i think about the phrase in relation to helen keller, who did not have hearing or site. but a theory adventure for her to communicate with others to express her thoughts, to write and interact with friends, family, and ultimately the world. thinking about that phrase, a question emerges. do we choose daring adventures, or do they choose us? the jury is out on that. some days, it means that i have memories of what once seemed impossible and now, then and now it is possible in all of its complexity and unpredictability. dear graduates, you are the proof of that. i bring the memories into this time of a completely different set of knowledge as. today we consider it egypt, libya and as a definitive struggle for freedom. we often do not consider them in times when many of us in my generation -- at the same level of frustration and fear as they feel now. i rarely hear mentioned of the 5000 children who were arrested in birmingham. we do not talk about the dead of at least three civil rights groups in mississippi, for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. we may not think

helen keller said, i am only one, but still i am one. i cannot do everything, but still i will do something. i will not refuse to do the something that i can do. to bucknell graduates of 2011, keep climbing, keep reaching. climb high. thank you very much. [applause] >> that completes our saturday coverage of commencement addresses. but starting tomorrow we have numerous speeches, commencement addresses all this memorial day weekend, starting at 3 p.m. eastern. as president obama wraps up his european trip today, vice president biden presents the address. then the republican address by house majority leader, eric cantor, he also focus on the economy, and discusses his plan for job creation. >> i hope you are having a safe, and enjoyable memorial day weekend. i have good news, not only is our economy growing, but one sector of the economy is on the rise again, the american automobile corporation. chrysler corporation announced they are repaying the loans in office, and this announcement came six years ahead of schedule. and just two years

at the bottom is a quote from helen keller, which is "life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. never fails to make me think, and often laugh about myself because i am no stranger to daring adventures. i think about the phrase in relation to helen keller, who possessed neither hearing nor site -- what a daring adventure it must have been for her to be able to communicate with others and expressed her thoughts, to write and interact with friends, family and ultimately dubai world. thinking about that and her, a question emerges -- do we choose a daring adventures, or do they choose us? the jury is out on that. some days, that phrase means i have memories of what once seemed impossible and then and now, it is possible in all its complexity and unpredictability. my dear graduates, you are the proof of that. i bring the memory into this time of a completely different set of social knowledge. today, we consider egypt, tunisia, libya, as the definitive struggles for freedom. we often do not consider those turbulent times when many of us of my generation felt the same lovell of frustra

it turned out to be helen keller's birthday. and we were all worried about getting down, you know, 90 percent of accidents happen on the way down when you've lost your focus. but we were also exhilarated because we had timed it so well. we had radioed down to a small airstrip near the mountain, and now that we were near the top, my dad and my two brothers and my wife, they were circling above us watching us take our last steps. we all had these red suits on. we looked identical to each other. we were waving our ski poles at the plane, we're cheering and i said to my buddy, jeff, i said, "jeff, do you think they'll know i made it? he said, "oh yeah, they'll know you're the only one waving your ski poles in the opposite direction." [laughter] it's good to have friends, as you know. i did make it down safely and i lay outside my igloo that we had built up there. as cold as it was, as tired as i was, i lay on my belly in the snow, and i've never done something so physically demanding, so mentally demanding, something that had asked