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Show Prof. Aziz S. Atiya September 28, 1972 Page 2 the armed forces and many distinguished senators and congressmen, etc. I had them all sitting on the floor and standing up for two hours. It reminded me of the time I did the movie show so long ago for General Mohamed Neguib, and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem asked me to stand up and pose with him. I asked him if I would be alive the next day to see the picture. It was quite an amusing situation. Right now I'm finishing the editorial work on my Life of Jesus. Professor David Noel Freedman , the great Old Testament scholar and a Ph.D under Professor Albright, is here with me now and sends you his fond Alohas. I'll try my best in the near future to stop off just to see you at the University. I want to repeat personally in a letter what I said publicly and that is my deepest appreciation to you, one of the world's greatest of all scholars, for one of my most distinguished honors possible from your very great University. Fond Alohas, Dear Friend, Wendell "/ f*" WP:bjt |