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...John T. McNaughton was a brilliant man. His sudden death at the age of 45 has deprived Washington of an increasingly prominent official. The death of his wife, Sally, means the loss of a charming lady...
Died. General Andrew G. L. McNaughton, 79, Canada's foremost soldier, respected scientist and diplomat; of a heart attack; in Montebello, Que. McNaughton's intense belief in independent Canadian nationhood overlaid everything he did, whether serving as president of his country's National Research Council (1935-39), or sitting as a member of the Atomic Energy Commission (1946). But Canadians know him best as the World War II commander of Canadian troops in Europe, who bitterly disputed Allied plans to commit his men piecemeal, arguing that his divisions should form a single force "pointed at the heart...
Turner will join at least four other Law School Professors now working in Washington. They are Archibald cox '34, solicitor General of the U.S., John McNaughton, assistant secretary of Defense, Stanley S. Surrey, assistant secretary of the Treasury, and James Vorenberg '49, who heads the office of Criminal Justice...
...McNaughton's only worry is that he will miss the excitement of government when he returns to academic life. "You're always dealing with controversy and with different problems here, and you have a certain feeling of importance." He also enjoys the constant contacts in Washington with the "Ivy-League group." "It's hard to avoid the tendency to feel closer to Harvard people who are down here. There's a certain deep but not especially exclusive camaraderie among...
There was one aspect of life in Washington upon which all five former professors could agree: social life in the nation's Capital. Cox avoids it by living in Virginia; Surrey avoids it to have time for his work; and McNaughton stays away on general principle. Chayes attends the mandatory diplomatic functions but complains silently. Bell, who is probably forced to appear at more events than others, defers to feminine judgment. "Ask any of our wives. They all want to return to Cambridge...