Word: presidental
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Prime Minister and acting president Choi Kyu-hah is "a stooge at best, a bureaucrat with no power whatsoever," Reischauer said, explaining that Choi is merely one of a basically moderate leadership which shares the public's desire for more democracy.
Harvard celebrated its 343rd birthday yesterday, but nobody knew--not even President Bok.
Reminded of this incident, Bok noted last night that one Harvard president had fathered an illegitimate child and added, "The standard of morality of Harvard presidents has gone up, although it ill becomes me to say so."
President Increase Mather later held a ceremonial book burning in the Yard, expunging a book that discussed Cotton Mather's role in the witchcraft trials.
While president of Harvard, Henry Dunster was once called back from a journey to Concord by an urgent messenger who reported that some students had actually succeeded in raising the devil. Dunster dealt harshly with Satan--he blew up a pile of gunpowder in the Yard to exorcise the devil...