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Lamar Alexander

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Lamar Alexander

@SenAlexander

THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR is available now. Updates from former United States Senator Lamar Alexander. 7th generation Tennessean born and raised in Maryville.

Maryville, TN

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Joined September 2009

Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
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I had a wonderful conversation with @SenBoWatson on his Tennessee Today podcast about my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR, my first run for governor of Tennessee, my leadership style, and what my hopes are for Tennessee. You can listen to the full episode here:
Bo Watson
@SenBoWatson
Jul 20
On this week's episode of Tennessee Today, I had the incredible honor of sitting down with Lamar Alexander, a former U.S. Senator, former Governor of Tennessee, and one of the most influential leaders our state has ever known. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or online at
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 17
“We need to put the teaching of American history and civics back in our schools so our children can grow up learning what it means to be an American,” I told Dr. Ken Berry (@KenDBerryMD) when we discussed my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP. In chapter
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Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 16
It’s an honor for my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP, to be reviewed in The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ). I’m grateful for the thoughtful and thorough review — covering everything from my "Boys State electioneering” to my early swearing-in as governor of
‘The Education of a Senator’ Review: A Tennessean Perspective
From wsj.com
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 16
THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP is available now from @PostHillPress. You can use this link to order:
simonandschuster.com
The Education of a Senator
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER A behind-the-scenes story of the last sixty years of American politics, told with purpose and humor...
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 15
Last month, I had a wonderful discussion with former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (@purduemitch) on The Future of Liberty podcast (@Liberty_Fund), where we discussed my memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR, and the role of the filibuster in today's politics. You can listen to the
Liberty Fund
@Liberty_Fund
Jul 15
Tocqueville argued the greatest danger to American democracy was the tyranny of the majority, a warning central to the classical liberal tradition. Sen. Lamar Alexander (@SenAlexander) makes the case the filibuster exists to guard against exactly that with Mitch Daniels
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Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 15
“Everyone seems to have a scheme for improving student achievement, but to me, it boils down to parents and teachers,” I told Dr. Ken Berry (@KenDBerryMD) when we talked about my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR FROM JFK TO TRUMP. In Chapter 25, I describe how the most
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Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 14
As I write for today's National Review Online (@NRO), President Trump and his allies are doing their best to convince senators to change Senate rules, nuke the filibuster, and fire the parliamentarian. The President’s weakest argument is, “If we don’t do it, Democrats will.” It
The Senate Doesn’t Need a Change in Rules. It Needs a Change in Behavior | National Review
From nationalreview.com
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 14
My memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR, is out now from @PostHillPress. You can order it here:
simonandschuster.com
The Education of a Senator
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER A behind-the-scenes story of the last sixty years of American politics, told with purpose and humor...
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 14
“We’ve got to get out of here,” Honey said one night at the dinner table after seven years in the governor’s residence. “I mean really out of here, a long way away. We need some space, to see ourselves from another perspective. We need to get to know each other again.” So on the
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 13
In my conversation with Dr. Ken Berry (@KenDBerryMD), we talked about the advantages of growing up in a small town, which I wrote about in Chapters 3 and 4 of my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP. Ken is raising his children in a town of 100 in Benton
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Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 13
In public life, it helps to have a sense of purpose and a sense of humor. Lindsey Graham had both. His purpose included building a strong national defense and confirming federal judges who strictly interpret the Constitution. His humor made him friends even with those who
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 10
Gerald Ford refused to run a television commercial that his campaign consultant Doug Bailey thought would have reelected the President. I tell that story in Chapter 17 of my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP. After pardoning Nixon in 1974, Ford was 22
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Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 9
I am grateful to President George W. Bush’s chief political adviser, @KarlRove, for his kind words about my memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP. In Chapter 31, I describe my futile attempt to run for the presidency against Bush in 1999 and Dick Cheney’s call the
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 8
The Alfalfa Club’s annual dinner was my favorite of the big Washington, D.C. dinners, as I explain in chapter 47 of my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP. The event annually attracted 1000 black-tied big shots from the Chief Justice to Warren Buffett for
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Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 7
"'Walk in Parades. If it’s the Mule Day parade, walk at the front,' Lamar Alexander’s LITTLE PLAID BOOK advises. For many years, our family walked at the front of the parade when one hundred thousand mule lovers celebrated in Columbia, Tennessee. Usually, I invited local cub
Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Jul 6
I can still remember the first time those eleven words came out of my mouth—"I will be a candidate for President of the United States”. In Chapter 31 of my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP, I write about attending a noisy White House party in early
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