NORMAN COUSINS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 06/27/1979 - HFSID 294916

NORMAN COUSINS
On Saturday Review letterhead, he writes about "re-humanizing medical treatment."
Typed Letter signed: "Norman Cousins", 1 page, 5½x8½. New York, N.Y. 1979 June 27. On letterhead of the Saturday Review to Neil Silverman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In full: "Your letter waited for my return to New York, from ongoing commintmenst [sic] at UCLA. I was pleased to find in the mail a number of letters from medical students who are eager to have admissions and curriculum policies changed and reports from educators on changes that are being instituted, which should help to re-humanize medical treatment. Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to write - and my every good wish to you as you bring to the profession qualities that have been neglected. Sincerely". Accompanied by the transmittal envelope postmarked New York, New York, June 28, 1979. Norman 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. Normal mailing fold. Slightly soiled near bottom edge. Slightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.