This is not a decision that I have made easily, but I am convinced that the interests of the Institute will be best served by a presidential transition at this particular time in its history, David Baltimore
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![[Baltimore said his intention to retire as president of the Pasadena-based university was not prompted by any health problem, budget deficit or management disagreements, but rather a sense that he had accomplished his goals as an administrator.] Caltech is a wonderful place, the best place to do science I have ever seen, ... I will have done what I can do [as president], and it is time for somebody else to be thinking about it. I have a fairly extensive life in science and in business that I will pursue. - David Baltimore Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBEYXZpZCBCYWx0aW1vcmUgICAg&num=1 "[Baltimore said his intention to retire as president of the Pasadena-based university was not prompted by any health problem, budget deficit or management disagreements, but rather a sense that he had accomplished his goals as an administrator.] Caltech is a wonderful place, the best place to do science I have ever seen, ... I will have done what I can do [as president], and it is time for somebody else to be thinking about it. I have a fairly extensive life in science and in business that I will pursue. - David Baltimore Quotes")
