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Though the vigil speech and other similar campus appearances were not part of Summers’ initial agenda when he entered Mass. Hall on July 2, they may have a greater impact on Summers’ reputation than student office hours or informal dining hall discussions ever could. His personal skills, once considered his weakness, have become his strength, and a hallmark of how Harvard is handling the tragedy. Summers stood on the steps of Memorial Church alongside Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes and other campus religious leaders—and students noticed. As they departed...
...mind wandered through a haze of despair that afternoon as I half-listened to the vigil on the steps of Memorial Church. All I heard were sounds—the words didn’t matter much. At some point, I realized that President Lawrence H. Summers was speaking. His tone was constant, but his rhythm was broken. Each word, it seemed, struggled to find a breath that could carry it. There was reluctance in his voice, gravity in his stance and humanity in his hesitation. There were no words for that day, and I think he realized...
...urged us on in the name of hope, not stoicism. The value he placed on each day of our lives, together with his desire to connect with the Harvard community in a spiritual setting, demonstrate the same down-to-earth humanity that he showed at the vigil...
...first of these e-mails was a statement regarding the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on Sept. 11. Before Summers spoke at the vigil held in Tercentenary Theatre that same afternoon, he sent a letter to the community expressing his personal grief over the tragedy. His clear message that Harvard had no choice but to move forward was a welcome piece of guidance in a time of despair...
...same time of year when his predecessors spoke of the coming days of the fall semester, Summers addressed students and faculty at a vigil on the steps of Memorial Church...