○  commencement address at wellesley college  ○

now,  maybe we should adjust faster; maybe we should adjust slower. but whatever the era whatever the times, one thing will never change: fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. you must read to your children. and you must hug your children. and you must love your children. your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the white house, but on what happens inside your house.

for over fifty years, it was said that the winner of wellesley's annual hoop race would be the first to get married. now they say, the winner will be the first to become a c.e.o. both of those stereotypes show too little tolerance for those who want to know where the mermaids stand. so i want to offer a new legend: the winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream -- not society's dreams  -- her own personal dream.

and who knows? somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the white house as the president's spouse.

i wish him well!

well, the controversy ends here. but our conversation is only beginning. and a worthwhile conversation it has been. so as you leave wellesley today, take with you deep thanks for the courtesy and the honor you have shared with mrs. gorbachev and with me. thank you. god bless you. and may your future be worthy of your dreams.

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