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- 1 2 3 4 5 Liu, Caitlin (March 30, 1999). "Pepperdine President Davenport to Retire After 15 Years". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- 1 2 Libman, Gary (April 15, 1985). "Pepperdine's Davenport: Of Law and the Gospel" . The Los Angeles Times. p. 47. Retrieved October 4, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "David Davenport".
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