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The Hoffman Letter sent to Harry Parker in 1968
The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City Archive

USOC President Doug Roby's 1968 letter to Harvard rowing team

GlobalSport Matters | Thursday, Oct 25, 2018
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Tags: 1968, Cambridge, Crew, Douglas Roby, Harry Parker, Harvard University, intellectual degeneration, Lyndon B Johnson, Massachussetts, Mexico, Mexico City, Nathan Pusey, Olympic Rowing Team, Pan Am Games, Paul Hoffman, rowing, social justice, United States, University, USOC
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