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Harvard poetry project donor Leon Black gift linked to potential political leverage involving Joe Biden

Date
November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #028952
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1
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The passage mentions a sizable donation from billionaire Leon Black to a Harvard humanities project and references a conversation with Joe Biden about the project's content. While it hints at possible Leon Black provided a multi‑million‑dollar gift to the Poetry in America project at Harvard. The donor’s money enabled staff salaries, studio space, and a Harvard base for the initiative. The author

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