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...order to weave the kind of narrative that has given him bestsellers before (The Day Lincoln Was Shot, The Day Christ Died). Bishop has produced a rare, humanizing portrait of Roosevelt, including the fullest account yet of the President's enduring and wistful love affair with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, who died...
Traditionally, the alumni at Harvard have preferred to follow the leads set by the administration and support most decisions that are made--even though they may disagree personally. Douglas Mercer '40, former vice chairman of the Harvard College Fund, praises the enormous loyalty of Harvard alumni. "Over the years if the administration went in one direction after careful study, the alums have said 'aye, aye, sir,' even if it might be something that is not in their best interests or desires. The interests of donors have never been a factor in Harvard giving. The supporters of Harvard know that...
...Mercer also claims that he has never heard the question of changing numbers of men and women seriously discussed as a fundraising issue among his classmates: "If I personally were to write a descriptive letter about the good things going on at Harvard today, this [increasing numbers of women] is one of the things I would affirmatively state. This is not a factor in discouraging giving. I look at the big donors--some of them my friends--and I count them all up as being heavily in favor of more women at Harvard...
Readers old enough to remember the 1944 hit Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive may find themselves murmuring Johnny Mercer's upbeat lyrics as they delve into the newest study of the nation's health and status. The Real America (Doubleday; $7.95) will not be published until this fall, but galleys have been circulating in Washington for weeks; President Ford has already publicly applauded its conclusions. This is hardly surprising, since Author Ben J. Wattenberg's upbeat and arguable analysis of the state of the Union amply reinforces Ford's own optimistic outlook...
...Duke Ellington Orchestra, under the direction of Mercer Ellington, who must be Duke's brother, is making its first Boston appearance in Franklin Park in Dorchester Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. It's hard to imagine the concert being an entirely happy occasion because Duke's loss will probably be sadly apparent, but the band is still great and the concert is free...