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...composure served him well when, in 1969, campus tensions reached a boiling point and student protesters took over University Hall. The last dean to leave the building during the student siege, Ford sat in his office and said: “I am prepared to remain in the building for as long as you like, to discuss things...
Though he tended to stay out of the political fray on campus, Ford spoke out against the Vietnam war in a Commencement speech in 1967, and was one of several top American educators to pay a visit to President Johnson that year to express concern for the repercussions of the war on foreign policy, the nation and higher education...
...professor, Ford was known for his understated style and generosity, as a mentor to many students and as a model to his colleagues. His office hours in Widener Library had a waiting list...
Friends and colleagues said Ford will be remembered as a tempering figure during contentious times at the University...
...Ford first joined the Harvard faculty in 1953 as an assistant history professor specializing in 17th-century France and modern Germany, although he quickly gained a reputation as a European historian with a broad area of expertise...