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Alma Mater

O STATELY SQUARE THAT LIES BEFORE US,
THESE STONY PORTALS STRAIGHT AND STRONG,
THE BIRTHPLACE OF OUR ALMA MATER,
WE'LL EVER PRAISE IN SPLENDID SONG.
THE ARCHWAY EVER STANDS TRIUMPHANT,
PROTECTING ALL WE SEEK TO DO,
WITH THEE FOR E'ER OUR INSPIRATION,
O HONORED NYU.

NO HAPPIER LOT COULD E'ER BEFALL US,
NO BOON WE CRAVE OF GREATER WORTH,
THAN HERE TO GATHER IN THE GLOAMING,
AND BLEND OUR HEARTS IN COLLEGE MIRTH,
SCENES WE'VE LEARNED SO MUCH
TO CHERISH,
NO FRIENDS WE'VE FOUND
SO STAUNCH AND TRUE,
AS THOSE WHO PLEDGE WITH US DEVOTION,
TO DEAR OLD NYU.

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Eulogy for Larry Tisch

Larry Tisch and I served together on two Boards; we met frequently at the
breakfasts Larry organized for Jewish leaders; we shared an interest in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; we met socially and knew each other's families.

We were friends. In each of these incarnations, I encountered the same Larry--
warm-hearted, analytical, honorable, straightforward--a man with a strong moral
compass, motivated, above all, by a commitment to do the right thing.

All these qualities were at the unstinted service of the philanthropies he
supported: New York University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the
United Jewish Appeal, about which others will speak here

On the Boards we served together, Larry was the advocate of rigorous
analysis, the enemy of conventional wisdom. He submitted every aspect to his
brilliant financial insight, and he swayed his colleagues by the rigor of his

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arguments. But I remember even more poignantly a human aspect: the
consideration he showed to Bill Paley, the CBS founder and new, toward the end
of his life, non-executive Chairman of the Board, while Larry was Chief Executive
Officer. Larry treated Bill Paley, handicapped by a number of disabilities, with
extraordinary gentleness and tact, which meant a great deal to Bill Paley and his
friends.

The meetings of Jewish leaders regularly hosted by Larry reflected his
deep concern for the fate of his people. Always conscious of the tragedies they
had surmounted, he strove to help the Jewish people to support the nation that
had at last come into being and to strike a balance between the requirements of
its survival and the demands of an environment that often had difficulty dealing
with Israel's premonitions. That challenge still awaits solution; Larry kept it
before us with humanity, concern, and dedication.

And I had the privilege of being Larry's friend. I do not remember exactly
when he showed up in my life as an unobtrusive counselor. He took upon

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himself the insuperable task of educating me in the workings of the American
economy. Demonstrated failure did not discourage him; at regular intervals he
called me to share his insights and occasionally he invited me to lunch with
economists from whose knowledge he vainly thought I might benefit. In return, I
briefed him regularly on foreign policy. He turned out to be a better student than
I.

When you were Larry's friend, you got, as always, the total package.

When my son graduated from college, Larry invited him to lunch on several occasions--at his own initiative--to counsel him about his future. This encouraged my son, while he was working for Variety Magazine, to ask for an interview with Larry. The resulting article, in my view, left a great deal to be desired. I called Larry to apologize and to ask him why he had given the interview in the first place. Larry, who professed to be unconcerned, replied, "But he is your son." No other explanation was needed.

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And at the other end of the generations, Larry and Billie, on their visits to my home, always treated my mother, then in her nineties, with extraordinary consideration and tenderness.

One cannot conclude a eulogy of Larry without discussing his family:

- how much Billie meant to him, and how their lives had fused in fifty-three years of marriage;

- his pride in his children and the elegant manner in which he turned over his business to the next generation, and the pride with which he watched them take over;

- his devotion to his brother, who was his partner in every detail of building a big business (except for the Giants, which Larry treated with respect as a personal idiosyncrasy).

Business leader, philanthropist, patriot, concerned Jew, devoted family man, and reliable friend, Larry had a full and meaningful life.

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# Eulogy for Larry Tisch

All these qualities were at the unstinted service of the philanthropies he supported: New York University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the United Jewish Appeal, about which others will speak here.

