In conclusion, my thanks again to you, Frank, and the Institute for the encouragement and inspiration of this occasion, and for an award which I humbly accept on behalf of all those to whom I owe so much (Applause).

THE MEDAL TO
WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER

MR. PACE: Of all the Rockefellers, I owe most to Winthrop. I don't know what strange quirk of fate brought him to the land in which I was born and raised, but I know it was a fortunate stroke of fate for him and that land. A man owes much to the state in which he was born and which contributed so much to him, and that debt I never paid. But I've always had a feeling that Winthrop has paid it by proxy.

I was invited back with a group of so-called distinguished Arkansans to see the development in my state just this fall. The development was impressive. Things that had never happened in my time are happening now. The Governor has brought miracles. Politically, he has brought a sense of honesty and decency to a system that had needed it badly; he's put his shoulder to the wheel politically and financially, to bring this state forward to its true heritage.

Most of all, though, I think the brothers would find great satisfaction in the fact that Winthrop and his wife are so universally respected as people, not as the first citizens of the state, but as human beings. There's a place for them there in the hearts and minds of people that's unrelated to politics. And so, it is with special pleasure and pride that I ask Winthrop Rockefeller to come to the podium.

Winthrop, it is my privilege to present you as an individual with the Gold Medal of the National Institute of Social Sciences and now, if I may, I'd like to read the citation.

The National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal Award, 1967, to Winthrop Rockefeller for distinguished service to humanity. You are the member of the family who heeded Horace Greeley's imaginative injunction to set a westward course. It is a tribute to the resourceful nature of this land that you had to travel only part way across America to discover a region in which to transplant and apply your energies and ideas. You became a farmer of cattle — and an initiator of effective works in the economic, civic and political life of your wholeheartedly adopted state and, not least of all, its chief executive.

But these rather demanding pursuits have not prevented you from encouraging others to sense and share a deeper interest in America's history and heritage, in the arts, in the development of educational, medical and technological resources throughout the Southwest. Your thoughtful leadership is opening new opportunities for racial minori-

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ties. These concerns, these causes, have won you the respect of all
those of us who applaud your efforts, who commend your commitment
to the well-being of your state and to the nation of which it is such a
proud part.

It is rare that one man has the privilege of turning hope into
reality on a grand scale. Yet it may be that singlehandedly you have
made Arkansas the land of opportunity.

## ACCEPTANCE BY WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER

Thank you, Mr. Pace, and fellow Arkansans. I was admonished tonight to make my remarks impromptu, to make them brief, and I will try to live up to that task. First and foremost, I have the greatest sympathy for brother David (Laughter). Two-thirds of my rehearsed, impromptu remarks have already been more eloquently spoken than I could possibly deliver. But I do feel that I have a few things that ought to be put straight.

Talking about salaries, John, you may be unemployed, but I'm the next thing to it (Laughter). You are looking at the highest paid Governor in the United States, and the lowest paid (Laughter). I noticed Frank very artfully, possibly intentionally, when he made reference to political miracles and what have you, neglected to mention the fact that these political miracles include the fact that I am the first Republican Governor in the State of Arkansas (Applause). This proves to you that when Frank left home, the word Republican was still a dirty word.

The second thing I think we ought to correct is about this job-hunting business. In Arkansas we are one of the two remaining states, I think it is, that have a two-year term. But I am seeking that salary again next November (Applause).

I was glad that John spoke so feelingly about setting an example to successive generations. I'm glad in our family we have exceptions to prove the rule. I was the first to move from New York State and set an example to my nephew Jay, but that's where the example quit. Jay, the successful Democratic representative of West Virginia (Applause). But Jay, it's the tradition, and I'm sure many of you, and particularly you, Uncle Winthrop, would like to remember the fact that when Nelson spoke of the Aldrich division here tonight, our grandfather, Nelson W. Aldrich, was the Senator from Rhode Island for thirty-two years. So politics is not some little upstart thing . . . (Laughter).

