Word: offing
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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The main difficulty in transmitting the American image lies in the fact our goals are undefinable in specific terms, Henry Loomis '41, director of Voice of America, declared last night in the second 20th Century Week panel discussion.
We appreciate the goals of Twentieth Century and would like to congratulate the Student Council for having sponsored such a worthy program. We wish them the best of luck. Barry M. Lando '61 President, Harvard Student Zionist Organization Norman Adler '62 Secretary-Treasurer, Harvard Hillel Caroline Herron '62 President, Radcliffe...
Speaking on the topic, "Transmitting the U.S. Image," Loomis noted that the underdeveloped countries of the world are seeking a system which will produce specific goals. These countries, he said, can look at the progress China has made Communism and see the rapid strides toward material ends which they themselves...
The American appeal to these people is limited by our lack of such specific goals. The goal of democracy, Loomis suggested, is individuality. Thus by definition we can have no specific national goal. This fact, he asserted, "places the United States at an extreme disadvantage in appealing to a country...
Harold Isaacs, lecturer on Political Science at MIT, suggested another difficulty in communicating a true American image to the world. The U.S. he said, emerged from World War II in a position of great power. Many nations expected us to transmit freedom throughout the world overnight. While this was an...