it's good to be back in gaston hall. my son, hunter, as a matter of fact, five bidens have graduated from this great university. based on tuition, i think a sidewalk should be named after me. one of my two sons, hunter biden, a brilliant young man, and two of my sister's children and two of my brother's children and it has served them all incredibly well. i was thinking that as i walked out the first time i walked on this stage was back when father owe donovan was president. he asked me to deliver the most difficult speech i have ever delivered in my life. no speech, i mean this sincerely, did i work harder on. my son joined the jesuit volunteer corp. it was a retreat filled as this hall is today. i was asked by father whether i would come and speak on how my faith had informed my public policy. i had spent most of my career, all of my career, making sure never to twain let the twain meet or to talk about my faith as it related to public policy. it was personal. i didn't know how to tell father o'donovan. i worked very h