President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush addressed USC guests, students, faculty and Widney Society members in a packed Bovard Auditorium on Nov. 19. USC was honored to host the 43rd President and former First Lady through the President’s Distinguished Lecture series.
Sponsored by the University of Southern California’s President’s Distinguished Lecture series, the event featured a conversation between President and Mrs. Bush facilitated by James G. Ellis, dean of the USC Marshall School of Business.
USC President C. L. Max Nikias welcomed the audience and introduced the first couple.
“It is a rare opportunity to spend this evening in the company of two people who have practiced leadership on such a global stage, at such pivotal moments in human history,” Nikias said. “Few people have carried the cosmic sense of pressure and responsibility on their shoulders that our former President and First Lady have.”
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