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...testimony on the last day of the hearings President Conant concerned himself almost entirely with the question of Communists at Harvard. He emphasized that the problems confronting the head of the a government agency are "totally different" from those the president of a university, particularly in regard to the problems of loyalty...
...Conant Defends Shaley
Specifically with regard to Shapley, Conant said, "I have known him for a long time. Anybody can be a hidden Communist as was brought out here, but I do not regard him as one. He is an astronomer as you know...
...Conant: "Well he has appeared on many public platforms shall we say, over the years...
...explaning why such a man as Shapley would join so many organizations which are called Communist fronts. Conant framed his answer in term of an "hypothetical professor," who "corresponds to a number of people I have known on a number of different university staffs, who might join a great many organizations and make statements which from any point of view are incredibly stupid and not likely to improve the cause of either peace or the security of the United states. It is quite easy for such people to be flittered by certain organizations. They are told they are great. Shall...