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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States Wikipedia*

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Harvard University has hosted 70 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1983 Forum. The year with the most events was 1986 with 17 events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2015 with an average of 1,719 views per video. Most appearances with Graham T. Allison (6), Harvey C. Mansfield (5), James W. Ceaser (4). Most common tags: Colleges & Universities, Tocqueville, Philosophy.

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