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next to kitty, , come into caucuses last boss. i wasas honored to serve with me as my call it for several years to witness his dedication to our students come to our faculty and toto the broader northeastern community. i first met governor dukakis as a 16-year-old in 1988 when i was elected president of the massachusetts association of student councils. i wish i could say i have age as graceful as you have, mike. there we are on the right. at that time you wrote me a very nice letter, and i've treasured it for 36 years. what impressed me most about your letter was not the fact that you sent it, but the fact that it was dated july 6, 1988, 12 days before the democratic national convention. just days before what was arguably the most high profile event of your political career,

you make it a priority to write to a high school sophomore in your state to congratulate him on an achievement. i would like to read an excerpt from that letter. quote, i would like to extend my commendations and gratitude for your outstandingng contributions of time, effort, and skills to the people of your community as well as for your personal and scholastic achievements. as a vocal and active example to others, you have serve to inspire the goodwill and participation of many others. if i may, i would like to echo these same words back to you today because they capture perfectly my own sentiments to you on this location. it is fitting that we gather today on giving day on our campus when the university univy community comes together to support itself. i can think of no other individual is given as much to this institution for as long as governor dukakis has.

in fact, only very few come to mind with ae record of public service to this commonwealth and to this country that is as is lengthy and thus distinguish as governor dukakis. service is at the very core of what michael dukakis is all about. it is who he is. he joined our faculty is as distinguished professor of political science in 1991. for 29 years he helped educate students and colleagues alike about public policy and leadership, about the value of public service in this great country, andra he has been an inspiration and a role model for all of a us. we are proud and honored to celebrate him and his legacy today. onin this special giving day at northeastern, it is our opportunity to get something back to you, our gratitude and are profound appreciation. governor dukakis has touched and fought for so many committees all across this country.

as a fellow greek american i would bee remiss if i did not express my gratitude to the government for special and enduring commitment to his cultural heritage and to theer greek american community writ large.ex his example is an inspiration to so many of us, and we could not be more proud or more grateful. [speaking in native tongue] i thank my colleagues in the department of political science, the school of public policy and urban affairs and its director, the college of social sciences and humanities and its new dean, and office of the president for helping to organize such a wonderful tribute today for governor dukakis. so let's begin. our master of ceremonies today is a dear friend and another shining example of greek american leadership and service, ernie anastas. early is a popular celebrated

new york in the award-winning television news anchor and radio talkshow host who is published, he's a published author of children's books and hall of fame broadcaster with over four decades as a top news anchor at abc, cbs and fox in new york. he has won more than 30 in the awards and nominations including the academies prestigious lifetime in the award. he has covered all the major news stories in new york anchored from political conventions and impute a long list of world leaders and famous celebrities. his signature programs include positively ernie, her daily on debbie abc radio and is a nationally syndicated tv show positively america, now seen on 200 tv stations across the country including new york.fo early as a chip in for positive and uplifting news with a commitment to inform educate and inspire his followers. he also happens to be a summa cum laude graduate of northeastern university and is

happy to be here today to pay tribute to a special friend and are distinguished on every michael dukakis. please welcome our master of ceremonies for today's symposium new york legend ernie anastas. [applause] >> thank you. a little song and dancece here. my my my. look at your faces. you know, i have to say one thing at the very get-go. having reported news in new york for over four decades and come on t the air in the evening and think that evening and then say why it wasn't, this is good news and i love this story and you should applaud your sales and michael dukakis for this wonderful day bringing uswe all together. michael, we love you. [applause] you know, i thrive on enthusiasm, and michael and i were talking about that just before we came in here because here's a guy who's got a good heart. i'm honored to be here as an

alumnus of our beautiful university and to be sharing something that i trulyel believe in, and that's honoring people, rewarding good behavior. so many times on the news we reward bad behavior, they become stars and celebrities but we had report i can report speedy we will break away from this program for live coverage of the u.s. senate this morning lawmakers holding a brief session. no votes are expected until monday september 9.