GUEST SPEAKER LIST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01622R000100040033-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: February 21, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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FER 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Officer
Deputy Director for Administration
SUBJECT : Guest Speaker List
1. I am attaching a list of the speakers we think would be
of greatest interest to DDI employees. I would also like to pass
along some additional names suggested by our Coordinator 25X1A
of Academic Relations. They may be helpful in future scheduling.
2. On the negative side of the ledger, we suspect that
weariness about things Vietnamese would make General Gavin's presen-
tation less than successful. We doubt that Messrs. Rusk, Rostow,
Fulbright or Eisenhower would have much to offer by way of fresh
insights. And with the investigations in full flower, Harry Howe
Ransom's remarks might be anticlimactic.
25X1A
Distribution:
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Preferred Speakers
(Roughly in order of preference)
Lester Brown: One of the earliest and most articulate commen-
tators on the world food crisis.
John Fairbank or Doak Barnett: Both are, of course, quite
eminent. China watchers quarrel over which is the
better. But see other recommendations -
especially Michel sen erg, who offers a fresher view-
point.
Samuel Huntington: Very prominent in his field. Political
development in the Third World should be of general
interest to an Agency audience.
Nicholas Katzenbach: An articulate speaker on a very pertinent
subject--and, of course, active in "post-Ramparts" ad-
justments.
George Will: An impressive exponent of the conservative. view.
John Badeau and Karl Schmidt are both excellent in their fields,
though they might not appeal as much to general audiences
as some of the other speakers.
Don K. Price: Good on science and government.
Max Lerner: Another speaker-topic combination that should,
insure a good audience.
Richard Neustadt: Would be a provocative speaker on either
topic.
Harry C. McPherson: An excellent writer, and his topic--
impact of domestic affairs on international politics--
would be timely.
25X1A
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Additional Suggestions by the DOI Coordinator for Academic Relations
China
Michel 0ksenberg - University of Michigan - good,
young, well-balanced. Was offered China NIO job.
Harry Harding, Jr. - Stanford - one of the strongest,
substantive young (20's) scholars available.
(Whereas Fairbank and Barnett are old hands and were
known for various kinds of advocacy, the two above
are new and relatively more open.)
General
Hazel Henderson - a strong public-interest lobbyist
who has a delightful way of turning conventional wis-
dom about energy, population, etc., back upon those
who presume to be wise. She mi ht not come because
of the present investigations. has information
about her.
Rene D. Zentner, Manager of Forecasting, Shell Oil,
Houston, Texas - can talk about the problems of
planning for the future in an energy company - good
insights into both the process of forecasting and
energy issues per se.
Wilson Clark - author of Energy for Survival and
a recent piece in the Smithsonian called "It Takes
Energy to Get Energy; The Law of Diminishing Returns
Is In Effect." On the subject of energy and other
ecological/social/economic issues.
Daniel Yankelovich - pollster who has done very good
work on the attitudes of American youth from 1967-1973.
Recent article (Dec 1974) in Psychology Today entitled
"Angry Workers, Happy Grads." His insights may also
apply to other countries, or at least raise questions
about how to analyze social change.
25X1A
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