G. Alexander Heard

G. Alexander Heard

G. Alexander Heard (born March 14, 1917 in Savannah, Georgia) [Birthplace and date from online database of Marquis Who's Who] was chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1963–1982. He was also a political scientist and adviser to several U.S. presidents.

On May 8, 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed Heard as a "Special Adviser on the Academic Community and the Young." [John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters,The American Presidency Project [online] . Santa Barbara, CA: University of California (hosted), Gerhard Peters (database), cite news|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=2495 |title=143 - Statement Announcing the Appointment of a Special Adviser on the Academic Community and the Young|accessdate=2007-08-30|date=1970-05-08]

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* [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/chancellor/bios/heard.html Vanderbilt University biography of Heard]

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