Colman M. Mockler Jr. '52 dies, leaving a vacancy on the committee that will be filled after the search.
February
10--Search committee members present a short list of eight candidates to the Board of Overseers for discussion. Sources say that three candidates--Martin S. Feldstein '61, Philip Leader '56, and Neil L. Rudenstine--are the frontrunners, but the committee may be deadlocked. The search committee interviews Rudenstine at a Boston hotel.
14--In Chicago, committee members interview University of Chicago Provost Gerhard Casper, who also emerges as a leading contender.
March
National media reports suggest that Rosovsky is still a top candidate, despite his denials.
10--Feldstein meets with the committee members in New York.
13--The search committee convenes again in New York, perhaps for the last time.
22--The Crimson first reports that the search committee will present Rudenstine as the final candidate to the Board of Overseers at a hastily-scheduled meeting in New York.
24--The Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers elect Rudenstine in New York. Harvard officials and Rudenstine return to Cambridge for the official announcement.