on 7/3/00 9:40 AM, Ted Morgan at epm2@lehigh.edu wrote:
> I share Bill Mandel & Country Joe's sentiments on this grouping. It's a shame
> that Ron Ridenhour can't also be present to be so honored. A true hero.
As the director of the Ron Ridenhour Memorial Lecture which is held in New
Orleans at Tulane every spring, I thank Ted for his sentiments. Ron was a
hero and it is fitting and important that his name and life-achievement be
remembered.
Members of this list may be interested in the Ron Ridenhour Memorial
Lectures and the My Lai oral history tapes which are publicized at my web
site. http://www.fertel.com/
Jonathan Schell was our first lecturer to honor Ron, David Halberstam our
second. Philip Caputo will give the third on March 28, 2001. It is free
and open to the public. I'll forward details in the spring.
With David Halberstam's help we have established a Ron Ridenhour lectureship
at Groton School (in the very seedbed of the best and brightest, I like to
think).
And next March we hope formally to announce The Ron Ridenhour Prize for
Investigative Journalism.
Randy Fertel
Tulane University
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