At one point, Lieberman’s voice grew hoarse and she had to stop for a drink of water.

“I’ve been talking too much, I’ve been screaming my beliefs all day,” she explained, laughing. Her appearance at Harvard was her third of the day in the Boston area, following stops at Boston College Law School and the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Rebecca E. Rubins ’05, the president of Harvard Students for Lieberman, planned the event. Rubins worked for the senator’s campaign this summer and coordinated with representatives from its New Hampshire headquarters to bring Hadassah to Harvard.

Lieberman’s appearance, which included 15 minutes of remarks and a short question-and-answer session, was co-sponsored by the Harvard College Democrats and Harvard Hillel.

Hillel President Joshua I. Rosenbloom ’05 said the event was one of the first times the organization has hosted a major figure in American politics.

Rosenbloom said that the experience of the Liebermans—both observant Jews—in politics attracted Hillel to the event.

For the College Democrats, Lieberman’s appearance is only the first in what they hope to be a series of visits from prominent leaders of the party.

“We want students to be energized about the primaries, energized about the convention, and then ultimately be energized to take it to Bush,” said R. Gerard McGeary ’04, president of the College Democrats.