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...remember it was one of those very snowy Sunday nights. I got into a cab and practically rousted the poor guy out of bed to announce that, if he was willing, we'd like him to be the next President of Harvard," Burr said, flashing a broad grin...
...Burr said Bok agreed to take the job just two days before Christmas. From then on, it was all gravy. "My colleagues said they hoped to God he'dtake it because there just wasn't anyone else we really agreed on. We never had a second choice," he added...
...pretty good job don't you think?" Blum inserted. "Until we gave it to the Overseers Monday night [January 4]. Then all hell broke loose. I've spoken to the Overseers about that," Burr added, affecting a certain necessary degree of sternness. "I could not get any sleep that Tuesday. I really had to disconnect the phone...
...Burr, there really was nothing else to say... except perhaps to tell some of the secrets behind the 11-month search through 1100 names to find Harvard's 25th President...
...Burr crossed the Yard yesterday with his colleague, John M. Blum '43, it was difficult for either to conceal their pleasure at the knowledge that they had kept the name of their choice secret from December 13 until last week...