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...most often remembered for his controversial decision in 1969 to use police to evict occupying students from University Hall. Less than two years later, Pusey had stepped down and University President Derek C. Bok had assumed the seat of power...
...Pusey arrived at Harvard in 1953 at a moment observers describe as ideal for his set of talents. Succeeding James B. Conant ’14, Pusey’s goal would be to solidify many of the gains that the Conant had accomplished...
...Pusey aimed to raise over $82 million for the University’s various schools...
...Pusey comes off as a cautious man but he was not cautious when it came to the campaign,” Harvard historian John T. Bethell says. “He went for a number that was seen as absolutely ridiculous...
Where Conant had been the public figure, weighing in on national policy debate and ultimately taking time off from Harvard to work on the Manhattan project, Pusey used the bully pulpit to press for the campaign. Pusey roamed the country pitching “the case for Harvard,” even making a national television appearance...