Word: reals
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...difference. The Nixons' dreamhouse really is one. It comprises 132 rooms-"big enough for two emperors, one pope and the grand lama," as Thomas Jefferson observed-offers every convenience from a heated swimming pool to greenhouses and painless gardens, on 18 pristine acres of priceless downtown D.C. real estate. And it evokes some of the richest moments of American history. It may take some getting used...
...Real Estate, Housing...
...real estate and housing policy of Harvard in Cambridge can be stated as follows: First, to acquire real estate only for educational purposes and not as an investment; second, to seek to provide housing for its faculty and students with minimum injury to the community; third, to expand vertically (with high-rise construction) rather than laterally (by new property acquisitions) wherever possible; and fourth, to remain within the area bounded by Garfield Street to the north and Putnam Avenue to the southeast. Additionally, the university has since 1928 made voluntary payments in lieu of taxes to the City of Cambridge...
...have no reason to believe that Harvard's record as a landlord is any worse than that of others, and some reason to believe it may be better. The owners and managers of real estate are rarely loved by their tenants, not are they in a business that encurages the most benign and altruistic practices. The Committee is of the opinion, however, that average treatment is not good enough, especially in regard to tenants who are older or burdened with families. We are, and we are judged to be, an institution devoted to humanistic values, and thus accountable to higher...
...contrast to the innocuous pose of portions of the Wilson report. The dubious social morality of some of the companies Harvard has invested in--including the notorious Mississippi Power and Light--has long been a sore spot for both blacks and whites here. In combination with "discriminatory hiring and real estate policies," the report says that these investment practices make black students feel that "Harvard is uninterested in the 'morality' of its operations." The report's recommendation that Harvard use its fiscal might "to create an environment in which racial justice prevails at all levels" and to "stimulate black economic...