A colleague sent me this wonderful article last night. Kol ha-kavod to Ann and the great librarians at the Library of Congress! Julie
From: exlibris-l-requ...@list.indiana.edu<mailto:exlibris-l-requ...@list.indiana.edu> <exlibris-l-requ...@list.indiana.edu<mailto:exlibris-l-requ...@list.indiana.edu>> On Behalf Of Rodger Friedman Sent: Thursday, June 3, 2021 1:05 PM To: exlibri...@list.indiana.edu<mailto:exlibri...@list.indiana.edu> Subject: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Eric Lander's swearing-in ceremony Eric Lander, a prominent geneticist, was appointed as President Biden's Science Advisor, now a cabinet-level post, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. For his swearing-in ceremony, he chose a Talmudic tract on ethics, rather than a bible. This short essay is his explanation of why he chose that, and how Ann Brenner, a librarian at LOC, helped him choose a particular copy of the text, published in Naples in 1492. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2021/06/02/repairing-the-world-the-book-i-chose-for-my-swearing-in-ceremony/__;!!KGKeukY!h2soEuN-ECIvgsjsHVSzHyKElWYFrdJBdeb_KZzhI2nWBSwHDEoytNNBYz0UhTwoUFY$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.whitehouse.gov*2Fostp*2Fnews-updates*2F2021*2F06*2F02*2Frepairing-the-world-the-book-i-chose-for-my-swearing-in-ceremony*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cj.cohen*40yale.edu*7C33391fb520b3468f736a08d926dc33f2*7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c*7C0*7C0*7C637583549462450723*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C1000&sdata=AkPiLDhgvU8godZoocQ7o4mCMZteVVi13rEMu3wXw4k*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KGKeukY!h2soEuN-ECIvgsjsHVSzHyKElWYFrdJBdeb_KZzhI2nWBSwHDEoytNNBYz0Umxh5jRY$ > Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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