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...think it’s a popular misconception that the Class Day speaker is supposed to be a comedian,” First Class Marshal Caleb I. Franklin ’05 said Wednesday. “In years before we’ve had Corretta Scott King, in other years we’ve had Mother Theresa. The class day speaker is actually a very flexible role...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Russert Tapped For Class Day Talk | 5/13/2005 | See Source »

...think it’s a popular misconception that the Class Day speaker is supposed to be a comedian,” First Class Marshal Caleb I. Franklin ’05 said. “In years before we’ve had Corretta Scott King, in other years we’ve had Mother Theresa. The class day speaker is actually a very flexible role...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tim Russert To Speak on Class Day | 5/11/2005 | See Source »

Carson began working on the project in 1985,upon the request of King's widow, Corretta ScottKing...

Author: By Elizabeth N. Dewar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: King Historian Introduces His New 'Autobiography' | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

...beneficient ruler. "Most people saw the shah as pretty enlightened," Victor Koivumaki '68 remembers. "At the time, it seemed like a plausible choice because there was a real feeling that the shah was advanced." Class Marshal David Marshall '68 echoes Koivumaki, adding that the class day speech by Corretta King, speaking in place of her recently assassinated husband, drew much more attention. But Marshall attributes the absence of protest to ignorance more than passive praise. "Iran was not a country anyone knew anything about," he says, adding, "The first time I heard about the shah was at graduation--Iran wasn...

Author: By Suzanne R. Spring, | Title: Year of the Shah | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

Although Republicans argued at the time that Kennedy's decision to call Corretta King was prompted by a Machiavellian as opposed to a humanitarian instinct, Nixon's decision not to contact the Kings or express any concern was no less political. As White observed...

Author: By Tony Hill, | Title: Void In Spades-II | 2/8/1972 | See Source »

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