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Shirley Tilghman is the nineteenth president of Princeton University, and is the first woman to hold the position. Tilghman served on the Princeton faculty for fifteen years before being named[…]

Tilghman says she would like to see a candidate who is prepared to think about how we go about political discourse. One who recognizes or polarization of issues and our lack of interest in coming together around ideas. She wants to see someone who can get away from the shouting matches that our process has turned into. She also touches on the importance of changing the healthcare system.

I am looking for someone who has a way to get us out of what I think is a shouting match, which is basically the political process today. Recorded on: 8/7/07

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