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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Former Vice President Al Gore ’69, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan—this is only a sampling of recent speakers at Harvard’s Afternoon Exercises during Commencement. Owing to this nearly unbroken string of top politicians and economists invited to speak at Harvard’s annual graduation ceremony, the recent announcement of actor John A. Lithgow ’67 as this year’s speaker has caught some by surprise...
...some, however, this impressive biography still doesn’t make John Lithgow as satisfying a speaker as Kofi Annan or another powerful political luminary. Fair enough. But unless the role of a Commencement speaker is merely to provide another name for Harvard students to reference in passing to their peers—and it is not—we are sure Lithgow will be a fine speaker. While speeches full of pleasantries and generalizations from well-known politicians may be the only thing that can excite some students and parents, we expect the special flair that Lithgow, a professional...
...raising big bucks, but it is no friend of live music, especially not of rock 'n' roll, which needs urgency, immediacy, volume and balance. Movies and videos can heighten rock performances. Movies are seen in an enclosed environment, usually with better sound than comes from the tinny tiny speaker of a typical TV. Videos are at home on television, but they, like film, depend on editing to duplicate and convey the raw power of the music. About all a television director can do is cut back and forth between cameras. The medium does not catch the excitement of a performance...
...mere sight of the technology needed for his phone-in segments (buttons popping, lights blinking) destroys the illusion of control that radio creates. Still, King has made an effective outlet of the new format. He has discussed politics with former U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, questioned House Speaker Tip O'Neill about old age, delved into the world of X-rated films with Porno Star Seka, and probed Jim Palmer, the former Baltimore Orioles pitcher, about his relationship with Manager Earl Weaver. In his first five weeks, King's ratings have surpassed those of his predecessor, Sandi Freeman, who was replaced...
...congressional leaders at a White House meeting last week. "How can the country go forward without a sound economic plan?" he asked. Reagan exhorted the legislators to settle their differences before Aug. 2, when Congress takes a month-long recess. At the end of the hour-long talk, House Speaker Tip O'Neill shook Reagan's hand and said, "Mr. President, you look good." Reagan shot back, "I'll feel better when I get a budget...