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Timeline: 1972-1976

December 14, 1975: Doris Kearns, associate professor of Goverment weds Richard Goodwin, a political writer and a former top aid to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

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January 12, 1976: Harvard students return after winter break to find more than 20 suites in four River Houses flooded after pipes burst over break.

February 9, 1976: Magnetic strips are added to students’ bursar cards in order to limit access to University facilities. The University plans to experiment later in the spring with shoebox-like readers that scan the magnetic strip to determine the validity of ID cards.

February 13, 1976: Six students are evicted from South House for disorderly conduct.

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