Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 to Rose Russell [in German]

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GLC05322
GLC#
GLC05322
Type
Letters
Date
May 28, 1953
Author/Creator
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Title
to Rose Russell [in German]
Place Written
Princeton, New Jersey
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 21.6 cm
Language
German
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
Postwar Politics and the Cold War The Fifties

Signed with initials. Speaks about the spirit of the Constitution and the Fifth Amendment during the McCarthy hearings and argues that "it is a misuse of congressional immunity to carry out practices which rightly belong to the competence of the judicial and police authorities." Possibly a draft. Transcript and translation available.

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