October 1, 1999
Bowing to Critics, Clinton Declines Invitation to Give Prestigious Humanities Lecture
President Clinton last week turned down a controversial invitation to give the prestigious Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities next year, after several leading scholars criticized the offer by the National Endowment for the Humanities as politically shortsighted and an affront to great ideas.
"We regret this very much," said William R. Ferris, chairman of the N.E.H., which sponsors the award. Asked why the White House had declined, he said: "They simply don't want our work called into
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