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...Richardson was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, earlier this year...
...windy day on Cape Cod, a middle-aged man, well-known for his other accomplishments, decided he would add windsurfing to his list of skills. As his family and a few spectators looked on, not expecting much from this novice windsurfer, Elliot L. Richardson '41 stepped on the board, grabbed the wishbone and skillfully coasted away from the shore...
...never windsurfed again. "He wasn't interested in doing it more than once," says his son, Henry S. Richardson '77. "It was just an example of his tremendous power of will...
Since he graduated from Harvard College, Elliot Richardson, this year's Harvard Law School (HLS) Class Day speaker, has used his trademark willpower as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts; U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; Secretary of Defense; Attorney General of Massachusetts and later the United States; ambassador to various countries; and, on and off, as an associate or a partner in Boston and Washington law firms...
...even with such a long list of accomplishments, Richardson retains an air of humility...