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Restructuring the University
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Item Title Restructuring the University
Guest Hart, Jeffrey Peter (1930-)
Guest Conrad, Alfred H.
Guest Grossman, Allen R. (1932-)
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedFebruary 25, 1969
Description

"Probably the steadiest newsmaker these days, more even than the Vietnam War," WFB begins, "is the university. The chaos is widespread, and although all of us write and write and write about it, we are as yet without a crystallized understanding of what is behind it all." Professor Grossman proceeds to offer "the cause of violence at universities." It is this: there have been times in the world's history when social organization, when the business of civilization, promoted the well-being of men as individuals. We live now in a time when social organization, and the business of civilization, is hostile to the well-being of men as individuals. The university, and I include my own, and my own classroom, has ceased to be able to instruct in a credible way, and this has led to a response which is as vivid and as meaningful as every man's ability to care about themselves." To Professor Hart, this is "the merest cliche," and we're off to the races.

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Country of Origin
Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 50 minutes
FormatMoving Image
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram 140
Record Number80040.140
NotesVideo available through special order.
RightsCopyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.

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