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James B. Conant ’14, the 23rd President of Harvard, was both a leader in national education reform and an international figure, serving as the High Commissioner to Germany under U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Class of 1904, during the final year of his Harvard tenure. Bok was also a prominent national figure, frequently writing op-ed pieces in national newspapers and testifying before Congress...
...Flashdance.) With screenwriter Randall Wallace (Braveheart), they took a cue from the Titanic playbook and composed a central fictional love story. Two strapping pilots (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett), friends since boyhood, fall for a hot nurse (Kate Beckinsale). Ultimate sacrifices ensue. Authentic figures such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Jon Voight), Lieut. Colonel James H. Doolittle (Alec Baldwin) and heroic black mess attendant Doris "Dorie" Miller (Cuba Gooding Jr.) appear in supporting roles, and the backdrop reaches for historical accuracy--at least until it gets in the way of the main story...
...James B. Conant ’14, the 23rd president of Harvard was both a leader in national education reform and an international figure, serving as the High Commissioner to Germany under U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Class of 1904, during the final year of his Harvard tenure. Rudenstine’s predecessor, Derek C. Bok, was also a prominent national figure, frequently writing op-ed pieces in national newspapers and testifying before Congress...
...viewed in the same light as leading an impressive government. A look back at Bush’s illustrious predecessors is highly instructive. Analysts have focused specifically on a president’s first 100 days since the sweeping program of reforms enacted in early 1933 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Class...
What follows is a whirlwind romp through American history as it pertains to the Supreme Court. Rehnquist offers short sketches of influential justices who aren’t as well known, such as Justices Joseph Story, Samuel Miller and Rufus Peckham. His description of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s failed attempt to “pack” the Supreme Court is especially engaging, and brings to life the drama of the event. Every major case touched upon in high school U.S. history is at least mentioned, and sometimes lavishly described, up through the Warren Court. Marbury v. Madison...