Yale Daily News

Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009 6:56 p.m.

A A A

Bush mixes humor with humility in Commencement talk

YDN Staff Reporter
Published Tuesday, May 22, 2001

So much for Phi Beta Kappa. At the 300th Yale Commencement Monday, President George W. Bush '68 told the graduates, "C students -- you too can be president."

In a move that symbolized the reconciliation of a man and his alma mater, Bush returned to Yale for the first time in years to receive an honorary degree and speak at Commencement. Following a few bars of "Hail to the Chief," the president delivered a 12-minute speech that evoked more cheers and laughs than protests from graduates and guests alike. Bush spoke about his present love for Yale, his undergraduate days and...

Sorry, but comments are disabled for this article.