North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Commencement Address
May 7, 2005 – Greensboro, North Carolina
“The purpose of a commencement speaker is to dispense wisdom. But the older I get, the more I realize that the most important wisdom I’ve learned in life has come from my mother and my father. Before we go any further, let’s hear it one more time for your mothers and mother figures, fathers and father figures, family, and friends in the audience today.”
Detroit Economic Club
“The End of Manifest Destiny”
May 23, 2005
“I’m not here to tell you what really happened in the HP Boardroom, although I am here to talk about something that created major headlines. What I want to talk about today happened a little over a year ago, and it really made me think about the state of our nation.”