President George H.W. Bush became the second U.S. President to address an Oklahoma State University commencement on May 4, 1990. He told graduates, “I'm sorry Barbara couldn't be with me here. She did tell me to get a beer and some cheese fries over at Eskimo Joe's, hoping at the same time they have enough T-shirts for all the grandchildren.” Bush was president from 1989-93. He died in 2018.
