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Program 250: The University and the Requirements of Democracy

Senator J. William Fulbright expounds on his belief that assuring the survival of the human race will require the attention of both scholars and politicians, though not necessarily working in collaboration, for he fears that if the relationship between the two becomes too intimate, then the university can end up as more a place of business than a place of learning. With an introduction by Harry S. Ashmore. University in America Convocation. May 10, 1966. [CSDI program number 250 ; UCSB tape numbers A7839/R7, A7840/R7]

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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI.

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