Word: simpson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Alan K. Simpson's original job was to help members of the senior class committee find the perfect Class Day speaker...
...after working unsuccessfully for nine months to acquire the likes of former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell and septuagenarian-astronaut and Ohio senator John Glenn, the committee tapped Simpson, a visiting lecturer and Eliot House resident, to deliver the June 9 address...
...while some seniors said they were disappointed by the choice since the speaker is such a regular figure on campus, Simpson promised a speech that would surpass everyone's expectations...
...Simpson said he plans to discuss how "humor is the universal solvent against the abrasive elements of life" and promised to reveal some secrets about his own life...
...When [students] look around cynically at politicians and those looking only to serve themselves, they'll remember David Pryor [as a positive example]," Simpson said...