SPEAKING INVITATION YALE POLITICAL UNION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT CONVENIENT FALL DATE

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SUBJECT: (Optional) Speaking Invitation, ;Yale Political Union, New Haven, Connecticut
Convenient Fall Date
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29 July 1987
JUDGE:
RE: Speaking Invitation
Yale Political Union
New Haven, Connecticut
Convenient Fall Date
Vice-President of The Yale Political Union, Alex Mishkin, has invited you
to speak to the Yale Political Union in New Haven on a convenient date
sometime on a Sunday through Thursday evening from September 6th to
December 10th. You are asked to speak on any topic of your choice. The
proposed format includes an afternogq press conference with local media
followed by dinner with Union membertt before the evening meeting. The usual
and preferred format is for you to debate with guests, members of the faculty,
and students. However, if you wish, a format of 20 minutes of remarks
followed by a 10 minute question and answer period is acceptable. The
audience of approximately 300 - 500 would include students, faculty, and
representatives from the community.
The Union is the largest student organization at Yale. Since its founding
in 1934, by Dean Acheson and Harvey Bundy among others, it has evolved into a
national forum for nonpartisan political discussion. THE WASHINGTON POST
characterized it as a "well-known debating outlet for politically active
students." When Caspar Weinberger spoke to this group in 1984 he was
interrupted six times by hecklers. During the Yale Political Union's visit
with Education Secretary William J. Bennett in 1985, two of its members took
their protest of the Reagan administration's proposed cuts in college student
aid directly to the Secretary. The students presented him with a copy of the
school's freshman directory, with 41 percent of the photographs stamped
"withdrawn for financial reasons." As is true of many college campuses, Yale
has had student demonstrations protesting apartheid.
Recent speakers have been William F. Buckley, Admiral Stansfield Turner,
and Ambassador Carlos Tunnerman from Nicaragua. In the past two years you
have hosted the Union members at FBI Headquarters.
Under the circumstances, I do not think this is a forum that would be
appropriate for you to address in New Haven. As an alternative, we could
suggest that the Union Club members be briefed by you or an appropriate
speaker at Headquarters when the group visits Washington. If you agree, I
have attached a letter to Mr. Mishkin for your signature.
Bill Baer
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Central Intelligence Agency
14 AUG 1981
Mr. Alex Mishkin
Vice-President
The Yale Political Union
1951 Yale Station
New Haven, CT 06520
Dear Mr. Mishkin:
Thank you for your invitation to address the Yale Political Union this
fall.
Due to the transition period of moving from one Agency to another and my
travel schedule, I am unable to accept many speaking invitations this fall.
As an alternative, however, I could either meet with you at our Headquarters
Building, or arrange an appropriate briefing for the Union members sometime
during the academic year when your group visits Washington. As I remember, I
met several times with your group at FBI Headquarters and enjoyed their
stimulating questions.
I wish the Union a successful year.
Sincerely yours,
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New Haven, CT 06520
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Thank you for your invitation to address tW(e Yale Political Union this
fall.
Due to the transition period of moving from one Agency to another plus my
travel schedule, I am unable to accept m y speaking invitations this fall.
As an alternative, however, I could eit r meet with you at our Headquarters
Building or, arrange an appropriate br' fing for the Union members sometime
during the academic year when your gr up visits Washington. As I remember, I
met several times with your group a FBI Headquarters and enjoyed their
stimulating questions.
I wish the Union a successful year.
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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29 July 1987
RE: Speaking Invitation
Yale Political Union
New Haven, Connecticut
Convenient Fall Date
Vice-President of The Yale Political Union, Alex Mishkin, has invited you
to speak to the Yale Political Union in New Haven on a convenient date
sometime on a Sunday through Thursday evening from September 6th to
December 10th. You are asked to speak on any topic of your choice. The
proposed format includes an afternoon press conference with local media
followed by dinner with Union members before the evening meeting. The usual
and preferred format is for you to debate with guests, members of the faculty,
and students. However, if you wish, a format of 20 minutes of remarks
followed by a 10 minute question and answer period is acceptable. The
audience of approximately 300 - 500 would include students, faculty, and
representatives from the community.
