Watch Live Now: President Obama Delivers Commencement Address
President Barack Obama beginning at 12:30 PM ET today delivers the commencement address at Barnard College, and, along with Evan Wolfson, the founder of Freedom To Marry, will receive the Barnard College Medal of Distinction.
We’ll bring you the text of his speech and a video after the event as soon as they are available.
Note: video starts immediately — you may want to adjust your volume. Apologies, it’s beyond out control!
UPDATE: For the complete video and text of the President’s speech, see our full report:
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/EOP_OVP_player.swf
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