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# Read Mike Pence's Grove City College Commencement Speech

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## TIME Staff


May 20, 2017 6:33 PM UTC

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US Vice President Mike Pence arrives to a news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at the White House May 18, 2017 in Washington, DC.

US Vice President Mike Pence arrives to a news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at the White House May 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson—Getty Images

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## TIME Staff


May 20, 2017 6:33 PM UTC

_Vice President Mike Pence delivered the commencement remarks at Grove City College on Saturday._ 

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