Most students said they were pleased with Ford's speech.
Edward S. Chen '01 said Ford "spoke on salient issues," adding "for someone who is 85 years old, he was incredibly eloquent."
"Even though I'm a Democrat, I agree with Ford one hundred percent. Moderation needs to be found," said Preston B. Golson '02.
Seats at the ARCO Forum were available by lottery only, a procedure unusual for Forum talks, said Deputy Director of the IOP Katherine A. McLaughlin. Concerns about security and crowds prompted the change. "This is a big one," she said.
According to Lauren L. Smith, a Forum coordinator, over 900 people tried to get tickets, and only about 600 were eventually allowed to attend the event.
Still, some tickets were available for the persistent.
Martin A. Kurzweil '02 said he didn't get a ticket in the lottery, but "they were handing them out yesterday to people who asked."
Ford was brought to Harvard as a Heffernan visiting fellow of the IOP, and delivered the Albert H. Gordon '23 endowed lecture.
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