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toddwv

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Mon Sep 26, 2016, 03:20 PM Sep 2016

Hillary and Aleatha Williams.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-speaks-high-school-graduates-bronx-article-1.294577

Hillary Clinton speaks to high school graduates in the Bronx

It might have been any other inspirational graduation speech, touching on all the requisite points of hard work, the value of education and the open vistas of the future.

But the speaker was Hillary Clinton, and the Pelham Preparatory Academy graduation address Sunday was her first big hometown public appearance since the suspension of her dramatic bid for the presidency.

Clinton got a rock star reception at the graduation, which she had vowed to attend four years ago to see Aleatha Williams, 17, accept her diploma. Williams and her mother have a longstanding relationship with the Clintons, volunteering tirelessly for their many campaigns.

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"I have just finished the most extraordinary experience that anybody could possibly have: being able to travel around our country, this great, sprawling, diverse country from one end to the other, meeting thousands and thousands of people who want a better life for themselves and their families, who believe in all their heart in the American Dream," Clinton said.


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Hillary and Aleatha Williams. (Original Post) toddwv Sep 2016 OP
Thank you for sharing this. n/t snacker Sep 2016 #1
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