President Obama appeared Friday, October 16, 2009 at the Texas A & M University ("TAMU") campus, sharing a stage with former President George H.W. Bush and Department of Defense Secretary (and former TAMU President) Robert Gates. The topic of President Obama’s 22 minute speech was volunteerism.
Although Former President Bush expressed his view that Obama’s appearance was non-partisan, around 1000 protesters appeared near the event. This was substantially less than the 5000 expected. Most were not from the area. TAMU student’s however showed a surprising sense of irony and humor regarding these protesters.
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