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Events on Monday 17 November 1952 1
1952Declines the presidency of IsraelA telegram from Ben-Gurion, and a polite noAfter Weizmann's death Israel offered Einstein the largely ceremonial presidency in November 1952. He answered that he had neither the aptitude nor the experience to deal with people properly, and was too old. Ben-Gurion is said to have been relieved.