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PRESIDENT OF THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
Newport, Rhode Island
02840

3 January 1978

Dear Will and Ariel,

I had the privilege of meeting you in San Diego at the
American Acadamy of Achievement festivities the summer before
last. I'm now the President of the Naval War College.

Each year the Naval War College holds a series of lectures
designed to expose our 400 students, plus the faculty, staff and
their wives to a broad range of cultural topics in the various
fields of the arts and sciences not covered in the curriculum.
These evening affairs are also open to interested people from
the local Newport community. Lectures in our Contemporary
Civilization series are given about once a month by persons of
note in their particular field.

Would you be interested in delivering one of the lectures
during our 1978-79 Academic Year? We can offer you a modest
honorarium, travel expenses, and the use of our Constellation
Guest Cabin, a pleasant two bedroom apartment overlooking
Narragansett Bay, during your visit here. Our Spruance
Auditorium seats up to 1100 people and offers a full range of
audio-visual equipment to support your presentation.

I look forward to hearing from you and hope you may be
able to join us in the future.

Sincerely,
(Signature)
J.B. STOCKDALE
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy

Will & Ariel Durant (Handwritten) We want you both to come.
5608 Briarcliff Road
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Enclosure: NWC Brochure