Tom Hanks delivers the
2023 Harvard University commencement address
If you want to celebrate independence this month, I invite you to watch this video of Tom Hanks’ speech to Harvard graduates. It’s a celebration of our shared humanity, from the person who can repair a screen door to the person who negotiates political conflicts. It’s a mixture of challenge to continue making “our more perfect union,” celebration of our differences within the equality of our human race, warning of the threats to our democracy, definition of “Truth,” and fear of indifference.
All of this content is presented with humility and humor.
Take 20 minutes to enjoy this speech, which was definitely better than the one I heard at my graduation from NIU in 1970.