Remarks at the Morgan State University commencement ceremony in Baltimore, Maryland. (Pres. Bill Clinton speech)(Transcript)

From: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents | Date: May 26, 1997 | Copyright information

Pres Bill Clinton congratulates the members of the graduating class of 1997, their family and their friends. He also commends Morgan State University for producing majority of the country's doctors, judges, business executives, engineers and scientists. The president challenges the new graduates to honor the legacy of their predecessors and other pioneering African-American professionals by becoming the scientists, scholars and doctors of tomorrow.

May 18, 1997

Thank you. Dr...

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