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Lectures in History

FEED DROP: 2026 Commencement Speeches: Ron DeSantis, Muriel Bowser, Scott Bessent & James Patterson

Lectures in History

C-SPAN

News, History, Politics

4.2737 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Hear another collection of memorable 2026 commencement speeches from campuses across the country featuring Erika Kirk, Ron DeSantis, Muriel Bowser, Scott Bessent, and bestselling author James Patterson. This edition of C-SPAN’s Commencement Addresses podcast features reflections on leadership, faith, creativity, public service, curiosity, and navigating an uncertain future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This year's commencement season brought together voices from politics, literature, education, and public service, all offering graduates a few final lessons before they stepped into the next chapter.

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From college campuses across the country, C-SPAN presents another collection of memorable and talked-about speeches from the 26th commencement season.

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At Hillsdale College, educator Erica Kirk encouraged graduates to embrace intellectual curiosity and

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lifelong learning, reminding students that character matters just as much as achievement.

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Thank you. First, I want to say thank you to Dr. Arne, your beautiful wife, Penny. You guys have been there for me during the darkest moments of my life. So thank you for that.

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To all of you here, parents, class of 2026, faculty and staff, it's an honor to be here. It's an honor to accept the degrees

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that I'll be receiving later on behalf of myself and Charlie. On a lighter note, yesterday was

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my wedding anniversary, and I couldn't help but think of a funny story to share

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with you through, I had obviously a lot of pain, but when we got married and we went

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