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...other side of the political fence, Institute of Politics Director Richard L. Thornburgh is currently on leave to serve as attorney general, and many say that the former Pennsylvania governor will be asked to stay on, should the Republicans retain control of the White House...
Vice President George Bush has also taken a Harvard faculty member onto his staff, having made Public Policy Lecturer Richard N. Haass foreign policy advisor to his campaign. Director of the Institute of Politics Richard L. Thornburgh replaced Edwin Meese III as Attorney General, and may remain at this post if Bush wins the election...
...addition, IOP Director and former Pennsylvania Gov. Richard L. Thornburgh left his Harvard post this summer to replace Edwin Meese III as U.S. attorney general. Onlookers have speculated that Thornburgh accepted the Reagan appointment--which would expire in January--with the hopes that, if Bush were elected in November, he would stay on. Should Dukakis win, however, Thornburgh would have to vacate the post, perhaps returning...
...Dukakis wins, clearly Thornburgh will be back here [ at the IOP]," said David R. Runkel, deputy director of the IOP, who has taken charge in Thornburgh's absence. Thornburgh could not be reached for comment about his plans for after the election...
...School officials said they feel no unease about having their top faculty members--like Thornburgh--leave the school for Washington. They said it is to the school's advantage to have professors who leave for a few years because their experience can serve to make them better professors when they come back...