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selection of such a specialized course. he said i should focus on English. (laughter.) i still hear that quite often. ( laughter.) but my critics don’t realize i don’t make verbal gaffes. i’m speaking in the perfect forms and rhythms of ancient haiku. (applause.)i did take English here, and i took a class called “the history and practice of american oratory,” taught by rollin g. osterweis. (applause.) and, president levin, i want to give credit where credit is due. i want the entire world to know this everything i know about the spoken word, i learned right here at yale. (laughter.)as a student, i tried to keep a low profile. it worked. last year the new york times interviewed john morton blum because the record showed i had taken one of his courses. casting his mind’s eye over the parade of young faces down through the years, professor blum said, and i quote, “i don’t have the foggiest recollection of him.” (laughter.)but i remember professor blum. and i still recall his dedication and high standards of learning. in my time there were many great professors at yale. and there still are. they’re the ones who keep yale going after the mencements, after we have all gone our separate ways. i’m not sure i remembered to thank them the last time i was here, but now that i have a second chance, i thank the professors of yale university. (applause.)that’s how i’ve e to feel about the yale experience grateful. i studied hard, i played hard, and i made a lot of lifelong friends. what stays with you from college is the part of your education you hardly ever notice at the time. it’s the expectations and examples around you, the ideals you believe in, and the friends you make.in my