Word: forde
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Ford Professor of Social Science Emeritus David Riesman '31 concurs that the long shadow of the Reagan presidency has fostered a sense of "futility," especially on the issue of nuclear weapons. He notes that while the issue has sparked intense interest around the country, it has attracted little political action here--a sharp contrast with the late 50s and early 60s when Riesman and some colleagues drew hundreds of students to fight for the test...
...Turkey War continued into the Ford Administration. On October 11, 1976 (conveniently one month before the November elections) Ford imposed a quota on EC meat imports of 1.26 million pounds. After negotiations failed to solve the poultry trade conflict. Ford on November 29, 1976 raised the tariff on $13-a-gallon brandy from $1.00 to $3.00 and the levy on $9.00 brandy from...
...Harvard was a beacon to other universities," said David Riesman '31. Ford Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus, in an interview last week. "There may have been some smudges on the escutcheon, but it was a handsome escutcheon nonetheless...
...food, enough parties with alums and sherries students to keep anyone satisfied sounds tantalizingly attractive. But gathered together recently with Symposium on Higher Education at the Education School, though, four once and future college presidents expressed more than mixed feelings. Moderated by the presiding dean of of American sociology. Ford Professor of Social Sciences emeritus David Riesman M. ex-officials addressed the question "How Much Authority Does a College President Really Have?" Like most questions punctuated with reality, the question begs answers that will debunk certain myths--or denials so complete they invited suspicion where none existed before...
...federal deficit, which threatens to top $200 billion annually for the next few years, is a major force pushing up interest rates. As the economy expands, businesses are increasingly competing with the Government for credit. Said Alan Greenspan, who was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Ford: "There is a growing cynicism in the financial markets about Congress's ability to control the deficit...