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...Oath of Office...
...discussion of whether President Kennedy put his hand on the Bible when he took the oath: Apparently Rutherford B. Hayes and Calvin Coolidge were sworn in as President without putting their hands on the Bible, as shown in Lorant's The Presidency...
Half the play is devoted to Grusha, and Grusha winds up as half a character. When Director John Hancock was analyzing her during the Loeb production, he charted fourteen "good" traits, which read like the Boy Scout Oath, and one fault (she lost he temper readily). Brecht's failure to elevate Grusha above generic goodness is particularly telling since he conceived the play in order to write a special part for Luisa Rainer, an expatriate German actress. His failure exemplifies the weakness invariably cited by the Communist critics: Brecht could create noble agitators and good proletarians, but never a flesh...
President Kennedy, when he presented his education plan, said he would ask Congress to amend and expand the NDEA. The target of many universities has been section 1001 (f), which requires the taking of a loyalty oath and the filing of an affidavit disclaiming membership in or support of "any organization that believes in or teaches the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods...
Pusey called the affidavit "the real stumbling block," but said that personally he would like to see repeal of the loyalty oath requirement as well...