Hillary Rodham Clinton surprises Yale graduates

Source: AP




Hillary Rodham Clinton surprises Yale graduates


Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton receives an honorary Doctor of Laws AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Provost Peter …



By KATIE NELSON, Associated Press Writer Katie Nelson, Associated Press Writer – 19 mins ago

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a surprise return to her alma mater on Monday, picking up an honorary degree from Yale University 36 years after earning her law degree from the Ivy League school.

Graduates celebrating commencement at Yale erupted in cheers as Clinton was introduced. In keeping with Yale tradition, the names of honorary degree recipients are a closely held secret, although word began trickling out Sunday of Clinton's participation.

None of the 10 honorary degree recipients spoke during the morning ceremony held for the university at large, where Yale handed out 2,868 undergraduate and graduate degrees. It was the school's 308th commencement ceremony.

Clinton did speak for about five minutes during the Yale Law School's separate commencement event held in the early afternoon. There, the 60-year-old Clinton reminisced about her days at Yale, saying the law school was an "encampment for protests and frivolity" when she arrived in the fall of 1969..............

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Repost as the first one had a messed up Link.
Thanks to the mods.

It must have been a great day for all. She looks grand at the photo at the link.

She's 62 (63 in October). It's not that important--it just struck me because I'll be 60 on my next birthday, and I knew Hillary was older than I am.

Hillary was born on October 26, 1947. She is 61 years old, she will be 62 on her next birthday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton

;-)

her well.

for her to show up.

an absence of fact checking.

On the bright side, the students must have been nicely surprised.