It’s college graduation season, which means we get to enjoy the sight of politicians are donning robes to make speeches at commencement ceremonies across the country. In the past few days, President Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, Mitt Romney and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have all suited up for commencement speeches. Read on to see our favorite shots of politicians decked out in all their academic finery.
President Barack Obama was all smiles as he donned a light blue gown to give a commencement speech at Barnard College today. (Photo: Getty)
Mitt Romney gave the keynote address at the commencement of Liberty University, a christian school founded by the late pastor Jerry Falwell in Lynchburg, Virginia, on Saturday. (Photo: Getty)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressed his support for same sex marriage and talked sports in his commencement address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Sunday. "I’m going to do is remind you of a few things you’ve already learned here – just by watching Carolina basketball," he said. (Photo: UNC.edu)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received an honorary degree when she spoke at Yankee Stadium for New York University's 177th Commencement on May 13, 2009. (Photo: Getty)
First Lady Michelle Obama was hooded for a Doctorate in Humanities during commencement exercises at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on Saturday. (Photo: Getty)
Former President George W. Bush was joined by his parents when he delivered the the commencement address during the Texas A&M University graduation ceremony on December 12, 2008. (Photo: Getty)
Two years after his wife, former President Bill Clinton took the field at Yankee Stadium to speak at the New York University commencement in 2011. (Photo: Getty)
Hecklers attempted to interrupt Senator John McCain when he delivered a commencement address at the New School on May 19, 2006. (Photo: Getty)
Senator Chuck Schumer was not afraid to engage in fingerpointing when he took the stage at Madison Square Garden for Baruch College's 39th commencement ceremony on June 1, 2004. (Photo: Getty)
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani proposed adding ten new brigades to the Army to help fight the War on Terror during his commencement speech at The Citadel military academy in Charleston, South Carolina on May 5, 2007. (Photo: Getty)
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry gave a commencement speech at Southern University at New Orleans on May 8, 2004 as part of his failed presidential campaign. (Photo: Getty)
Former President George Bush Sr. was fitted with a shiny blue hood when he received an Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree while giving the commencement address ar Florida International University on April 27, 1992. (Photo: Getty)
