President Bok let himself in for the wrath of tree lovers the world over when he okayed the use of Dumbarton Oaks, the plush Harvard-owned estate outside Washington, for a wedding reception for Rep. John Brademas '49 (D-Ind.), the House majority whip. Despite the fact that large garden parties are bad for the estate's famous tree-lined garden. Bok apparently felt that Brademas--a former Overseer and close friend of "Harvard's Congressman," Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr.--could be trusted not to import a pack of restless dachsunds. "We figured, what the heck, it wasn't costing Harvard any money," Bok said.
What the heck, they're only trees
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