Word: simpson
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Three rejections in hand, and the spring semester already underway, Simpson returned to the committee...
...when Simpson, the director of the Institute of Politics (IOP), asked talk show host Oprah Winfrey if she would speak at Class Day ceremonies, Winfrey said no. When he asked Senator John H. Glenn (D-Ohio), a former astronaut, Glenn also said no. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell had the same answer...
...said, 'Now, who do you want me to try to track down.' They said, 'You,'" Simpson says. "It wouldn't matter to me if I were 10th choice...I said I'd be honored...
While many say Simpson will bring the right blend of humor and thought to the Class Day speech, some members of this year's graduating class wonder why the College was unable to find someone more renowned, admits Class Marshal Jante C. Santos...
...These are people whose lives fill up six to eight months in advance," Simpson says. And in recent years, prominent figures have had more obligations, making Harvard's task difficult...