So it’s something about AUD’s administration that it believes that the bigger the name of the visitor, the better the image for the school. I don’t think anyone could argue with the logic, except to say, that maybe the money it cost to bring the former President of the United States to the school could possibly be used for other things...

Bill Clinton spoke to the AUD student body for about 1 hour and then left. While leaving, I decided to see if I could meet him on his way out. So I went down to the first floor, I was originally on the second, and there he was shaking hands. There really wasn’t much of a hassle at all. I waited for about 3 minutes and shook his and said hello. It seems almost surreal that I got to shake a president’s hand, almost as if it’s really not that impressive. In fact I feel kind of stupid just mentioning it, but in the bigger picture, I don’t think I’ve ever met a mayor, governor, senator, or anyone else in any particular important role in government before. Now within five months I’ve spoken to and shook the hands of Colin Powell and Bill Clinton. So I guess I think I want to mention it.

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