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Eddie rocks

NBC News anchor Brian Williams was invited back to the Catholic University of America in Washington, where he'd once bunked on the second floor of Alumni Hall, to deliver the 115th annual commencement address and reminisce about college life.

"It had the feel of a monastery," he recalled of his dormitory -- until such time "Eddie" cranked his record player.

"Down the hall, I heard the unmistakable sound of the B-52s -- not the aircraft, mind you, the rock group. It was the song 'Rock Lobster,'" Mr. Williams said. "I hunted down the stereo, and bounding from the room where the music was coming was a young man, ebullient, a great personality.

"He introduced himself as Eddie, a sophomore. You may know him today as Edward Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee. There's more where that came from if he ever tries anything on me."

Mr. Williams then confessed to the class of 2004 that the honorary degree they'd just seen presented to him "is the only degree I have received from Catholic University. Ah, yes, I dropped out of college."

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