In closing, I might say this. Many times during the early days of my living in Arkansas, I was referred to as a "furriner." As a matter of fact, it was stronger in those earlier days, and in some circles, it's getting stronger again today. But, be that as it may, I was. And I always pointed out to my audiences as I campaigned around the state, that I chose Arkansas as my home state, that it was not an accident of birth, as was the case of my opponent. You are looking at five brothers — and I wish our sister were here with us, on the platform tonight — who were the most fortunate people in terms of the accident of birth. We were all born of two wonderful people (Applause). True, they set the example. True, I don't think that any one of us could

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pinpoint that specific thing that has motivated us in the different fields that you have spoken so generously about tonight, Frank, in terms of each of us. But were they here tonight, I think we could each say with pride, "Yes, we have been busy. We have been following the pattern that you so magnificently laid for us."

I am grateful to join with my brothers and with the family tonight, in accepting the awards of the Institute. It is something that I will treasure, and it is something that will continue to inspire me in trying to make the land of opportunity the reality that you and I both believe it can be. Thank you (Applause).

THE MEDAL TO
DAVID ROCKEFELLER

MR. PACE: Abby and John D. Jr., were wise in many ways; they were particularly wise in recognizing that the youngest might well be last, and therefore, have to have special qualifications to carry that very difficult role. The youngest does have those special qualifications.

David Rockefeller is obviously a banker of note, heading up the second largest bank in our country, though more importantly, he has accepted responsibilities that other bankers would not have dreamed of even a decade ago.

There is scarcely a great new venture today that one doesn't find David Rockefeller involved in it. Whether it is in the recognition of the necessity of greater economic development around the world, the reconstruction of our city here in New York, or an imaginative and understanding approach to the problems of South America, David is always in the foreground. Here is a man who is steady, without loss of imagination, a man who is not satisfied just to conceive ideas, but always executes them. It is a privilege last, but not least, to call David Rockefeller to this podium.

David, first it is my privilege to present you with the National Institute of Social Sciences' Gold Medal of Honor which, like your brothers, you have richly earned. And now, I'd like to read your citation.

The National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal Award, 1967, to David Rockefeller, for distinguished service to humanity. You offer your friends the difficult choice of acclaiming you as a patron of art, an innovator in the urgent world of urban affairs, or a man with a remarkable grasp of the intricacies of finance. You have brought to the appreciation of modern art the same resourceful imagination you have brought to bear as a leader in the American and international monetary communities. You have served your government in a wide range of financial matters, from problems as sweeping as national liquidity to those as immediate as America's balance of payments. You have encouraged intelligent young men and women to join government service and you have prompted businessmen volunteers

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to offer technical and managerial assistance to private enterprise in
developing countries. Your abiding interest in Latin America has
helped strengthen economic community and cultural relations within
the hemisphere. You have now extended your interest to the problems
of the Middle East. You're a man of action as well as of ideas. Your
most subtle, and possibly your greatest, contribution may lie in your
understanding of the critical importance of increased responsibility
of the private sector in national and international affairs. The har-
nessing of these unique talents to the solution of our nation's prob-
lems may well be a prerequisite to our survival as a civilization. It's as
simple as that. You are truly a man for all seasons.

ACCEPTANCE BY DAVID ROCKEFELLER

Frank, ladies and gentlemen, it's easy to tell which among us are non-
politicians, because we need a text.

I would like to add my own deeply sincere expressions of thanks and
gratitude to the Institute, for the unusual tribute that's been paid to us here
this evening.

I must confess that I admire the Institute's courage in going through with its original plan to have a banker among the award recipients, even though it's a time when interest rates are going up, sterling is down, and the money market, by some reckonings, is upside down.

At any rate, it is reassuring to know that Chase Manhattan does have a
friend at the Institute (Laughter and Applause). I have to admit I wanted
to be able to bring out that name; I've noticed that my brothers have alluded
to the fact that I was connected with banking, and even Frank mentioned
banks, but they're all so conscious of my competitors, that they didn't feel
they could mention specifically the bank that I was connected with.

