He came to Kennedy only when the other choice was Richard Nixon. I am grateful to Mr. Schlesinger for this correction, especially since it involves the person of Niebuhr, who was a revered teacher and a good friend. I am left wondering at myslef why my memory has long blocked the real reason for Niebuhr's discomfort with John F. Kennedy. Perhaps I, too, at least in some part of myself, want to believe in the myth of Camelot. I am even sorry that the things I had to reread to reply to Mr. Schlesinger have reminded me that Niebuhr knew better, even before it all began.
Male sterility is a major issue to ponder.
That it is happening is not longer in doubt. I am an environmentalist. I believe that organochlorines and other substances are at the root of some of our human reproductive problems. Two of the most important happenings of the past 20 years, it seems to me, are the failures of the liberal legacy in protecting the environment and in educating our children. The old solutions didn't work.