Word: legacyism
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A few years after that photograph was taken, Senator Kennedy, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, was assassinated in Los Angeles. Young as they were, both Kathleen, then 16, and Joe, 15, were old enough in 1968 to understand what had happened and to retain the impression that "Daddy...
The situation is neither recent nor the product of Cambridge conceit. It is part of a legacy from President Charles Eliot, who, starting in 1869, remade Harvard with a new emphasis on research and graduate study, and, among his faculty, strongly encouraged these scholarly pursuits. At Harvard, as at other...
While all eyes are on John Harvard and the school that his legacy begot, Dr. Robert Harvard Davis will miss all of this week's fanfare. Back home in Cardiff, Wales, one of the few living descendants of 17th century minister plans to commemorate the 350th by drinking a simple...
Over the years, a unique bargain has been struck between Hungarians and their leaders. In return for conceding Soviet domination of their country, Hungary has been granted special license to dabble in free markets and private initiative. Dubbed "goulash Communism," Hungary's balancing act between socialism and capitalism is Janos...
Hungary's next leader will be shadowed and overshadowed by the larger-than- life legacy of Janos Kadar. In one of the great twists of modern history, the onetime Butcher of Budapest has emerged as the outstanding Hungarian figure of the 20th century. Asserts one top party official: "We expect...