The idyllic situation in which I found myself in the late 1940s—teaching and research among a group of congenial colleagues—was disrupted in 1949 by a political event, the requirement of the faculty to sign an anti-Communist loyalty oath. This led to turmoil and bitterness, which made it difficult to work. It seemed a good time to leave Berkeley for a while, and to broaden my horizons through visiting appointments at other universities.
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Lehmann, E.L. (2008). Mathematical Statistics at Other Universities. In: Reminiscences of a Statistician. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71597-1_4
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