Perhaps it is a feeling within the program committee that the Rockefellers
now have so many members on the government payroll that a banker would
help even up the representation from the private sector (Laughter). As I
listened to the proceedings tonight, I couldn't help but reflect that, in one
respect, at least, we do seem to claim some uniqueness. After all, it's not every
family which, when asked, "How's the Governor?" can properly say with
equanimity, "Which Governor?" (Laughter).

In providing so prestigious a platform for a family reunion, the Institute
may unwittingly be establishing a rather dangerous precedent. The day may
come when the Rockefeller brothers will be as much in demand as an enter-
tainment feature as the Lennon Sisters or the Smothers Brothers.

If my memory serves me correctly, the English poet William Cowper
remarked that "he who has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose
if he has not other views of the world than when he was much younger."

As one who now has to glance backward at fifty, I'm pleased to say that
my views on many world issues have, indeed, changed considerably over the
years. Some issues that I was once sure I was right about have turned out
to be quite different, and I am half-doubtful on the powers of my prophecy.

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Some things that seemed overridingly important a decade or so ago have lost their edge of urgency.

But one issue that concerned me when I was a graduate student of economics is still uppermost in my mind. That's the issue of "unused resources" or "underdevelopment," as it's more frequently known these days. Underdevelopment in our ghetto areas; underdevelopment in the impoverished nations of the world.

In the whole broad panorama of current problems, I can think of no more compelling problem than the problem of underdevelopment. Compelling in the novelty and complexity of the challenge presented. Compelling, too, in the formidable demands made on our stamina, vision and creativity. Compelling, finally, in the unprecedented opportunity offered each of us to become personally involved in constructive activity.

I happen to believe that personal involvement is an indispensable ingredient in dealing effectively with underdevelopment. I think it's up to us to get involved when heartening efforts are underway to improve our cities... when there are threats to slash foreign aid funds far below minimum needs... when long-nurtured policies of freer trade are menaced by fresh waves of protectionism... when promising anti-poverty programs are cut back to the point of futility... or, I might add, when inflation threatens to jeopardize our economy at home, and the position of the dollar abroad.

I also happen to believe that the private sector can and should play a much larger role in dealing with the problems of underdevelopment, both at home and abroad. In fact, I would go even further and say that without massive private investment, this problem cannot be dealt with successfully, whether here in New York City or in Nigeria.

The profit motive has been a prime generating force behind economic development since the Industrial Revolution. In my judgment, it should be given even greater opportunity to help cope with the problems that beset us now. And if this opportunity is provided, businessmen must concern themselves not only with profits which power growth and forward movement in our free-market economy, but also with a sense of social responsibility, which in a different way, is equally essential, and is equally important to our economy.

If free enterprise is to remain free it must remain enterprising in leading the forces of change, and in leading the hopes of freedom everywhere.

Again, I should like to join my brothers in thanking you all most sincerely for this great honor that you have paid to us (Applause).

MR. PACE: I think all of us who have been privileged to listen tonight come away with the impression that some special property was imparted to this family by the mother and father. Had it been one or two or three, but going to five; this serves as an example to America as a whole, that proper and careful preparation to inspire respect and motivation in one's children is certainly possible. Difficult, yes; impossible, no, and necessary to the survival and growth of this nation. Let's not let this example die.

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THE MEDAL TO
THE ROCKEFELLER FAMILY

MR. PACE: And so, in a remarkable evening, we come to the truly unique point. In the lifetime of the Institute, we have never before honored a family. We have honored the grandfather and the father and now we honor the sons. I am sure, that looking down, the mother and father would share our pride in the accomplishments of the family.

And so I ask John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, if he would accept a Medal on behalf of the family, and then I would ask all of the brothers to rise when I read the citation.

This is the first Gold Medal of the National Institute of Social Sciences ever struck for a family. It could not have been struck for a finer family or one that more clearly embodies all the things we believe. And so it is with a sense of pride and excitement that I present this Medal to you (Applause).

