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<p>Okay, Dr. Seuss and Daniel Webster are the obvious ones, but do you guys know of any others?</p>

<p>Here are a few I know of...</p>

<p>Aisha Tyler--comedian, author, played Ross' love interest "Charlie" on the last season of Friends
Rachel Dratch--Saturday Night Live
Michael Arad--architect who designed the new World Trade Center Memorial
Bill Asher--Porn King of the US, president and past owner of Vivid Entertainment, America's largest pornography distributor
James Forrestal '15--first ever Secretary of Defense</p>

<p>Quite an eclectic bunch, I'd say. Just curious if you guys knew of any others (and I thought I'd start a new thread to get the count up :) )</p>

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<p>Bill Asher is my hero</p>

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<p>the CEO of General Electric</p>

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<p>Nelson Rockefeller, Former Maine Gov. Angus King...lots of politicians...
C. Everett Koop</p>

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<p>slipper, are you awake at 4??!!!</p>

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<p>haha, yeah. Paper due tomorrow...</p>

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<p>Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice and Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase</p>

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<p>I think Laura Ingraham went to Dartmouth. She's a conservative pundit.</p>

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<p>Also, the CEO of Goldman Sachs.
Dinesh D'Souza, conservative scholar.
Mort Kondracke, another pundit.
Thaddeus Stevens, father of the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.
Greg Fossedal, the youngest-ever editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal.
Peter Fitzgerald, outgoing Republican Senator from Illinois.
Norman Maclean, UChicago English professor of "A River Runs Through It" fame</p>

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<p>Chip Reese, great poker player.</p>

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<p>I never knew Rachel Dratch went to Dartmouth. That's so cool.</p>

<p>I was just (re)reading the Dartmouth viewbook yesterday, including the 80-some alumni listed. Of course, Bill Asher wasn't mentioned.</p>

<p>Reggie Williams and Jay Fiedler of the NFL.
We all know Robert Frost went and dropped out. Drawing a blank here, time to go Christmas shopping!</p>

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<p>Professional baseball players Brad Ausmus and Mike Remlinger. Also, Mr. Rogers attended for 2 years before transferring to Rollins College in Florida. He was given an honorary degree in 2002.</p>

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<p>Captain Kangaroo...</p>

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<p>Yes Ghaleon, Laura Ingraham went to Dartmouth. (PS- She is awesome. I met her at a book signing on Long Island and she is AMAZING.)</p>

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<p>Ah, athena. She's one of the only talk show hosts I can stand. To tell you the truth, it might have even affected my college decision, if only a little.</p>

<p>What'd you girls talk about?</p>

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<p>We talked about the Review (I was on the Review at the time.)
And the PC influence on college campuses.</p>

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<p>Famous alumnae -- Joanna Defeo (my english teacher)</p>

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<p><em>gets jealous</em></p>

<p>That's cool. The biggest writer I've ever met is Rich Lowry. I'm sure Ingraham is just as interesting.</p>