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[applause] vp pence thank you all. Father jenkins, board of trustees, distinguished members of the faculty, my fellow honorees, guests, grandparents, parents, family, and friends gathered here, all who have come from near and far to share a special moment. And congratulations to a generation of promise, the university of notre dame class of 2017. We are proud of you all. [applause] vp pence you know, for this son of indiana, it is great to be back home again. [applause] vp pence but i have to tell you, its deeply humbling for me to participate in the 172nd commencement here at the university of notre dame in her 175th year. My firstgeneration irishamerican mother is actually with us today, 83 years young, nancy pence fritsch. [applause] and you know, im pretty sure my mother never thought shed see me at a graduation at notre dame. [laughter] vp pence hi, mom. The notre dame class of 2017 is a class of extraordinary accomplishment. You came from every corner of america and from all acro ....
[applause] vp pence thank you all. Father jenkins, board of trustees, distinguished members of the faculty, my fellow honorees, guests, grandparents, parents, family, and friends gathered here, all who have come from near and far to share a special moment. And congratulations to a generation of promise, the university of notre dame class of 2017. We are proud of you all. [applause] vp pence you know, for this son of indiana, it is great to be back home again. [applause] vp pence but i have to tell you, its deeply humbling for me to participate in the 172nd commencement here at the university of notre dame in her 175th year. My firstgeneration irishamerican mother is actually with us today, 83 years young, nancy pence fritsch. [applause] and you know, im pretty sure my mother never thought shed see me at a graduation at notre dame. [laughter] vp pence hi, mom. The notre dame class of 2017 is a class of extraordinary accomplishment. You came from every corner of america and from all acro ....
At 7 00 a. M. Wednesday morning. Join the discussion. Over the next two hours on cspan, commencement addresses from around the country with cory booker, mike pence, illinois senator Tammy Duckworth, former president till clinton, former senator kelly ayotte, and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff general just of dunford. We start with senator booker, who spoke to graduates at the Commencement Ceremony at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. Sen. Booker thank you very much. It is incredible to be here and i want to thank you all for inviting me to be a part of this day of history in your lives. Allowing thank you for me to be a small part of this extraordinary community. I want to congratulate the graduates and they want to thank everyone who helped to make this possible. So many helped to make this day possible. I want to thank the parents and the grand ....
Just up the road from the House that Rockne Built, a farmhouse that Notre Dame founder Father Edward Sorin used to own was recently taken apart and rebuilt on a new foundation. ....