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...Burr and his counterpart, C. Douglas Dillon '31, chairman of the Board of Overseers, had just led their new prodigy to his first press conference, and now they seemed quietly content to let him perform...
This was, "after all, Mr. Bok's press conference," as Dillon said in his introduction, and Francis (Hooks) Burr laid one grey-striped pants leg across the other, folded his hands, bobbed his free foot lightly, and watched. To some of Bok's responses he nodded his assent...
...Power in the university is a question of influence." Burr nods. "In this particular job, there is so much to learn that I think to get too involved right now would be a mistake." Burr nods...
...Burr, if I can put a question to you," a New York Times reporter asked, "what qualities led you to choose Dean...
...think Mr. Bok's been demonstrating very effectively for the last quarter of an hour," Burr laughed. "He has all the qualities necessary for the next President of Harvard...