The Union is the largest student organization at Yale. Since its founding
in 1934, by Dean Acheson and Harvey Bundy among others, it has evolved into a
national forum for nonpartisan political discussion. THE WASHINGTON POST
characterized it as a "well-known debating outlet for politically active
students." When Caspar Weinberger spoke to this group in 1984 he was
interrupted six times by hecklers. During the Yale Political Union's visit
with Education Secretary William J. Bennett in 1985, two of its members took
their protest of the Reagan administration's proposed cuts in college student
aid directly to the Secretary. The students presented him with a copy of the
school's freshman directory, with 41 percent of the photographs stamped
"withdrawn for financial reasons." As is true of many college campuses, Yale
has had student demonstrations protesting apartheid.
Recent speakers have been William F. Buckley, Admiral Stansfield Turner,
and Ambassador Carlos Tunnerman from Nicaragua. In the past two years you
have hosted the Union members at FBI Headquarters.
Under the circumstances, I do not think this is a forum that would be
appropriate for you to address in New Haven. As an alternative, we could
suggest that the Union Club members be briefed by you or an appropriate
speaker at Headquarters when the group visits Washington. If you agree, I
have attached a letter to Mr. Mishkin for your signature.
STAT
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June 30, 1987
Judge William Webster
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Judge Webster:
I am writing to you on behalf of the Yale Political Union to
invite you to speak at Yale this fall.
As you may know, the Union is the non-partisan forum for
political discussion at Yale. We are the largest student
organization at Yale, and our membership spans the full spectrum of
political interest. Each year, the Union invites a few leaders of
national stature to speak on topics of their choosing. Recent guests
have included Caspar Weinberger, Judy Goldsmith, Arthur Laffer,
William F. Buckley, Admiral Stansfield Turner, Senator Christopher
Dodd, and Ambassador Carlos Tunnerman from Nicaragua. Speakers may
also debate other guests, prominent members of the Yale faculty, or
even students -- depending on their inclination.
The agenda for guests typically includes an afternoon press
conference with the local media and dinner at Mory's with Union
members before the evening meeting. Our schedule for the fall is
still quite flexible, and can accommodate almost any evening from
Sunday through Thursday, between September 6 and December 10. We
will, of course reimburse you for travel expenses and provide
accommodations if you decide to stay overnight in New Haven.
Finally let me emphasize what an honor and a pleasure it would
be for all of us to have you join us. If you have any questions
about the Union, I would be happy to answer them. Since I will be at
home through August 26, you can best reach me at the Massachusetts
address above or by phone at 617-934-6910.
I certainly hope you.can make it and I look forward to welcoming
you to Yale this fall.
Alex Mishkin
Vice-President
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1ST STORY of Level 2 printed in FULL format.
Proprietary to the United Press International 1984
Apr-i1 25, 1984, Wednesday, BC cycle
SECTION: Regional News
DISTRIBUTION: New York Metro, New York Metro
LENGTH: 673 words
HEADLINE: Heal i on ' s Notebook;
Hecklers had their chance
BYLINE:: By JAMES V. HEALION
DATELINE: NEW HAVEN, Conn.
KEYWORD: Connnotebo&%
BODY:
The hecklers at Yale University had their chance to find out what they
could the other day about. Amernc:an foreign policy from one of the top dogs in
the Reagan administration but their actions produced more heat than light.
As paid memb,.sr's in good standing of ~ fle Po i ical "UniDn however-
reC " +t11t9f; _t`~r^~ .3'' N ~a! . v
5 "m~nf m~~''~fefense
s6 ge an.
They were entitled as long as they adhered to the union's code of civility,
which Yale Political Union President Fareed Zakaria said at the outset meant
using the indirect form of address in questioning the speaker.
' 'Does the secretary believe ... type of deferential approach instead of
'Do you... ' ' in the raffish style of most reporters who were not allowed under
the group's rules to questi on the guest speaker.
So instead of aski nci does the secretary believe his Defense Department was
bypassed by the Central Intelligence Agency in the Nicaraguan mining fiasco, orrr::,
heckler chose instead to shout. ''Deterrence is a lie!''
