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Will Teach In Spring

Mr. Nutter, who has been
on leave from the University
since February 1969 in the
post under Defense Secretary
Melvin R. Laird, will resume
teaching for the Spring
semester beginning Jan. 30.

In his Pentagon post, Mr.
Nutter has represented the
Defense Department in the
National Security Council and
has also supervised defense
policy in arms control and sales
and in international military
assistance program.

In ceremonies marking the
completion of his term in the
Pentagon, Mr. Laird presented
Mr. Nutter the Department of
Defense Medal for
Distinguished Public Service.

A native of Kansas, Mr.
Nutter taught at Yale before
coming to the faculty here in
1957. He was an issues analyst
and speech writer for the 1964
Goldwater Presidential
campaign.

Mr. Nutter became the
second University faculty
member to be appointed to
high office in the Nixon
administration in 1969. Law
Prof. Edwin S. Cohen was
named assistant secretary of
the treasury for tax affairs.

Mr. Nutter received both
bachelor and doctoral degrees