November 7, 1972: Composer Leonard Bernstein ’39 begins his year on the Harvard Faculty, serving as Norton Professor of Poetry. Of his appointment, he said, “The basic function of the Norton lecturer is to be involved with students.”
November 8, 1972: Nixon is re-elected President . McGovern garners a mere 17 electoral votes from Massachusetts and D.C.
November 15, 1972: A Harvard junior, Michael C. Obuchowski ’74 becomes the second youngest representative in Vermont’s statehouseat age 20.
November 27, 1972: The day after Yale trounces Harvard Football 28-17, the Yale Daily News publishes a fake Crimson announcing Kissinger’s return. The farce “fooled students, many of whom were still hung over from post-game partying.”
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