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...Governor is either too much of a gentleman or too cagey to say precisely why he does not want Griffiths on his ticket. He did not cite her age and said only that he felt that dropping her was in the best interests of the state...
Like other aspects of his life, the unmarried Souter's social activities resemble those of an 18th century gentleman, when an unmarried relative was often the backbone of the community, with the leisure to do what those with children did not have time for. Like Henry Higgins, Souter may be happiest spending "his evenings in the silence of his room; ((in)) an atmosphere as restful as an undiscovered tomb...
...Shearson Lehman Hutton, recalls that Souter belonged to a group that would return so late to their rooms after visiting the local pubs that they would have to climb a ladder to get over the locked gates. Back at Harvard Law School, Souter played the role of courtly gentleman, wearing a three-piece suit to parties and telling stories in his strong New England accent. Says Levine: "No one I've ever met is more fun at a party; he has that British satirical sense of humor, does wonderful impressions." That hardly qualifies him as a party animal...
...Harvard's first 20th-centurypresident who had grown up in the 20th century,and during his tenure, he did much to dispel theBrahmin tone of the Lowell administration. Heencouraged admissions officers to venture beyondNew England and recruit promising students fromaround the country. On the faculty, Conantwelcomed not just gentleman humanists, but alsothe scientists and mathematicians who pioneeredthe development of the atom bomb...
INTERVIEW: The court's Southern gentleman...