarded him his personal medallion. After retiring from Saturday Review, Cousins taught medical ethics at UCLA. Lightly creased. Folded twice and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.