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Not satisfied to stand still, Tisch hankered after the bigger, bolder deal. In 1960 he found a worthy object for his ambition in Loew's Theatres, a chain of 118 movie houses. Like many a later Tisch target, the company was undervalued. Reason: many of the theaters rested on prime...
Falling into third place is Melvin King, whose total community involvement is worthy of great respect and praise. But King lacks the pragmatism that is needed to make a dent in Congress. His utopian vision is not a realistic one for America of the late 1980s.
There has yet to be a Part II to that less-than-classic flick. But if anyone were ever to produce a "History of Harvard" movie, a line that would be worthy of inclusion in the script would be, "It's good to be a rich alum."
Despite inadequate compensation, life at the top of the nation's decision-making pyramid is a worthy career for young up-and-comers, four former Cabinet officials told participants in the symposium "Public-Private Career: Perspectives from Distinguished Public Servants" yesterday.
"It is necessary to justify within a text what it is that makes it worthy of study and not merely accept it as tradition," Huggins told the standing room only audience of more than 150. He said that the cultural changes in America during the past generation have prompted a...