Educator, public servant, foundation executive, McGeorge Bundy has achieved distinction in each field of endeavor. He became dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science at Harvard University at the early age of 34, having previously been professor of government. This was a creative era in Harvard’s history, and Bundy was one of the leaders in bringing about changes initiated at that time. The late President John F. Kennedy, recruiting able contemporaries for his administration, brought Bundy to the White House as adviser on national security affairs. In this office he performed an invaluable service. In the testimony of his associates, his foremost contribution was in pulling together the various and often conflicting strands of a foreign-policy issue. There he sup plied the cutting edge that assisted the President in making difficult decisions. He proved to be an eminently literate, witty, and penetrating analyst of contemporary American politics and policies. After the death of President Kennedy, Bundy continued under President Johnson for more than two years in his White House assignment, resigning to become president of the Ford Foundation.
For his notable accomplishments in three separate fields—education, public service, and foundation administration—the Cosmos Club of Washington takes pride in naming McGeorge Bundy as the recipient of the Fourth Cosmos Club Award.
