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In reply to the discussion: Regarding Hillary Clinton [View all]H2O Man
(73,537 posts)Levy taught at Colgate, just up the road from me. I haven't seen or spoken to him in years, and have no idea if he is still there.
That was a hectic period in Carter's defense effort. As the (non-legal) defense committee grew, there were all of the strange and unnecessary tensions between various members that you could think of. Not everyone was on their best behavior -- it was eye-opening for me that "celebrities" turned out to be normal, imperfect people.
The most important and decent of Rubin's supporters was Muhammad Ali. And they had not been friends when they were both boxing in the 1960s. Rubin was tight with Sonny Liston; Ali called Sonny "the big ugly bear," and Rubin "the little ugly bear." Angelo Dundee always liked Rubin, though. He worked the corners of a half-dozen of Ali's sparring partners who fought Carter.
Sometimes, I think I should write a book on that case.