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May 21, 2004: Honorary degree recipient Donald Trump greeted guests following the Wagner College commencement. Clad in a distinguished green and black doctoral robe, Trump spoke to 446 graduates receiving bachelor's and master's degrees after being presented with an honorary doctoral degree in humane letters. "I've always wanted to be known as a doctor," said Trump. He then instructed his then fiancée, watching proudly from the front row, "Melania, from now on, you will address me as Dr. Trump." Recognizing himself in the anxious faces of the graduates about to embark on the scary journey of real life, Trump recounted his strange passage from real estate mogul to television superstar. "You never really know where the journey will take you," he said, joking, "Look at me ... Here I am, a star, and there's nothing like it." Trump called Wagner one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country. He described being a boy and tagging along as his father collected coins from washing machines at the apartment complex he owned, Grymes Hill Apartments. (Staten Island Advance/Jin-Sup Lee/ @jinslee ) #potus #donaldtrump #trump #vinatgestatenisland #vintage #wagnercollege @wagnercollege #ontstatenisland #statenislandny #realdonaldtrump #vintagephotos