TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blind stamped personal letterhead, November 25, 1946. Letter to Bernard L. Gorfinkle, who was a military aide to President Wilson and present at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. In full: “Thank you very much for your kind letter of November 21st. Unfortunately, poor health does not permit me anymore to undertake such trips and I could not make an exception in this case without subjecting myself to reproaches from others and to demands beyond my strength.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of the signature, rusty paperclip mark to top edge, two small edge tears, and scattered toning and wrinkling.
After the unleashing of the atomic bomb, Einstein became an increasingly influential political figure in the U.S. In 1946, he was active in campaigns regarding international government, nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, and racism. In May of that year he took on the most prominent public policy role of his career, becoming the chairman of the newly formed Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, an organization dedicated to nuclear arms control and world government. In July, Einstein, accompanied by a mushroom cloud and his famous formula, graced the cover of Time magazine. As indicated in this letter, however, his health was beginning to fail. He had suffered stomach ailments and anemia for years, but his symptoms worsened until a 1948 hospital visit revealed an abdominal aortic aneurysm, the condition that would eventually cause his death.
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