Steve Lawson was an administrative officer at the Linus Pauling Institute from 1977 to 2016. In this, the fourth of six interviews, Lawson describes the ways in which the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine responded to the Mayo Clinic controversy. He also details the vitamin C and cancer research that was conducted by Ewan Cameron while at LPISM; the critical and public response to Pauling's 1986 book How to Live Longer and Feel Better; and research on vitamin C and AIDS that was conducted by Cameron and Raxit Jariwalla.

From there, Lawson shares his memories of the personal and professional characteristics of a former LPISM colleague, Matthias Rath; LPISM's response to a rezoning effort initiated by the city of Palo Alto; and the departures from LPISM of scientist Emile Zuckerkandl and administrator Rick Hicks. Lawson likewise recalls the death of Ewan Cameron; the departure from LPISM of Matthias Rath and the litigation that subsequently ensued; the role assumed by Linus Pauling Jr. in administering LPISM; and important financial donations that LPISM received during a very difficult period in its history. The session concludes with Lawson's thoughts on the Institute's past relationship with the Elizabeth Arden company, and the impact on LPISM of Linus Pauling's death in 1994.

Interview conducted by Chris Petersen for inclusion in the History of Science Oral History Collection (OH 017), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.