[MUSIC] It's really hard to describe what Harvard alumni are like.
I think we know what's important.
Curiosity for life, compassionate.
They're very engaging.
A lot of warmth,
a lot of energy.
Not just people who are intellectually capable,
finding people who have a sense of concern,
and have a sense of responsibility about their contributions to the world.
Have we changed the world? We try.
I'm the class of 1970.
I graduated in 1962.
I graduated in 1972.
I'm the class of 1987.
This is my 60th Reunion.
When I come back to Harvard I come back to my home.
I feel so much at ease. It's incredible.
I feel like, oh God,
I'm here, I'm back, it's wonderful.
Well, it is great to see this many humans,
and not one of you on Zoom.
You have to be in person.
You need to see the people,
you need to shake hands, start reminiscing.
It made me happy to see a number of people with whom I
have lost contact and who were friends of mine in law school.
I just felt this overwhelming sense of joy.
It was nostalgic as well,
and I had a tear in my eye.
The predominant feeling was just the sheer affection of love and friendship.
After dinner tonight, we'll play songs,
and we will all sing and laugh together.
I got lyric sheets for everybody.
[MUSIC] Maybe not very well,
but we sing loudly,
and [LAUGHTER] it's fun.
My Harvard education prepared me for the life I've
lived in ways that I could never have imagined when I was a student here.
It makes an impact when you arrive.
But I think as you then go away,
and then everyone pursues their careers,
and then they look back and they see it as a really formative moment.
Without Harvard, I wouldn't be here.
My greatest takeaway from Harvard was developing a sense of self-confidence.
In fact, that's what gave me the notion that I could go to medical school.
Some of us have got into politics,
some of us have remained lawyers throughout their life.
The challenge is to take what we've learned from HLS,
and to really do it justice,
to rise to the occasion of being leaders in whatever realm we find ourselves.
I'm always attracted to the programs at the reunions.
We have an opportunity to interact with one another and answer
some very open ended questions about how's your life been?
What do you looking forward to doing?
What do you miss about not practicing?
What do you think about the situation in the world today in this country.
It's refreshing to hear about the successes of so many,
and it's inspiring, it's energizing.
Keeping in touch with the alumni has been an extremely valuable part of my life.
It's a remarkable institution.
Every time I come back,
I'm fascinated with the changes that have taken place.
The student body's incredible,
and I know that they're going to contribute a great deal to
society and I want to be here to be part of that and to support it. [MUSIC]