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This document is a printout of page 3 of an LA Times article by Mark Swed titled 'The case for naming a U.S. secretary of Culture,' dated March 27, 2013. The text discusses potential candidates for the hypothetical position, specifically focusing on Peter Sellars and Leon Botstein. A handwritten arrow explicitly marks the paragraph introducing Leon Botstein, suggesting the user of the document was specifically interested in him. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a congressional investigation.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mark Swed | Author |
Author of the LA Times article, email listed at bottom.
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| Peter Sellars | Subject |
Discussed as a potential nominee for Secretary of Culture; described as persuasive and inspirational.
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| John Adams | Composer |
Collaborated with Sellars on 'Doctor Atomic'.
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| Leon Botstein | Subject/President of Bard College |
Marked with a handwritten arrow. Described as a public intellectual, conductor, and persuasive speaker.
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| William F. Buckley | TV Host |
Hosted 'Firing Line' where Botstein appeared as a young man.
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| Barack Obama | U.S. President |
Mentioned in a hypothetical scenario regarding the creation of a Secretary of Culture post.
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| Christopher Hawthorne | Journalist |
Mentioned in the 'MORE' section footer.
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Organizations (6)
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| Los Angeles Times |
Publisher of the article.
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| World Economic Forum |
Event location where Sellars spoke.
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| Bard College |
Institution where Leon Botstein is president.
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| Firing Line |
TV show mentioned.
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| The Colbert Report |
TV show mentioned.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (Bates stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (4)
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Location of the World Economic Forum.
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Location of Bard College.
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Washington D.C., mentioned in hypothetical scenario.
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Cited as a country that has a Secretary of Culture.
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Relationships (2)
put on 'Doctor Atomic,' an opera
hold his brilliant own against William F. Buckley on 'Firing Line'
Key Quotes (4)
"My second nomination is Leon Botstein, president of Bard College in New York state."Source
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"He is one of our few remaining public intellectuals and a renaissance man..."Source
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"He's an egghead who goes on 'The Colbert Report.'"Source
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"So what is the likelihood that Obama will announce... he is now nominating Sellars or Botstein... Zero. He's not crazy."Source
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The case for naming a U.S. secretary of Culture - latimes.com
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Page 3 of 3
courts controversy ever going to become a national spokesperson, to say nothing of a Washington official?
Sellars, however, happens to be one of the most persuasive and inspirational public figures we have. He exhibits a bottomless empathy and spirituality with broad reach. Yes, some of his productions have been left-leaning, but he can, one on one, reach just about everyone. He is politically motivated and sophisticated. He thinks profoundly about social issues.
He also has a way with politicians. A few years ago he was asked to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about nuclear proliferation — something he became highly knowledgeable about when he and composer John Adams put on "Doctor Atomic," an opera about the creation of the atomic bomb. Sellars held heads of state in awe.
[Handwritten Arrow pointing to next paragraph]
My second nomination is Leon Botstein, president of Bard College in New York state. He is one of our few remaining public intellectuals and a renaissance man, which means he is a conductor, educator and scholar. He too is unusually persuasive when speaking on any number of issues to any kind of audience.
My second nomination is Leon Botstein, president of Bard College in New York state. He is one of our few remaining public intellectuals and a renaissance man, which means he is a conductor, educator and scholar. He too is unusually persuasive when speaking on any number of issues to any kind of audience.
Yes, he's also a liberal, one who as a young man could hold his brilliant own against William F. Buckley on "Firing Line." But he is just as brilliant an administrator who, in his nearly 40-year tenure at Bard, has made the school into one of the most progressive and prominent humanities colleges in the country by appealing to donors on all sides of the political spectrum. He's an egghead who goes on "The Colbert Report."
Botstein makes things happen, and he makes them happen by persuading people to look beyond their preconceptions, to view society in broad and grand terms. He is someone politicians and the people could listen to.
So what is the likelihood that Obama will announce on the steps of the Capitol on Monday that over these next four years he wants to make the arts a national priority and for that reason he is now nominating Sellars or Botstein to the newly created post of secretary of Culture? Zero. He's not crazy.
Still, if Albania can have one, why can't we?
mark.swed@latimes.com
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Copyright © 2013, Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-secretary-of-culture-notebook-... 3/27/2013
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