Albert Einstein was invited to be president of Israel.
Why it is true
In 1952, after the death of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, Albert Einstein was invited to assume the presidency of the country. He declined, saying he had no experience with human affairs.
Source: Hebrew University
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