for a wonderful round of applause for our speaker today. [applause] and for all of you tennis fans out there, i have something very excited it is very exciting like to let you know, and to thank you that the usta has donated two tickets to the 2012 u.s. open. include seating in the president's courtside box, hospitality, access to all other courts, and behind-the-scenes tour of the arthur ashe stadium. we will be auctioning off these tickets and the proceeds will go to our national press club journalism institute. it is committed to helping working journalist improve their skills through ongoing training programs and encouraging in future journalist through its scholarships. we ask that you keep an eye on our website for information on

how to bid on this. besides her victory over bobby riggs, what was your most satisfying victory? >> first of all, that was not my .ost satisfying whein it was most satisfying from a pressure point of view. it was about social change, not about tenants. tennis at the grass-roots level exploded after that moment. i would say anything to do with teams, those are the ones i cherish. absolutely at the top. i am a team kind of girl. i grew up in team sports. for me, it is the teams. world team tennis, i played for those in new york and chicago teams, those are the ones i hold

dear. i still have deeper relationships with those people, and also for the fed cut. touching the fed cup was a real honor. -- coaching the fed cup was a real honor. [applause] i want to thank all of you for coming out today. we have some tennis balls we are going to close with that ms. king is going to lob out into the audience. notice the colors. [laughter]

>> a lot of people already have this stuff. they are like, i don't need this. [laughter] >> back in the back, get ready. [laughter]

[applause] >> thank you all for joining us today. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> and chris supreme court decision remaining for this term, including cases dealing with the affordable care act and arizona immigration law.

and the egyptian presidential election and what it means for the egyptian people and u.s.-you did relations. and the conversation with a washington post columnist. >> a lot of people don't get in the book, the understanding of who she was. most of it has been written by people that talked to friends of friends of friends that they don't really have the information themselves. >> from late 1960, to 1964, until served on the personal guard of jacqueline kennedy. >> how humorous she was at times, how athletic shoe was at times.

it put me to the test that many times, and i did my best. >> more with until sunday night at 8:00. >> up next, commencement addresses from around the country. first, michael bloomberg, them bob mcconnell followed by baltimore mayor rawlings blake and oklahoma gov. mary fallon. the commencement speaker at chapel hill. he addressed the crowd of 30,000 on may 13 and said north carolina's recent same sex marriage bill shows there,000 o. he said north carolina's same- sex marriage vote shows there is work to be done for so rights in this country. the founder of bloomberg news was first elected mayor in 2001. here is his speech in advice

for the graduate and class of 2012. this is about 20 minutes. tar. forgive me but i just wanted to start this morning by shouting something but i knew what would happen if i said rah-rah carolina. on that positive note, good morning, faculty, family, friends of the great class of 2012. and i particularly wanted to thank chancellor thorpe and the unc board of trustees, including my friend and four fellow alum peter for inviting me here.

i also want to thank the president of the unc system and a former unc system president my old friend dick spangler. you should know that dick and i went to the harvard business school just because neither of us could get into unc. i am thrilled to be standing here today not only because unc is one of our country's oldest and greatest institutions. i'm actually thrilled to be standing here because it means i did not trip on the bricks walking over here. it's really treacherous out there. but i know this is only one of the many challenges you have overcome on the way to your diplomacy today. you have battled your way through trying to find a parking place on campus, you've battled your way through trying to register for classes on connect carolina. you have battled through living in hilton james and having to

walk in the rain to an am class at grand memorial. and you have battled your way through many games of zombies and humans. now, i have to admit i never heard of that game but it does sound like good preparation for anyone who will be moving to washington, d.c. you've survived it all and here you are. however, while this is a very special day for you, before imparting some of my invaluable indispensible words of wisdom i would like to say something about another important group here today. they are sitting on the sides here beaming proudly and not even thinking about what it cost to get to this day. or what happens if you can't get a job and have to move back home. i am talking about your parents and relatives. so why don't you give them a

big hand. [applause] and since today is not only a very special day here but a very special day across our cound -- country, let me wish all the mothers here happy mother's day. being asked to speak at unc is really a dream come true for me. and i want this commencement speech to be different from any speech that has ever been given. and in light of recent events here at chapel hill, there was only one way to do that. so i plan to slow jam the commencement address. [cheers and applause] unfortunately, i couldn't convince brandford mars less to

join me. but i'm still determined to make this memorable so i did do a lot of research to put me fully in the unc groove. since i arrived this morning, i've already climbed the bell tower and signed my name, i sat on the daytona beachy doppler bench i challenged chancellor thorpe to a rubism cube contevs and got my butt whipped. i drank out of the well for good luck. soim warned me since some fraternity guys had just been there but i did it anyway. and i did not join a group of speakers run across the pit into the ump l and then sing the alma mater. it has been a great morning and i haven't even play add few

