Dive Summary:
- The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will give the commencement address at Ohio State University where 12,000 students are expected to graduate this spring.
- Obama will be the third sitting president to deliver Ohio State's commencement speech after George W. Bush and Gerald Ford did so in 2002 and 1974, respectively; George H. W. Bush and Walter Mondale delivered the address while they were vice president while former president Bill Clinton delivered the 2007 address.
- Obama will also deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College, an all-male, historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia.
From the article:
"... 'Ohio State is honored to have President Obama address our graduates and their families at the largest commencement in school history,' said Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee. 'That the final chapter of our graduates’ college experience will be written by the leader of our remarkable nation is an uncommon and unforgettable distinction.' Gee said he personally invited Obama to be the commencement speaker when he last visited the campus, and he was pleasantly surprised when one of Obama’s advisers called him three weeks ago to say the president would be honored. 'She told me he was a man of his word, and I couldn’t be more tickled that he took me up on my offer.' ..."
