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...known him for over 30 years, and he's seen it all," said former governor James Thompson, whose powerhouse firm, Winston & Strawn, once represented the governor's campaign fund. "He's tough, and he knows Chicago...
...post-World War II convention—“its impact, its meaning, its relevance for the next 60 years,” said panel moderator Jennifer Leaning, a Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health professor. “Genocide was appropriately called by Winston Churchill the crime of crimes,” Goldstone said. He said that, partly because of the 1948 convention, there is a new ability to anticipate genocide in advance, as a result of technological progress, increased awareness, and historical perspective. Goldstone has served on many war crime commissions such as the International...
...lengthy and remarkable political career of the graduate in question, now-Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’56, who was awarded an honorary degree at a special convocation on Monday. At the ceremony Kennedy entered a select group thus distinguished by Harvard University, joining George Washington, Winston Churchill, and Nelson Mandela in the honor. Sen. Kennedy’s rise to his position atop American politics was, of course, a tumultuous one that unfolded across decades. The youngest son in one of this country’s most influential political dynasties, Kennedy decided against a career in professional football...
...Kennedy sang along and gave the audience a thumbs up as he left the stage.The event marked one of the few times that Harvard has given an honorary degree outside of the June Commencement. Three heads of state—George Washington, Nelson Mandela, and Winston Churchill—are the only people to receive similar awards at special ceremonies.“Now I have something in common with George Washington, other than being born on February 22,” Kennedy said. “It is not being president as I had once hoped...
Today’s ceremony is one of only a handful of special convocations the University has held to award honorary degrees. George Washington, Winston Churchill, and Nelson Mandela are among those who have received degrees at special ceremonies...