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It’s that time of year, again. Commencement speakers address graduating college and university classes, and inevitably their speeches are ranked, assessed, complimented, and criticized. This year, both NPR and Vox.com have compiled the best commencement speeches ever. From the lists they created, we’ve found all the commencement addresses that happened in Washington, DC and posted them below:
President John F. Kennedy, American University, June 10, 1963
Ken Burns, Georgetown University, 2006
Tony Snow, The Catholic University of America, May 12, 2007
Rahm Emanuel, George Washington University, May 27, 2009
Gary Malkowski, Gallaudet University, 2011
What do you think? Do you have any other favorites?
To see the full lists, go here for NPR and here for Vox.com.
