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Graduation Speech Defends Liberalism Amid Campus Debate
Chancellor Caldwell spoke to about 1 570 graduates at North Carolina State about academic freedom and free speech. He argued the university tradition protects free minds and resists censorship while noting the state law restricting certain speakers on state campuses. He urged open inquiry and defended diverse political views as essential to true liberalism. Replicating the ceremony, degrees and honorary doctorates were awarded at Reynolds Coliseum.
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North Carolina
Lyndon Johnson
John Bircher
Fidel Castro
Consolidated University Board of Trustees
Reynolds Coliseum
John H. Lampe