FoTirth: Can an effective program be proposed for discoxering and devel- 

 oping scientific talent in American youth so that the continuing future of 

 scientific research in this country may be assured on a level comparable to 

 what has been done during the war? 



New frontiers of the mind are before us, and if they are pioneered with 

 the same vision, boldness, and drive with which we have waged this war 

 we can create a fuller and more fruitful employment and a fuller and more 

 fruitful life. 



I hope that, after such consultation as you may deem advisable with your 

 associates and others, vou can let me have your considered judgment on 

 these matters as soon as convenient — reporting on each when you are ready, 

 rather than waiting for completion of your studies in all. 



Very sincerelv vours, 



(s) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 



Dr. Vannevar Bush, 



Office of Scientific Research and Development, 



Washington, D. C. 



