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1、THEPRESIDENT:PresidentLevin,thankyouverymuch.DeanBrodhead,fellowsoftheYaleCorporation,fellowYaleparents,families,andgraduates:It'saspecialprivilegetoreceivethishonorarydegree.Iwasproud33yearsagotoreceivemyfirstYaledegree.I'mevenprouderthatinyoureyesI'veearnedthisone.Icon
2、gratulatemyfellowhonorees.I'mpleasedtosharethishonorwithsuchadistinguishedgroup.I'mparticularlypleasedtobeherewithmyfriend,theformerofMexico.SenorPresidente,ustedesunverdaderolider,yungranamigo.(Applause.)Icongratulatealltheparentswhoarehere.It'sagloriousdaywhenyourchild
3、graduatesfromcollege.It'sagreatdayforyou;it'sagreatdayforyourwallet.(Laughter.)Mostimportant,congratulationstotheclassof2001.(Applause.)Tothoseofyouwhoreceivedhonors,awards,anddistinctions,Isay,welldone.AndtotheCstudents--(applause)--Isay,you,too,canbePresidentoftheUnite
4、dStates.(Laughterandapplause.)AYaledegreeisworthalot,asIoftenremindDickCheney--(laughter)--whostudiedhere,butleftalittleearly.Sonowweknow--ifyougraduatefromYale,youbecomePresident.Ifyoudropout,yougettobeVicePresident.(Laughter.)Iappreciatesoverymuchthechancetosayafewword
5、sonthisoccasion.IknowYalehasatraditionofhavingnocommencementspeaker.Ialsoknowthatyou'vecarvedoutasingleexception.MostpeoplethinkthattospeakatYale'scommencement,youhavetobePresident.Butovertheyears,thespecificationshavebecomefarmoredemanding.NowyouhavetobeaYalegraduate,yo
6、uhavetobePresident,andyouhavehadtohavelosttheYalevotetoRalphNader.(Applause.)Thisismyfirsttimebackhereinquiteawhile.I'msurethateachofyouwillmakeyourownjourneybackatleastafewtimesinyourlife.Ifyou'relikeme,youwon'tremembereverythingyoudidhere.(Laughter.)Thatcanbeagoodthing
7、.(Laughter.)Buttherewillbesomepeople,andsomemoments,youwillneverforget.Take,forexample,myoldclassmate,DickBrodhead,theaccomplisheddeanofthisgreatuniversity.(Applause.)Irememberhimasayoungscholar,abrightlad--(laughter)--ahardworker.WebothputalotoftimeinattheSterlingLibrar
8、y,inthereadingroom,wheretheyhavethosebigleathercouches.(Laughter.)Wehadamutualunderstanding--Dickwouldn
