Ken Burns Commencement Speech 2024. Burns's speech is informed by some our history's best minds, lincoln, twain, baldwin, singer, and his finish was akin to that of the william tell overture. Some of the best speeches are delivered in the educational context.
As ron speaks, student walk in lines as they find their seats. Invoking inspirational american figures from abraham lincoln to james baldwin, burns’ commencement address was very much a ken burns production.