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August 23, 2008

Sen. Obama jokes with Knox President

Filed under: Speakers, Commencement, College News — Karrie @ 1:16 pm

Excerpt from WQAD TV-8:

…Democratic supporters marvel at Obama’s meteoric rise with national politics that also touches Galesburg’s Knox College.

“He gave the Knox College commencement address in 2005,” Knox College President Roger Taylor.

“He came up to me and said, ‘Oh you’re the president of Knox College, it’s that Knox commencement address that launched my career’,” Taylor reminisced.