Too bad about the job in France. At the dedication in San Francisco of the monument to the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade a couple of years ago, george Schultz showed up. He was roundly booed. I think his current wife is or was then the SF protocol officer or something similar.
Gene Coyle On Jul 12, 2010, at 2:15 PM, michael perelman wrote: > I see that PBS is going to broadcast a review of the world of George > Shultz. I fear that they will leave out the time that Schulz was > interested in promoting my career. While Secretary of State under Ronald > Reagan, Schultz's son, Alex, took a class from me. At first I knew him > only as a very good and personable student. Later, I discovered his > family ties. > > Knowing that the sins of the father should not fall on the son, I always > had fun feelings for Alex. One day after returning from vacation, Alex > told me that he had a number of arguments with his father based on ideas > he picked up in my class. He told me that at one point his father > responded, "that man should not be teaching in this country." Knowing > Shultz's position as Secretary of State, I awaited a call. Was I going > to be made ambassador to France? Or perhaps advising the world a > rational method of organizing society. > > After a few seconds, I began to realize that no such offer was on the > horizon. I would more good remaining in Chico with the opportunity to > other enlighten children of the power elite. > > I never heard from Alex after he left Chico. I wish them the best and > hope that did not get entangled in the dark networks of Hoover, Bechtel, > or the other nefarious organizations with which his father associated > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA > 95929 > > 530 898 5321 > fax 530 898 5901 > http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
