Up to last week Yale had never in living memory disclosed the names of its honorary degree recipients before commencement, which this year comes on June 20. But last week it had news too good to keep. President Roosevelt had consented to come up. accept an LL. D. He will be the ninth actual or future U. S. President to receive Yale's kudos. George Washington got his degree while in office, by letter. William McKinley. also in office, accepted by telegram. William Howard Taft was a Federal judge when he was honored in 1893....
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