1953

The April 18th 20th M- M in Washington was spectacular. Ron Scheman, Tom Bagg, Brock Brower, Bill McCarthy, Jim Cobb, Pete Bridges, George High, Tom Duke, and Fred Hitt put together a program that included politics, international relations, culture, notable locations—plus the special brand of '53 camaraderie that is the envy of all classes.

We gathered Thursday evening for dinner at the National Press Club, and BobMalin conferred upon Ron Scheman the Classmate of the Year Award together with the traditional engraved plate and bowl. Then Al Reich '52, brother of our own Pete Reich, spoke about international initiatives in his work for the physically disabled as president of the National Organization on Disabilities. CharleyBuchanan was next, with a preview of next year's maxi mini at Aspen. Then JoeGrandmaison,head of the U.S.Trade and Development Agency, spoke about the pragmatic methods utilized by his agency to promote American exports.

Friday morning, two buses (somewhat reminiscent of Fred Carleton's South Hadley Express) took us over to the Hart Senate Office building, where 80 of us gathered for a panel discussion on the federal budget and Whitewater, neatly chaired by Brock Brower, with additional fascinating insights provided by Lynn Cutler (Ron Scheman's wife and previous vice chair of the Democratic National Committee), Aaron Epstein (longtime Washington legal correspondent for the Knight Ridder publications), and Susan Dentzer '77 (of U.S. News & World Report and a Dartmouth Trustee). They were joined by Dartmouth's only sitting senator, Slade Gorton '50, Republican from the state of Washington. Dan Zelikow '83,deputy assistant for developing nations at Treasury, then spoke to us about Mexico's financial meltdown and how catastrophe was avoided.

Off for a tour of the White House. Then to the Old Executive Office Building for a briefing by Alice Rivlin, head of thei Office of Management and Budget and nominee for vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

Next to Foggy Bottom for a briefing arranged by George High and Ambassador Pete Bridges, who gave some insights and opinions on the State Department and the Foreign Service, in which both served as career diplomats. BillMcCarthy and Jim Cobb then arranged a private tour and reception at Mount Vernon, hosted by the vice regents of Mount Vernon.

Saturday morning, we gathered at the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. I. Michael Heyman 'sl, head of the Smithsonian, sent his greetings, and then Allan Fern, head of the gallery, and Wid Washburn '48, one of the curators, gave us an excellent culture and history lesson as we viewed the gallery's extraordinary 1846 exhibit.

Enthusiastic participants in deliberately random order! Ron Scheman and Lynn Cutler, the Buchanans, the Komaras, PeteBridges, the Spurgeons, the Clancys, the McCarthys, the Zimmermans, Ben (son of Howard) and Connie Clery, the Lazars, the Collinses, the Johnsons, Marty and Helen (daughter) DeGennaro, the Alexanders, Fred Carleton and Mitzi, the Bushes, the Siegals, Aaron Epstein, the Browers, Tom Duke, Dave Halloran and Joanne Maddaloni, the Highs, HarryBennett, the Millers, the Sudikoffs, the Blodgetts, the Holways, the Cobbs, the Bloomers, Peter Schwarzkopf, the Giessers, Dick Fleming, the Brinks, the Malins, the Dodges, the Chrismans, the Fasts, the Reillys, the Hitts, the Rosens, and the Washburns.

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