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...height of the disputes in the spring of 1969, faculty meetings were held almost daily, with then-President Nathan M. Pusey '28 and then-Dean of the Faculty Franklin L. Ford presiding. For the first time, student visitors were allowed after the takeover, and the faculty voted to allow WHRB broadcasts of their highly charged sessions...
...fourth day of the protest, Old Mole printed the infamous 'Dear Nate' letter--a stolen correspondence from then-Dean of the Faculty Franklin L. Ford to Nathan M. Pusey '28, the Harvard president in 1969. The letter had been "liberated" from office files during the University Hall takeover...
...This is one of the most interesting documents relating to Harvard and [the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)] that has come our way so far," wrote the Mole. In the letter, Ford told Pusey that he disagreed with the anti-ROTC position passed by the faculty, and suggested a number of ways that the Harvard Corporation could get around their opposition...
...What bothers me most is the underlying theme of the entire [faculty] resolution, a desire to go on record against all things military," Ford wrote, adding that one alternative to confronting this opinion "would be a decision not to accept these recommendations by the Faculty...
...publication of the 'Dear Nate' letter caused a campus-wide scandal. Soon afterward, Ford suffered a stroke that eventually led him to resign his post...