Family background, NEW REPUBLIC founder by parents; mother's remarriage to Leonard K. Elmhirst, founding of Dartington Hall, 1926; school days at Dartington, travel and adventures with brother Whitney; left wing activities, London School of Economics; Cambridge University, 1935-1937: president, Socialsit Society, member of Apostles, association with Anthony Blunt and Guy Burgess; student tour of the Soviet Union, 1936; economist, United States State Department, 1937; speechwriter, Department of the Interior, 1938-1940; Air Force Officers Training School and pilot training, 1942-1945; writer-editor, NEW REPUBLIC: political orientation, readership, financial difficulties; Henry Wallace's third party candidacy, 1948; author MAKE THIS THE LAST WAR, 1943, TRIAL BY TELEVISION, 1954; novelist: CARRINGTON, 1960, A VERY SMALL REMNANT, 1963; National Endowment for the Arts: decision to refuse chairmanship, search for chairman, role as deputychairman; cooperation with Federal Bureau of Investigation and British Intelligence, 1964; judge Moscow feature film competition, 1969; National Endowment for the Arts during Johnson administration, chairman Roger Stevens; appointment of Nancy Hanks and operation under Hanks; operational policy as set up in 1965 Arts and Humanities Act; obtaining appropriations; personal nominations to Endowment executive council; description of personalities, policies and programs of Endowment: architecture and design, dance, arts and education, literature, special projects, training and fellowships. Family background, NEW REPUBLIC founded by parents; mother's remarriage to Leonard K. Elmhirst, founding of Dartington Hall, 1926; schooldays at Dartington, travel adventures with brother Whitney; left wing activities, London School of Economics; Cambridge University, 1935-1937: president, Socialist Society, member of Apostles, association with Anthony Blunt and Guy Burgess; student tour of Soviet Union, 1936; economist, United States State Department, 1937; speechwriter, Department of the Interior, 1938-1940; Air Force Officers Training School and pilot training, 1942-1945; writer-editor, NEW REPUBLIC: political orientation, readership, financial difficulties; Henry Wallace's third party candidacy, 1948; author MAKETHIS THE LAST WAR, 1943, TRIAL BY TELEVISION, 1954; novelist: CARRINGTON, 1960, A VERY SMALL REMNANT, 1963; National Endowment for the Arts: decision to refuse chairmanship, search for chairman, role as deputy chairman; cooperation with Federal Bureau of Investigation and British Intelligence, 1964; judge, Moscow feature film competition, 1969; National Endowment for the Arts during Johnson administration, chairman Roger Stevens; appointment of Nancy Hanks to chairmanship, 1969; council directors in Hanks administration; organization and operation under Hanks; operational policy as set up in 1965 Arts and Humanities Act; obtaining appropriations; personal nominations to Endowment executive council; description of personalities, policies and programs of Endowment: architecture and design, dan.