rounds of senior bar golf yet. so in any case i'm feeling almost prepared for today as you graduates are. you've made it. you've done it. you've earned it. and i'm sure this week has been spent reliving memories and retelling stories. and i know there will be more of that tonight. but right now, i want you to take a look roong you and think not about where everyone has been but where they are going. the guy in front of you could win an academy award some day. the girl behind you could be a future president of the united states or even better than that the mayor of new york city. the guy sitting to your right could be a future noble laur yet. ok, maybe not the guy to your right but certainly the one to your left. there is no telling what the future holds for you or for anyone else. this is an exciting time in your life and it's also an exciting time in history. more than any other generation

that has walked the earth, you are free to pursue your dreams. unbounded by limits placed on your race, gender ethnicity or yintation or linnage. only a lack of education can hold you back in america. and today, you've cleared that bar and you've done it at one of the finest institutions in the country. your freedom, coupled with the diploma you will receive today, is something that people around the world would risk life and limb for. don't ever take it for granted. it has been won through suffering and sacrifice. by freedom fighters and freedom riders. by abolitionists and suverageets. it has been won at the ballot box and on the battlefield. in state houses and and coursehouses. the path to victory has not always been straight or swift.

but it has been sure and steady. and that's been the story of america stretching back to our earliest days. at our nation's founding, african americans were held in bondage. those without property could not vote. catsdzlirks could not hold office. women could not vote or hold office. and homosexuality was in some cases a crime punishable by death. but over time, we understood that freedoms are not fully shared if not fully safe. if government can deny freedom to one, it can deny freedom to all. exclusion and equality are mortal enemies in an america every time they have met in battle equality has ultimately triumph fed.

throughout our history, each and every generation has expanded upon the freedoms won by their parents and grandparents. each and every generation has removed some barrier to full participation in the american dream. the work is not over. far from it. and i would argue last week's referendum banning same sex marriage shows just how much more work needs to be done to ensure freedom and equality for all people. [cheers and applause] when the torch passes from one generation to the next, the light of liberty always shines more brightly. and i have no doubt that in your lifetime, liberty's light will allow us to see more clearly the truth of our

nation's founding principles and allow us to see all people and all couples as full and equal members of the american family. [applause] the progress that freedom's journey is making is only half of what makes this moment in history so exciting. the other half is symbolized by something that you are probably holding in your hand or your pocket right now. your phone. the smart phone is arguably the greatest invention the world has ever seen and the reason is simple. it democratizes technology. whether you are building an ap or writing a review on yell p or checking in on four square, you are making the computer and everyone who uses it smarter. since the dawn of time we have been sharing knowledge with each other but today knowledge is being shared globally and as quickly as it is being

discovered individually. that rev pollution in computer based commune -- revolution which started in laboratories tand little office that i rented 30 years ago is now being led by the masses. whether you like it or not, the computer nerds have won. we're all computer nerds now. the creation of the smart phone is the most visible symbol of the technological revolution we're experiencing but it is happening all around us. in every industry the speed of innovation is moving at breath taking pace. you can see it just down the road at research triangle park. you can see it in silicon valley, in boston mass and in austin, texas. all of those places are home to great universities where pine nearing work is being done and jobs are being created. we've joined forces with cornell, n.y.u., carnegie melon and the technology in israel and universities in canada and india to develop new world

class applied sciences. we know the future of the global economy is tied to the discoveries that are made by university educated researchers and innovators. and if those discoveries happen in new york city, we know the companies spin off from them will start in new york city. now, i have no doubt that many of you here today will be a part of these discoveries. your work will reshape our understanding of the world everything from the origins of the universe to a cure for cancer. for the nonscientists here, you too will have an important job to play. you business and finance majors may be providing the capital for the discoveries to be brought to market. education and journalism majors may be teaching about those discoveries. nursing and premed students may be talking to patients about them and you future lawyers, yes, lawyers always have to be involved in everything we do, you may be needed to protect patents and of course fight off

other lawyers. technology revolution that is reshaping our understanding of the world and the freedom that you join to pursue your dreams are complementary, which is why i've mentioned both of them. they reinforce each other. the more we learn, the freer we will be and the freer we are, the more we will learn. life and liberty. that is the motto of your universety and that i believe will be the defining spirit of the 21st century. the more light we shed on the nature of the world, the more we advance knowledge in science and technology, the more liberty we will spread. in fact, i would argue that the technological revolution that is now under way will not only be our most powerful weapon in the fight against poverty and disease, it will be our most powerful weapon in the fight against repression and intolerance because where there intolerance because where there is light, liberty