Word: boards
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sometimes it seems that Nixon and his men were flash-frozen back in the mid-'50s, when the U.S. was primarily concerned with consumer appetites and staving off recessions, when the men from the board rooms ruled comfortably and calmly. Defrosted and put into service now, 15 years later, they find the environment totally changed. For Mitchell and his aides, Haynsworth met the criteria of respectability and honor that automatically accrues to one of his social and economic standing. What else was needed? For Nixon, it is enough that a President deliberate in solitude and have a nice, pleasant...
Ebert will meet with the other group-made up of third year students-today to discuss the same questions. Ebert said last night that he is "perfectly prepared to resign" from the Squibb board, but that he wants a chance to talk with students and explain his situation first...
...groups of medical students have appeared in the last few days to ask Dr. Robert H. Ebert, the Med School dean, to give up his seat on the board of Squibb-Beech-Nut Inc., makers of Squibb pharmaceuticals...
Over the summer, Ebert decided that the arrangement might give the appearance of a conflict. He says he tried to resign from the board, and finally agreed to stay on as a "public" director. He sold all his Squibb stock and no longer has any personal financial interest in the company's performance...
...students who signed the letter to Ebert said they "cannot help but view such an arrangement [with Squibb] as a conflict of interest," and urged Ebert to leave the Squibb board...