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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Buzzanco gave a true history of Vietnam speech at
the Unitarian church last Wednesday, in Austin, to help counter the crap that
Henry K was going to give this coming Tuesday. Elsebeth Rostow, Walt's
wife, was worried about security so she called the dean who called bob Jensen,
UT journalism prof., who responded "These are Texas Unitarians, they leave their
guns at home." Apparently the humor was lost on the Dean.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jensen estimated he had about 50 people ready to
protest Kissinger.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The following was in Saturday's American
Statesman.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:rjensen@uts.cc.utexas.edu" title=rjensen@uts.cc.utexas.edu>Robert
Jensen</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:buzz@UH.EDU" title=buzz@UH.EDU>buzzanco</A> ; <A
href="mailto:HIngham@igc.apc.org" title=HIngham@igc.apc.org>Hep Ingham</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 29, 2000 2:03 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Kissinger's speech at UT is canceled; Austin
American-Statesman; Saturday, January 29, 2000</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Austin American-Statesman <BR><BR>Kissinger's speech at UT is
canceled<BR><BR>By Mary Ann Roser<BR>Saturday, January 29, 2000<BR><BR>Fearing a
planned protest of his speech, former Secretary of State Henry<BR>Kissinger took
the<BR>unusual step Friday of canceling an appearance at the University of
Texas<BR>next week. <BR><BR>"We were concerned a large demonstration in the LBJ
Auditorium could lead<BR>to a potentially<BR>dangerous situation for the members
of the audience," UT System Chancellor<BR>William Cunningham said late Friday,
when UT announced the cancellation. "I<BR>think it's a very unfortunate
situation when people can't come to campus." <BR><BR>Cunningham would not say
whether any specific threats, aside from a<BR>demonstration, had been made
regarding Kissinger's speech, which was<BR>scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday. "It's
inappropriate for me to comment," he said.<BR><BR>Cunningham said Kissinger
canceled the speech. He could not recall the<BR>names of other potentially
controversial speakers canceling appearances but<BR>said it had happened "back
in the '60s and '70s." <BR><BR>Free tickets had been distributed to students and
members of the public,<BR>and Bob Jensen, an associate professor of journalism
who objected to<BR>Kissinger's visit, posted information on his Web page
advising protesters<BR>about the ticket distribution. <BR><BR>"At 5 p.m. on Feb.
1, the not-welcoming committee will begin gathering<BR>outside the auditorium
for speeches, music and chants to send the message<BR>to the campus and
community that war criminals are not welcome here,"<BR>Jensen's Web site said.
<BR><BR>Jensen said earlier in the week that about 200 people attended a
"teach-in"<BR>Tuesday night on Kissinger's involvement with former Presidents
Nixon and<BR>Ford in Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor and Chile. <BR><BR>Jensen
could not be reached at his home Friday evening for comment. <BR><BR>Harry
Middleton, director of the LBJ Library, said he advised Kissinger<BR>that
the<BR>UT police department and the Secret Service believed the protest would be
"of<BR>sufficient magnitude to pose a threat to the public safety." <BR><BR>UT
Assistant Police Chief Silas Griggs declined to comment. <BR><BR>A statement by
Kissinger, provided by the LBJ Library, said only, "I
regret<BR>the<BR>circumstances that have caused the cancellation of this year's
Harry<BR>Middleton lecture created by Mrs. (Lady Bird) Johnson, and
any<BR>embarrassment suffered by this great former first lady and valued
friend." <BR><BR>Cunningham, a friend of Kissinger's who served on several
corporate boards<BR>with him, said Mrs. Johnson had planned to attend.
<BR><BR>"Those who would shout down an invited speaker at a university
lecture<BR>series, or seek in other ways to disrupt appropriately arranged
open<BR>discussion, endanger the rights of everyone within the university
community,"<BR>Cunningham said in a written statement. "Such protesters are
really<BR>demanding that university students trade in their freedom for a set of
pat<BR>answers and predigested slogans." <BR><BR>UT President Larry Faulkner
also chimed in with a written statement that<BR>lamented that the school would
have been unable to assure the audience's<BR>security and "open discourse on
issues of public concern." <BR><BR>"It is tragic that threats of assault on a
peaceable, academic assembly<BR>will, in<BR>this instance, still public
discussion on important issues by a distinguished<BR>visitor," Faulkner said.
"The tactics are both immoral and inimical to the<BR>public<BR>interest."
<BR><BR>He added, without elaborating, that "new and appropriate steps" would
be<BR>taken to protect future forums. <BR><BR>You may contact Mary Ann Roser at
<A href="mailto:maroser@statesman.com">maroser@statesman.com</A> or 445-3619.
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