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...chronic condition that flares up occassionally" kept Kovic from coming to Harvard, according to spokesperson Ellie Dugan. The stress of travel likely would have forced Kovic to be hospitalized upon his arrival in Boston. Dugan added that Kovic's condition is related to injuries he sustained while in Vietnam...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Medical Problems Force Kovic to Cancel Speech | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

...Kovic wrote Born on the Fourth of July, a semi-autobiographical account of his experiences in Vietnam and of his return home. The book, later adapted as an award-winning movie, charts the change in Kovic's attitude toward American society and illustrates how a gung-ho patriot transforms himself into a passionate protester for peace...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Medical Problems Force Kovic to Cancel Speech | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

Most seniors did not know that Kovic would not speak until Radcliffe First Marshal Jennifer E. Brumage made an announcement during her welcoming address...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Medical Problems Force Kovic to Cancel Speech | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

Students expressed regret that Kovic cold not attend, while wishing him a speedy recovery. "I was just sitting her waiting for him," said Marilena Barletta '90. "People are so disapointed...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Medical Problems Force Kovic to Cancel Speech | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

...Kovic is the first scheduled Class Day speaker to cancel. In 1968, an assassin killed the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. a little more than a month before King's scheduled Class Day appearance at Harvard. King was the first class Day speaker to be chosen by members of the sneior class...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Medical Problems Force Kovic to Cancel Speech | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

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