Message from the President [3][4][5]
President Josiah Bartlet
More than any time in recent history, America’s destiny is not of our own choosing. In an ever diversifying world, with religious oppression, genocide, and tyranny amok, the time for global leaders is now. In my time as the President of the United States, I had the opportunity to work with political and social leaders both domestically and abroad. I brought peace to Israel and Palestine, appointed the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and was a strong supporter of alternative energy. But, as I left the White House, I realized the great need for the education and preparation of the next generation of both American and global leaders.
There's evil in the world, there'll always be, and we can't do anything about that. But there's violence in our schools, too much mayhem in our culture, and we can do something about that. The world EBU graduates face is a challenging one, riddled with issues, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we’re reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and EBU students reach for the stars.
Students want to know what the next thing that challenges us will be, want to know what makes us go farther and work harder. When smallpox was eradicated, it was considered the single greatest humanitarian achievement of the 20th century. EBU students believe that we can do it again, as we did in the times when our eyes looked towards the heavens and, with outstretched fingers, we touched the face of God.
There's evil in the world, there'll always be, and we can't do anything about that. But there's violence in our schools, too much mayhem in our culture, and we can do something about that. The world EBU graduates face is a challenging one, riddled with issues, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we’re reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and EBU students reach for the stars.
Students want to know what the next thing that challenges us will be, want to know what makes us go farther and work harder. When smallpox was eradicated, it was considered the single greatest humanitarian achievement of the 20th century. EBU students believe that we can do it again, as we did in the times when our eyes looked towards the heavens and, with outstretched fingers, we touched the face of God.
President Josiah Bartlet, the 17th President of Evans-Bossert University and former President of the United States, was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. He is a direct descendant of Josiah Bartlett, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
President Bartlet graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in American studies and a minor in theology. He received a Master's and Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Dartmouth College, where he was a tenured professor prior to entering politics. He speaks four languages, including Latin, English, and German. He was also a Nobel Laureate in Economics.
President Bartlet was Governor of New Hampshire for two terms, was a three-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served on the New Hampshire State Board of Education prior to being elected to two terms as President of the United States of America.
President Bartlet graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in American studies and a minor in theology. He received a Master's and Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Dartmouth College, where he was a tenured professor prior to entering politics. He speaks four languages, including Latin, English, and German. He was also a Nobel Laureate in Economics.
President Bartlet was Governor of New Hampshire for two terms, was a three-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served on the New Hampshire State Board of Education prior to being elected to two terms as President of the United States of America.