Word: neill
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...watched those privileged, competent Ivy League Yankees who had everything in life," O'Neill vowed to "work to make sure my own people could go to places like Harvard...
...Neill's experience on that summer day 60 years ago laid the foundations for his political career, which has raised both him and his community to prominence. Most recently, the staunchly liberal Democrat has won praise and admiration for leading the opposition to the Reagan domestic policy revolution of tax and social program cuts...
...despite his long years of service to the district and his national prominence, Harvard never bestowed an honorary degree on O'Neill, something which has wounded him deeply, according to friends. This prompted public figures, including Cambridge and Boston politicians, to pressure Harvard to award him an honorary...
...degree is long overdue when you consider that Harvard gave [U.S. Attorney General] Ed Meese a medal last year but did not honor one of the men who has done the most for the people of the city," says Joseph P. Kennedy II, (D.--Ma.), who won O'Neill's vacated seat in November...
...Neill can also count among the successes in his long career of public service the transformation of the office of the Speaker itself from a position of importance within the Congress to one of significance in the nation and the world...