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Rudenstine took the podium, but only to praise Bok as an outstanding leader in higher education over the last several decades...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: Bok Welcomes Class of 1966 | 6/4/1991 | See Source »

Having had a king, ambassador, poet, professor and economist at the podium, Harvard decided to extend an invitation to a baron. As a result, Lord Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington addressed the 336th Commencement exercises...

Author: By Paveljit S. Bindra, | Title: Bok Joins Prominent Talking Heads (of State) | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

Chaos reigns. Then Bob Strauss, the party's guru in chief, comes onto the podium. For President, he intones in a syrupy drawl, we must nominate a great American and my fellow Texan -- George Bush. During the stunned silence that follows, Strauss adds a cunning hook: For Vice President, we should select one of our young Democratic chargers, someone whose depth and experience compare favorably with Quayle's lack of same. American voters like to diffuse authority and have scant respect for Quayle. The Democratic ticket will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If You Can't Beat Bush . . . | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

Unfortunately, he has not had an appropriate podium for addressing the nation on non-military issues. Harvard could provide him with...

Author: By Michael P. Mann, | Title: Yawns for Bok | 4/10/1991 | See Source »

...professors would indirectly recruit students to their fields of study. Their enthusiasm for their lives' work would inevitably rub off on students. Such passion is not always communicated from the podium...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: A Very Modest Proposal | 2/26/1991 | See Source »

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