About this Event
This free event will take place at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Sunday, June 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET. Doors open at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets
This is a free event, but space is limited and a ticket is required for entry. There is a two ticket limit per order. Signed copies of The Education of a Senator will be available for purchase at the event.
Books and Signing Line:
Books will be pre-signed. Senator Alexander will have a signing line directly following the conversation on stage where you can get your book personalized.
About the book:
A behind-the-scenes story of the last sixty years of American politics, told with purpose and humor by a political legend who worked with ten presidents, made deals with both Obama and Trump, and believes that serving in public office is the best way to help the largest number of people and to keep our Republic from falling apart.
"To read Lamar Alexander's vivid and surprising memoir is to be in conversation with a man who knows how to tell a great story." -- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
"What a wonderful and refreshing memoir! Lamar Alexander has been a gift to us--more interested in getting things done and improving the lives of others than in grabbing headlines and bashing an opponent. Bravo!" -- Ken Burns, Filmmaker, The American Revolution
About Lamar Alexander:
Lamar Alexander has long been known as one of America's most principled and effective statesmen. As US Senator, Alexander shepherded major laws that today govern K-12 education, medical innovation, and maintenance of our national parks. As governor, Alexander brought the auto industry to Tennessee and made it the first state to pay teachers more for teaching well. He was chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the nation's governors, and of President Reagan's "Commission on Americans Outdoors." He served as US Education Secretary and as president of the University of Tennessee.
Alexander was also known for campaigning in a plaid shirt and performing on the piano with twenty-seven symphonies and on the Grand Ol' Opry. He graduated from Vanderbilt University and New York University Law School. He and his late wife Honey were married for fifty-four years, had four children and nine grandchildren. His parents were teachers. A seventh generation Tennessean, Alexander lives in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains near Maryville where he grew up. This is his tenth book, all written by the author himself.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, United States
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