Word: richardson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...much amused to see that The Crimson has again lived up to its high standards of Harvard journalism. Recalling the labeling of the H-R Republicans as "punk-ass Republicans," we now see The Crimson taking it upon itself to recommend that Mr. Richardson's invitation to speak on Class Day be withdrawn [Editorial, May 14]. That The Crimson should strain all bounds of common courtesy and decency in suggesting the withdrawal of an invitation (no matter to whom it was extended) reminds me of a very similar situation a few short months ago with the rescinding of the invitation...
Again drawing on the parallel between Mr. Shockley's invitation and Mr. Richardson's, one has to wonder how substantial The Crimson's grounds for rescinding the Class Day committee's invitation are. In each case, it has been a matter of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. While it is difficult to do, I can understand why The Crimson might have called for the withdrawal of Mr. Shockley's invitation on humanitarian grounds, but any such action on the invitation of Mr. Richardson can only be purely political...
...Edna Stebbins Gallery of the First Unitarian Church is offering a unique opportunity to delve into the mind of a man whose ambition was once to be president of Harvard. Elliot Richardson ended up as attorney general instead, and evidently works out his frustrated goal in his doodles, which are on display here until Monday. Raffle tickets are being sold--the winner to get a Richardson doodle of his or her very own. Be the first on your block...
...special irony of Richardson's invitation is that his war policies clearly violate the spirit of the lives and work of the senior class's top two choices for Class Day speaker: Russian dissident author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and the independent journalist I.F. Stone. Despite what would be sharp disagreements on specific political issues, both Stone and Solzhenitsyn have worked for the preservation of free expression and the steadfast defense of political liberties in their respective homelands. Richardson has shown himself willing to quash democratic movements in Southeast Asia, if need be through the indiscriminate bombing of people's homes, farms...
...Class Day committee should contact Richardson immediately and explain its unfortunate mistake in inviting him as a Class Day speaker without first re-polling the senior class. The committee should then organize a second vote. Even if the poll comes too late for the committee to invite one of the class's clear-cut choices, it would be better for the committee to invite no speaker at all than to overstep its limited legitimate authority and lend further prestige and publicity to Richardson...