ROGERS SHAKING HANDS WITH UNIVERSITY Y PRESIDENT AND OTHER COLGATE OFFICIALS, AUDITORIUM, GRADUATING CLASS TAKING SEATS, SPECTATORS ETC, ROGERS SPEAKING SAYING THAT NO MINDS CAN BE CHANGED ON VIETNAM BY FURTHER ARGUMENTATION, I ASK YOU TO WATCH EVENTS CLOSELY IN THE NEXT YEAR THE DIRECTION AND CERTAINTY OF OUR POLICY CAN NO LONGER BE SERIOUSLY QUESTION, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DEBATE AND PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THE DETAILS, BUT THE COURSE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ON THE DETAILS, BUT THE COURSE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CHARTERED BY THE PRESIDENT AND IS IRREVERSIBLE CROWD APPLAUDS THEN OBRIEN ENDING IS VALEDICTORIA SPEECH WITH ADDENDUM TO EFFECT THAT NAMES OF THE SENIORS WITH ADDENDUM, SAYING FOLLOWING SENIORS (HE READS OFF THE NAMES.. BUT ONLY A FEW IN THIS CUT) WAN TO GO ON RECORD EXPRESSING THEIR DISAPPROVAL OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY IN ASISA AND PLEADING PLEDGING NOT TO ACCEPT COMBAT ROLE IN INDOCHINA IF DRAFTED. SHOTS OF SOME RISING, THEN ALL DISSENTERS STANDING. THEN PRESIDENT OF COLGATE THAT ROSTRUM APOLOGIZING FOR INCIDENT.




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Background: SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM ROGERS CALLED FOR SUPPORT OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY FROM THE YOUNG ON SUNDAY DURING A COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT COLGATE UNIVERSITY TERMINATED