▁professor ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁At ▁age ▁ 2 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁teachers ▁to ▁receive ▁ten ure ▁in ▁Columbia ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Anderson ▁was ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁philosophy ▁and ▁nov els ▁of ▁A yn ▁Rand . ▁He ▁became ▁personally ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Rand ▁and ▁her ▁circle ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁attended ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁Nathan iel ▁Br anden ▁Institute . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁policy ▁research ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁President ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁Richard ▁N ixon , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁Special ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁then , ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁" Special ▁Cons ult ant ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁Systems ▁Analysis ". ▁It ▁was ▁through ▁his ▁recommendation ▁that ▁Alan ▁Gre ens pan ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁government . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Walter ▁O i ▁and ▁Mil ton ▁Fried man ▁he ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁helping ▁to ▁end ▁military ▁cons cription ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁A ▁report ▁written ▁by ▁Anderson ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁basic ▁income , ▁which ▁quoted ▁heavily ▁from ▁Karl ▁Pol any i ' s ▁The ▁Great ▁Trans formation ▁on ▁the ▁Spe en ham land ▁system , ▁was ▁cred ited ▁by ▁R ut ger ▁B reg man ▁and ▁Core y ▁Robin ▁with ▁N ixon ▁moving