There are some outspoken celebrities, such as Jane Fonda. But Dr. Spock holds a unique position as both a once-trusted member of the establishment, and a radical capable of rattling the government.

Few jobs are as creative as child rearing, but too many of us tend to belittle it "because anybody can have a baby," Dr. Benjamin M. Spock told an audience at Lowell House last night. On the other ...