Focus on "The New Politics"

After conducting a successful fall Focus on "Changing Values," the Senior Symposia, directed by Donald C. Pogue '69, turned to "The New Politics" for their winter offering February 25 to 27.

"The New Politics" were viewed as two related phenomena: one, the new campaign techniques such as use of mass media in image-making, expanded use of polling, and reliance on the computer; and two, the critical analysis and rejection of those values that seem to dominate American politics.

Eight discussion leaders, representing a full spectrum of American political life, came to Hanover to participate in the three-day program. They were Kalman B. Druck, a New York public relations consultant to political candidates; former Ohio senatorial candidate John Gilligan, one of the Young Turks at the Chicago Democratic Convention; Pulitzer-prize journalist David Halberstam, an early "dove" on Vietnam; Abbie Hoffman, cofounder of the Yippie Movement; the Rev. Jesse Jackson,, director of Operation Breadbasket for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Nathan K.Kotz, Washington bureau head for Cowles Publications and recipient of a 1968 Pulitzer Prize; Thomas E. Petri, national executive director of the Ripon Society, a group of young liberal Republicans; and William A. Rusher, publisher of The National Review and a leading conservative spokesman.

The spring Focus in May will consider "Art and Communications."