Background
Swift, Richard Newton was born on March 5, 1924 in Newark. Son of Max and Gertrude S. (Bovit) Swift.
Swift, Richard Newton was born on March 5, 1924 in Newark. Son of Max and Gertrude S. (Bovit) Swift.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard College, 1944. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1949.
Instructor government University Massachusetts (summer), Fort Devens, 1947. Instructor New York University, 1949—1951, assistant to associate professor, 1951—1962, professor politics, 1962—1983, chairman department politics, 1963—1968, director graduate studies, 1981—1982, professor emeritus, from 1983. Visiting lecturer government Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951—1952.
Visiting lecturer political science Yale University, New Haven, 1958—1959, 1961—1962. Intern United Nations (summer), 1948. Visiting fellow Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, 1984.
Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1946-1949.
Member of International Law Association (executive committee American branch member 1973-1985), American Political Science Association (life).