Re: Moynihan

["Gunnar Tomasson" <gunnar.tomasson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is my comment of yesterday's date to Henry's message.

Henry:

I took Galbraith's course on Development Economics at Harvard during
1963-64, followed by a seminar course on related issues in 1964-65.

And, while there was constant snickering in the corridors about him being a
"journalist" with, of all things (snicker, snicker), a degree in
"agricultural economics", he left a greater impression on me than did any of
the "real" economists on the Harvard faculty.

As for Moynihan, whom I never met, he has been a regular presence in my
life, as it were - on untold occasions, people have asked me "Are you
Senator Moynihan?"

On a few occasions, I have said "Yes" - and exchanged views on political
issues of the day with "my" admirers!

Gunnar

----- Original Message -----
From: "pdavidso" <pdavidso@xxxxxxx>
To: "Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <pkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: Moynihan


> Henry wrote:
> >
> >Moynihan was no John Kenneth Galbraith whose lecture I also attended at
> >times at Harvard. The latter is an intellectual giant, the best of
> >Harvard, the former was a politician posing as an intellectual, the
> >worst of Harvard.
>
>
> Henry, you hit the nail right on the head.
>
> Pul
>
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