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...investigation of the claims against Charles Engelhard reveals that he is more of a tool than a symbol. In fact, George Croft of The Boston Globe (Oct. 25, 1978, page 70) reports that Charles Engelhard was actually a liberal Democrat who was also a liberal on apartheid! Mr. Croft adds that Mr. Engelhard was a close friend of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and served as a personal representative of the White House at the coronation of Pope Paul VI and at the Independence Day celebrations in two Africa countries: Gabon and Zambia. Mr. Croft also quoted from a speech Engelhard...
...Engelhard Foundation may have remained quiet during the current controversy because it knows that Harvard's acceptance easily outweighs a student protest in the public eye. But it would be a different story if Harvard itself turned against Charles Engelhard. The foundation would be left with no alternative except to clear its name by suing Harvard; and it's difficult to imagine a court in which Harvard would not lose...
...Engelhard Foundation victory in court could not only leave the library's name unchanged while giving Charles Engelhard a judicial stamp of approval; it could also lead to the awarding of damages, thus forcing a cash flow in the opposite direction. Would students want a portion of their tuition going to the Engelhard Foundation...
...England slave trader or an anti-semite? Will the fear of being attacked scare off potential contributors? Should Harvard require a loyalty oath or purity pledge from students and professors as well as donors? If so, would you pass? Would your parents and grandparents pass? The father of Sophie Engelhard (KSG '77) was publicly branded as another Adolf Hitler--could your father be next...
Richard Tofel '79 of The Harvard Independent (Nov. 30, 1978, page 3) reports that Charles Engelhard heavily invested his time and money in the campaigns of John Kennedy '40 and Robert Kennedy '48. Mr. Tofel added that Lyndon Johnson joined liberal Senators Edward Kennedy '54, Harrison Williams, Hubert Humphrey and Mike Mansfield at the Engelhard funeral in 1971. And Kennedy School Dean Graham T. Allison notes that Mansfield is a director of the Engelhard Foundation and that the Foundation has given money to the United Negro College Fund, the National Urban League and to community organizations in Newark, New Jersey...