Word: roosevelt
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...former University President Abbott Lawrence Lowell, who presided over the ceremonies, wrote in his invitation to Roosevelt, “[W]e hope you will choose for your theme for a brief address something connected with Harvard... and feel that you would welcome this opportunity to divorce yourself from the arduous demands of politics and political speechmaking.” The note ended with a request for Roosevelt to keep his comments to less than 10 minutes...
...language towards big business was “fiery,” Goodwin said, noting that Roosevelt “transformed America into a middle-class country...
...undergraduate, Roosevelt was exposed to an environment that was predominantly white, male, and Protestant. The record of his courses reveal that he may have had presidential aspirations even as an undergraduate—enrolling in classes that included Constitutional Government, Public Address, and Administration of the Government...
...Goodwin noted that the timing of the renovation coincides perfectly with the current political climate. She drew parallels between President Barack Obama and Roosevelt, saying that both men have proven adept at conveying a realistic picture of the economic and political challenges facing the country, while simultaneously inspiring confidence in the American people...
...That year, Eleanor Roosevelt placed a commemorative plaque in the suite that had alternated between uses as student suite and a faculty office since Roosevelt’s graduation until as late...