George W. Bush: I Like to Tell the ‘C’ Students, ‘You Too Can Be President’

‘To those of you who’re graduating this afternoon with high honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done; And as I like to tell the ‘C’ students, you too can be president’

“I got a phone call from my landlord Gerald Turner [SMU President]. Rather than raising the rent or threatening to hold our security deposit, I was relieved to hear President Turner ask me if I believed in free speech. I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Perfect, here’s your chance to give one.’"

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