Other lists that received the the memo included Let's Go, the Society of Arab Students, UC General and many House lists.
Summers is accustomed to answering questions about the memo.
At the press conference announcing his appointment at Harvard, Summers said, "I've had multiple occasions to comment on that memo and I think the best that can be said is to quote La Guardia and say, 'When I make a mistake, it's a whopper.'"
Summers has never publicly said that he didn't write the memo, but many close to him have made it clear that Summers only signed the work of a subordinate and was not the memo's primary author.
But critics say the question of who actually wrote the memo is unimportant.
"I think regardless of the actual authorship of the memo, his policies were more or less consistent with the ideas it expressed," McKean said.
Said Krishnamurthy, "Even if Summers didn't write the memo himself, it seems like he did sign it, indicating his awareness of and responsibility for the content."
But friends point to Summers' loyalty when asked why he didn't admit to not writing the memo.
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