And now I would ask all of the brothers to rise while I read the citation, the first citation ever written for a family.

The National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal Award, 1967, to the Rockefeller family for distinguished service to humanity. Euclid, in one of his hundreds of lasting observations on the nature of things, may well have provided us with our closing text for this evening. For in one of his more mathematical moments, he pointed out an enormously useful truth: The whole is equal to the sum of its parts. So this evening, as we have already honored the parts, we would now honor the totality — the fact of a family, whose collective standards and special spirit have inspired and guided John, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop and David. For the family is that unique human institution, through which, within which values are shared and transmitted. And if aspirations are to be measured by ultimate achievements, we have then to pay tribute to the success with which the parents, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, were able to implant the values of effort and excellence in five sons who certainly were born to wealth, but who also inherited the will to work, a pride in accomplishment and a deep sense of social responsibility.

The basic strengths of America lie in these vigorous values, the never-out-of-fashion (but too often out-of-mind) disciplines of assignments thoughtfully assumed and thoroughly executed.

May I read that once more, because it moves me.

At this critical era of our national life, it is refreshing to see that a family can pass along the kinds of characteristics that stand an individual and a country in good stead.

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So we would conclude our commendations of this evening — our recognition of five very distinct individuals — by offering congratulations for what they have also done collectively as a family, and above all, to their very wise parents, who inspired them.

## ACCEPTANCE FOR THE FAMILY

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, 3RD: I just wanted to say, Frank, that it's been a wonderful evening for the Rockefeller family, really a terrific evening, and I also would like to say that in this citation, while the brothers are mentioned, I just hope you think of it as all of the family, all generations, and particularly I would mention our wives, who are so important to us in our own efforts (Applause). Thank you, Frank, I can't add any more.

MR. PACE: Ladies and gentlemen, I think it is without a shadow of a doubt the most exciting and meaningful evening we've ever had in the Institute. I ask you all to rise and give a standing tribute to five who are here, to the sister who is not, and to the mother and father who are here in spirit, and after that, we stand adjourned (Applause).

## MEMBERSHIP IN THE INSTITUTE

Members of the Institute are cordially invited to nominate for membership in the National Institute of Social Sciences individuals known to them who have made outstanding contributions to the welfare of their nation or their fellow man.

In submitting nominations of individuals to the secretary who will, in turn, bring them before the Membership Committee, please be certain to list all of the contributions of the individual so that the proper assessment of his or her eligibility can be made. In addition, please list the name of another Institute member who knows the nominee and will second that nomination.

After receipt of your nomination, the Membership Committee will review the application and will vote on your candidate. After this meeting, the Secretary will notify you of the committee's decision. If elected, your nominee will receive a letter from the president notifying him or her of election and a membership badge will be ordered engraved in accord with the new member's instructions. At the same time, the secretary will notify you of the action taken in regard to your nomination.

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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON SQUARE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003

Office of the President

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

A. /INUED/1973/NEW YORK

December 15, 1972

KISSINGER, HENRY A./AWARDS

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

New York University would, esteem it a great honor if you would be able to appear as principal speaker at our 1973 Commencement exercises to be held on the morning of Tuesday, June 5, 1973. If you are able to accept, we would wish to confer upon you at that time the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

Our Commencement exercises will be held in the new Madison Square Garden, in the heart of New York City, and will be attended by approximately 18,000 persons. The proceedings are broadcast on radio and television. Accordingly, the occasion would provide a suitable forum for a speech on the subject of peace or of international relations, in which areas you are rightfully accorded the respectful attention of audiences the world over. I can assure you that our Trustees, faculty, and students would welcome the opportunity to hear you and to have you as our honored guest.

You are doubtless familiar with the custom of keeping the names of candidates for honorary degrees in the strictest secrecy. The officers of the University who are charged with preparing news for the press will make suitable announcements on the day of the ceremony.

I look forward with keen interest to your reply.

Sincerely,

1/17/73 - DAK seqn "Chuck Haldeman"