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Still, Fried says that it is important for those in academia to take an active interest in the political realm.
Fried, who says he began working on political campaigns in the 1970s, served as Solicitor General under Reagan and as a federal judge until his retirement on July 1. While Fried was introduced to the campaign by a former student who works there now, he regards his connection with the...
"Every presidential election where there is nothing preventing me from becoming involved, I think it's my duty to do so," Fried says. "I support [George W. Bush], I want to help him and I hope he'll become the next president."
"If you spend your time thinking about the issues like we do, it's important that you try to have an influence," Fried says.
Fried, like many of the other political advisers in the faculty, relies more on his past experience rather than his status as a Harvard professor. He says his affiliation with the University has gained him "remarkably little" influence in the Bush campaign.