Kamala Harris Makes History as First Woman to Speak at West Point Graduation

Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to address a graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, using the opportunity to highlight the diversity of the American armed forces at a time of struggle over the military’s identity. In her speech, Harris noted that the nation’s military had evolved in the last 75 years from an institution once dominated by white men to one more open to women and minority groups, stating that "our military is strongest when it fully reflects the people of America."