On the Boards we served together, Larry was the advocate of vigorous analysis, the enemy of conventional wisdom. He submitted every aspect to his brilliant financial insight, and he swayed his colleagues by the rigor of his

arguments. But I remember even more poignantly a human aspect: the
consideration he showed to Bill Paley, the CBS founder and now, toward the end
of his life, non-executive Chairman of the Board, while Larry was Chief Executive
Officer. Larry treated Bill Paley, handicapped by a number of disabilities, with
extraordinary gentleness and tact, which meant a great deal to Bill Paley and his
friends.

Jewish experience and could not understand Israel's premonition. That
challenge still awaits solution; Larry kept it before us with humanity, concern,
and dedication.

And I had the privilege of being Larry's friend. I do not remember exactly
when he showed up in my life as an unobtrusive counselor. He took upon
himself the insuperable task of educating me in the workings of the American
economy. Demonstrated failure did not discourage him; at regular intervals he
called me to share his insights and occasionally he invited me to lunch with
economists from whose knowledge he vainly thought I might benefit. In return, I
briefed him regularly on foreign policy. He turned out to be a better student than
I.

When my son graduated from college, Larry invited him to lunch—at his own
initiative—to counsel him about his future. My son reciprocated while he was
working for Variety Magazine by asking for an interview with Larry, without my
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knowledge that in my view, left a great deal to be desired. I called Larry to apologize and to ask him why he had given the interview in the first place. Larry, who professed not to be concerned in the first place, replied, "But he is your son." No other explanation was needed.

One cannot conclude a eulogy of Larry without discussing his family, how much Billie meant to him, and how their lives had fused in fifty-three years of marriage:

-- his pride in his children and the elegant manner in which he turned over his business to the next generation, and the pride with which he watched them take over;

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# Eulogy for Larry Tisch

In retrospect, life often presents [itself] as a series of dramatic events, oscillating between gratification and disappointment. Yet we are ultimately sustained by what connects these dots--the steady, reliable, decent, thoughtful individuals who provide a respite from the turmoil of day-to-day events and the strength to inspire the journey.

In my life Larry Tisch was such a person. We served together on two Boards; we met frequently at the breakfasts Larry organized for Jewish leaders; we shared an interest in the Metropolitan Museum of Art; we met socially and knew each other's families. We were friends. In each of these incarnations, I encountered the same Larry; with Larry, the same person always showed up--warm-hearted, analytical, honorable, straightforward--a man with a strong moral compass, motivated, above all, by a commitment to do the right thing.

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On the Boards we served together, Larry was the conscience on behalf of the shareholder, the enemy of conventional wisdom. He submitted every aspect to his brilliant financial insight, and he swayed his colleagues by the rigor of his arguments. But he displayed as well his human sensitivity. I was moved by the consideration he showed to Bill Paley, the CBS founder and now, toward the end of his life, non-executive Chairman of the Board, while Larry was Chief Executive Officer. Larry treated Bill Paley, handicapped by a number of disabilities, with extraordinary gentleness--I would even say tenderness--which meant a great deal to Bill Paley and his friends.

The meetings of Jewish leaders regularly hosted by Larry derived from his deep concern for the fate of his people. He could never forget the ghetto existence from which they had emerged, and he fought the prospect of returning to such a condition in the Jewish nation that had at last come into being. The theme of these meetings was how to strike a balance between the requirements of Israel's survival and the demands of an environment that had not shared the

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When my son graduated from college, Larry invited him to lunch--at his own initiative--to counsel him about his future. My son reciprocated while he was working for Variety Magazine by asking for an interview with Larry without my

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knowledge that, in my view, left a great deal to be desired. I called Larry to
apologize and to ask him why he had given the interview in the first place. Larry,
who professed not to be concerned in the first place, replied, "But he is your
son." No other explanation was needed.

-- his devotion to his brother, who was his partner in every detail of
building a big business (except for the Giants, which Larry treated with respect
as a personal aberration).

Business leader, philanthropist, patriot, concerned Jew, and reliable
friend, Larry had a full life. Larry had his priorities straight.

He leaves a big void in my life. But his memory will not leave it, and I am
better for having had the privilege of knowing him.