Laura comes to Malibu
Looks like Pepperdine grads are getting their send-off from none other than Laura Bush this year. The First Librarian is sked to give the commencement address on Saturday, April 28. (Recent 'best-of-luck-in-the-real-world' speeches have been delivered by TV pitchman and former Nixon speechwriter, Ben Stein, and Ken Starr, dean of the law school and quite a wordsmith in his own right.)
Traffic and parking in town are challenging on commencement weekends. Factor in Mrs. Bush et al and who knows...
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