hell broke loose. kingman brewster was yale's president in the 1960s famous for finally admitting women to the college. he was eager to make yale more inclusive. >> good morning. >> courting more applicants from public schools. and he slashed legacy admissions by almost half in just one year. >> disaster. immediate disaster. >> the alumni revolted. yale graduate william f. buckley jr. lamented that the son of an alumnus now has less chance of getting in than some boy from p.s. 109 somewhere. >> alumni contribution just fell off a cliff. >> eventually, brewster gave in, and ever since, no ivy league school has dared to take on the admissions preference for alumni children. >> they're terrified what would happen to their fund-raising if they got rid of legacy preference.