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Mr. Glenn. Yes, indeed. 



Mr. Synar. Are you familiar with his work on nicotine analogs? 



Mr. Glenn. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Synar. Why doesn't the CTR sponsor a nicotine analog or 

 even more research based on nicotine since you have this very val- 

 uable doctor on board who could evaluate and supervise the re- 

 search? 



Mr. Glenn. I don't understand your question, Mr. Synar. 



Mr. Synar. You have an expert on staff in this area. Why don't 

 you sponsor or fund research in that area so that he could help you 

 evaluate it? 



Mr. Glenn. You are asking me a negative. We have sponsored 

 a great deal of research on nicotine. 



Mr. Synar. On the nicotine analogs? 



Mr. Glenn. And nicotine analogs. 



Mr. Synar. OK. You have described your background and medi- 

 cal training. Would you discourage your grandchildren from smok- 

 ing? 



Mr. Glenn. I would present them with the facts at an appro- 

 priate time, and I recognize that parents and grandparents often 

 don't have any control over the actions of their children. But would 

 I certainly 



Mr. Synar. What are those facts. Dr. Glenn, that you would give 

 your grandchildren? 



Mr. Glenn. I have told my children and I would tell my grand- 

 children that smoking is a risk factor for a number of diseases. I 

 would also tell them it is an expensive habit. 



Mr. Synar. Would you encourage them? 



Mr. Glenn. Encourage them what? 



Mr. Synar. To smoke? 



Mr. Glenn. I would encourage them to make an intelligent deci- 

 sion. 



Mr. Synar. So you would neither encourage nor discourage? 



Mr. Glenn. On the contrary. I would tell them the facts; I would 

 encourage them to make an intelligent decision. It is a personal de- 

 cision. You can't decide for them. 



Mr. Synar. Would you say that the facts might indicate that 

 they shouldn't smoke? 



Mr. Glenn. I would say that if I were presented with the facts 

 about smoking today that I would choose not to smoke. I can't say 

 what my children would do. 



Mr. Synar. You have some impressive academic and publishing 

 background credentials. You published I think close to 400 articles. 

 Your field is urology, correct? 



Mr. Glenn. Correct. 



Mr. Synar. What was the background of your predecessor? 



Mr. Glenn. My predecessor in what? 



Mr. Synar. As chairman. 



Mr. Glenn. As chairman? 



Mr. Synar. Yes. 



Mr. Glenn. Mr. William D. Hobbs was the previous chairman. 

 He was a former officer of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. 



Mr. Synar. So he was not a medical physician? 



Mr. Glenn. No, sir, he was not. 



