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- President Obama delivers the commencement address for the 2013 class of The Ohio State University. Obama calls on the graduates, who grew up in years blotted by economic tumult, terrorism and war, to commit to citizenship and public service. Quoting President George W. Bush's address to OSU seniors in 2002, Obama says, "American needs more than taxpayers, spectators, and occasional voters. America needs full-time citizens." He challenges the graduates to "participate, and to persevere" and dares then "to do better."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama delivers the commencement address to the 2013 graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. Obama challenges the graduates to pursue advanced degrees and start businesses but asks that they find the time to defend the powerless, create jobs, and transform communities.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address to the 2016 graduating class of Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Obama offers advice to students, refers to the current political climate, and calls on students to be involved citizens. Obama shares his perceptions of the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump and warns that "in politics and in life ignorance is not a virtue." Held at High Point Solutions Stadium, at the Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-05-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lansing Community College student Michael Venyah talks about his African born father and his mother who is from Alabama, and their respective professions and his high school experience which included dealing with racism and charges of plagiarism. Venyah says that he does not aspire to a middle-class lifestyle and that money doesn't mean that much to him. He compares college in the U.S. and England, describes his approach to life, his ability to be objective, his love of performing music, and not being driven to conform to any traditional definitions of success as he pursues a degree in English and writing. Venyah also reads two of his poems. Part of the series "Generation X: The Hopes and Dreams of College Students," produced and recorded by Robert F. Crawford.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama delivers the commencement address to the 2013 graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. Obama challenges the graduates to pursue advanced degrees and start businesses but asks that they find the time to defend the powerless, create jobs, and transform communities.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lansing Community College student Michael Venyah talks about his African born father and his mother who is from Alabama, and their respective professions and his high school experience which included dealing with racism and charges of plagiarism. Venyah says that he does not aspire to a middle-class lifestyle and that money doesn't mean that much to him. He compares college in the U.S. and England, describes his approach to life, his ability to be objective, his love of performing music, and not being driven to conform to any traditional definitions of success as he pursues a degree in English and writing. Venyah also reads two of his poems. Part of the series "Generation X: The Hopes and Dreams of College Students," produced and recorded by Robert F. Crawford.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama delivers the commencement address for the 2013 class of The Ohio State University. Obama calls on the graduates, who grew up in years blotted by economic tumult, terrorism and war, to commit to citizenship and public service. Quoting President George W. Bush's address to OSU seniors in 2002, Obama says, "American needs more than taxpayers, spectators, and occasional voters. America needs full-time citizens." He challenges the graduates to "participate, and to persevere" and dares then "to do better."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address to the 2016 graduating class of Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Obama offers advice to students, refers to the current political climate, and calls on students to be involved citizens. Obama shares his perceptions of the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump and warns that "in politics and in life ignorance is not a virtue." Held at High Point Solutions Stadium, at the Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-05-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection