Word: leadership
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...justice would prevail." So saying, Dulles, gravely ill of cancer, resigned as Secretary of State. Replied Dwight Eisenhower: "You have set a record that stands clear and strong for all to see." Appointed to succeed Dulles in as critical time as ever faced a nation in a role of leadership: Christian Archibald Herter, 64, longtime student of foreign affairs, onetime Congressman, Governor of Massachusetts and for two years Under Secretary to Dulles...
...caused many furrowed brows among Harvard admissions officials in the past few decades. One of the more difficult cases settled by the Admissions Committee last week concerned a straight-A student from a small Negro high school (74 in the graduating class) in North Carolina. Judging by his demonstrated leadership and by his secondary school record, he was an ideal candidate for admission. Being colored also gave him a definite advantage, since non-whites are given preference over equally-qualified white students. One fact kept this student out of Harvard: his 385 score on the verbal section of the Scholastic...
...rate, it is apparent that the proposals so far advanced by both the Administration and the Democratic leadership lack imagination or a sense of urgency. It is difficult to argue that the condition of the economy necessitates large-scale public works projects, but it is clear that unemployment is a more pressing concern than anyone has so far admitted. If Secretary Mitchell's goal of "full employment"--unemployment of only three million--is to be realized, Washington needs to come up with more far-seeing responses than have yet developed...
...though, is world brotherhood. Finish the bomb tests or we'll all be finished. Leadership, peace. Down with fence-straddling. Down with wishy-Washingtonism...
...these people remain on the Faculty today, and a sizeable number of men with war experience have been added since 1945. Some of the functions that these men performed include scientific research, administration, teaching, writing history, and spying. And as Harvard's President, James B. Conant '14 exercised his leadership to a far-reaching extent...