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Q:

Well, how do you determine that?

Lasker:

Well, because they're people that I know, or else if they're new people, through people that I trust who know them already or through Congressmen or senators who know them and say, “Support him, he'11 help you if he gets in.”

Q:

This takes a lot of doing, a lot of research, doesn't It, to draw up a list, because your list is extensive.

Lasker:

Well, it's not very difficult really, because if you're used to, who's in your line of interest, and you know a lot of people from the past, it all kind of falls in shape. It's as if it's all part of a business you're in. People you know tell you, or you find out easily. It would be terrible to start out fresh.

Q:

So now you launch forth into a new era, as you term It, and it's gratifying to know that you're there.

Lasker:

Well, we'll see what comes of it. At any ate, some unexpected good things may happen, like the L-DOPA for Parkinson's disease, like the vaccine for rubella. Some breaks may occur that one can't envisage, that may be very important and exciting. You just have to pray:

Q:

Well, thank you very much.





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