' 'Mr. Weinberger, we are called to obey the commandment 'Thou Shalt not
kill ! In the name of the suffering poor of Central America, in the name of your
children, stop the killing in Central America! Stop the preparations for nuclear
war!!-
The first heckler at. uud pointing an accusing finger at Weinberger in a
dramatic stance. Weinberger didn't seem rattled by the interruption or others
that followed. He was gracious, tol?earant, poised. Civility was indeed being
demonstrated in Sprague Ha.l l . The hecklers were made to look like the heavies
and, most imp ortant.1v? iJr?r:i nbe.,r. qer.- continued speaking.
What the hecklers wanted was the limelight and they clot. it. I t was good
i twatr_e as protests c : < nd it was reported. At the same time, an the New
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Haven Register said in an editorial, when protesters succeed in limiting the
right of others to speak and to listen, they became censors who would eliminate
the the free flow of thinking and ideas that do not agree with their own.
When word ...reached 1~~lt?tl-:; ' Rrtl-si dentlla-rtl et:t _~Si;a~matt:i.~:,?.e.. --s~ :.arts: it. passed
through tha sc Pik : s Of f i Ce af.far1t an ,
'deeply'
Here was Weinberger, a Harvard man, having his freedom of speech abridged
at Yale. Next day, the word came down. Giamatti wanted some explanations. He
gave some marching orders and said, to be brief, don't let it happen again.
' 'There can be no doubt about our commitment to the freedom of speech,'' he
said.
There was another matter one missed, or at least one nobody was talking about
in public. All the protesters but one said what they had to say from the
audience before students tossed them out bodily. But a woman suddenly loomed
from a curtained alcove above and in back of Weinberger on the stage. If that
was somebody's idea of security for the secretary of defense, Giamatti might he
advised to lay down some more law and include the federal government.
Nc:ne of the hecklers were Yale students, but veteran Connecticut hands in
the protest movement, people like Vincent Kay and Arthur J. Laf f i n of New
Haven.
The two were members of the ''Trident Nein, '' a group who picked the weekend
of July 4, 1982 to bang on a Trident submarine's sonar devices at Electric Boat
in Groton. They served six months to a year in jail when they refused to pay
$1,386 for the damage.
Yale Political Union President Zakari a may call them ''professional
protesters,'' but they go to great lengths to get their point across and
spending six months to a year in the Montville jail is a high price to pay for
conviction, philosophic or legal.
And L._atf:.n is respected in some quarters where civility is also regarded,
:Like church, for example. At one this winter-, I._affi.n was quoted in a sermon on
the past.ora:il. letter of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, which
e:?' ?L ores the morality of nuclear war. L...-4if f i n was ~
L _ ,. the guy yelling about the Si ;; t.ii
Commandment.
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LEVEL 1 - 4 OF 7 STORIES
Copyriqht 0 1985 The Washinqton Post
March 13, 1985, Wednesday, Final Edition
SECTION: First Section; The Federal Report; The Federal Triangle; A21
LENGTH: 167 words
HEADLINE: Students Protest Aid Cuts
BYLINE: By Cass Peterson and Keith B. Richburq
KEYWORD: TRIANG03
BODY:
Two Yale University sophomores yesterday took their protest of the Reaqan
administration's proposed cuts in colleqe student aid directly to the source.
After a meetinq between the Yale Political Union and Education Secretary
William J. Bennett, the students presented a copy of the school's freshman
directory, with 41 percent of the photoqraphs stamped "withdrawn for financial
reasons."
The students, Steven Greene of Bethesda and Richard So of Wilminqton, Del.,
said the stamped photos represented the percentaqe of Yale undergraduates who
could be affected by the administration's proposed $32,500 income cutoff for
financial aid, or by the $4,000 "mega cap" on most forms of federal student aid.
The two students acted independently of their qroup, and the qroup leader
apologized to Bennett afterward, accordinq to an Education Department spokesman.
Greene said the secretary said the department is studyinq ways to make the
caps "more subtle."
-- Cass Peterson and Keith B. Richburq
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