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Spring of 1988 Commencement Speaker?
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:01 pm
Does anyone recall the speaker for LSU's May graduation ceremony?
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:03 pm to LawrenceCountyTiger
Richard Simmons
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:04 pm to LawrenceCountyTiger
Think it was Shaq.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:05 pm to LawrenceCountyTiger
Don Redden. He was booed as I recall.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:06 pm to LawrenceCountyTiger
It was chicken... he gave a 3 minute 50 second speech that has gone down as one of the best ever seen in the quad or out
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:09 pm to scott8811
efforting the specific year but came across this
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:12 pm to Tigeralum2008
thanks. I found that as well. I have called the Alumni Center. my wife graduated and neither of us can recall who spoke. In 89 it was Bill Clinton following his disastrous Dem Convention keynote speech. 88 is a blackout.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:13 pm to LawrenceCountyTiger
BTW: '92 was Barbara Bush not Laura. I was there for that one.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:14 pm to Han_solo1988
quote:
Coach Eaux
And he said ....
"YAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDEYAWYDE FOOTBALL"
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:15 pm to LawrenceCountyTiger
A Tiger Droppings post from few years ago listed John Breaux for the December 1988 commencement.
But no dice finding Spring.
But no dice finding Spring.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:19 pm to LawrenceCountyTiger
Was it Professor John Hope Franklin?
I researched The Advocate's website. They want $3 to view the whole article but the preview states:
LSU speaker raps U.S. social policies
Author: CAPITOL NEWS BUREAU
Date: May 19, 1988
Publication: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
Page: 11-D
Before giving advice to other countries, the U.S. should examine its own priorities and be ready to set a better example for the rest of the world, historian and Duke University Professor John Hope Franklin said Wednesday.
U.S. human rights have been challenged, social programs belittled and the Civil Rights Commission "emasculated" by the Reagan administration, Franklin told the 1,975 graduates at LSU's spring commencement.
One of the world's foremost scholars on slavery and...
ETA: CONFIRMED
Historian blasts Reagan on human rights
Author: CAPITOL NEWS BUREAU
Date: May 18, 1988
Publication: State Times (Baton Rouge, LA)
Page: 2-D
U.S. human rights have been challenged, social programs belittled and the Civil Rights Commission "emasculated" by the Reagan administration, a noted authority on racial equality said today.
Historian John Hope Franklin, one of the world's foremost scholars on slavery and racial equality, told the 1,975 graduating seniors at LSU's spring commencement ceremonies that U.S. advice to and condemnation of other countries is not always appropriate.
"One wishes that we had a better record...
I researched The Advocate's website. They want $3 to view the whole article but the preview states:
LSU speaker raps U.S. social policies
Author: CAPITOL NEWS BUREAU
Date: May 19, 1988
Publication: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
Page: 11-D
Before giving advice to other countries, the U.S. should examine its own priorities and be ready to set a better example for the rest of the world, historian and Duke University Professor John Hope Franklin said Wednesday.
U.S. human rights have been challenged, social programs belittled and the Civil Rights Commission "emasculated" by the Reagan administration, Franklin told the 1,975 graduates at LSU's spring commencement.
One of the world's foremost scholars on slavery and...
ETA: CONFIRMED
Historian blasts Reagan on human rights
Author: CAPITOL NEWS BUREAU
Date: May 18, 1988
Publication: State Times (Baton Rouge, LA)
Page: 2-D
U.S. human rights have been challenged, social programs belittled and the Civil Rights Commission "emasculated" by the Reagan administration, a noted authority on racial equality said today.
Historian John Hope Franklin, one of the world's foremost scholars on slavery and racial equality, told the 1,975 graduating seniors at LSU's spring commencement ceremonies that U.S. advice to and condemnation of other countries is not always appropriate.
"One wishes that we had a better record...
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:22 pm to mikelbr
LSU Alumni Center came through.
Prof. John Hope Franklin from Duke university.
Prof. John Hope Franklin from Duke university.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:22 pm to Tigeralum2008
From Carter, Reagan, H.W, and Bush II to freakin' JBE. Sheesh
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:32 pm to Tigeralum2008
Why would Laura Bush be a commencement speaker in 1992. She wasn't even the first lady of Texas then.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:37 pm to NIH
The way the trend is going in a few years it's going to be Chris Guillot just yelling go tigers for 25 mins.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:39 pm to oreeg
quote:
Why would Laura Bush be a commencement speaker in 1992. She wasn't even the first lady of Texas then.
It should have been Barbara Bush but the shitty LSU Reveille posted the wrong bush First Lady
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 4/18/18 at 1:40 pm to Tigeralum2008
outstanding! thank you!
Posted on 4/18/18 at 2:15 pm to Tigeralum2008
The Jindal and JBE picks are just plain lazy.
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