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Abdul El-Sayed's commencement speech in 2007 was so good it led Bill Clinton to tell him to go into politics at just 22 years old

Published: 2026-11-05T16:14:58.000Z · 3-Minute Executive Summary

Fortune reports that abdul El-Sayed's University of Michigan speech impressed Bill Clinton so much that he encouraged the future senator-elect to go into politics.