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Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to John T. McAlister Jr. in response to the latter's correspondence on 14 July 1968. Duncanson thanks McAlister for providing the enclosed items and provides his feedback to each of them. Duncanson critiques McAlister's piece, 'Mountain Minorities', for not quoting sources and states that he did not have time to read McAlister's enclosed testimony of the Fulbright Committee but, nevertheless, writes that he is glad that McAlister's efforts brought him fame.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Fon W. Boardman, Jr. regarding a review in the New York Times Book Review by John T. McAlister Jr., which Duncanson found to be biased against him. Duncanson writes to say the he believes McAlister's review is biased and that he wrote the review to advertise his own ideas, with the intention to provide background support to the campaign of Senator Robert Kennedy's candidacy for President. As a result, Duncanson states that his book is, ultimately, not reviewed. Duncanson expresses regret for requesting a copy to be sent to McAlister to review and writes of McAlister's reputation as regarded on other American campuses as someone who is ambitious and pushful beyond one's talents.