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Alexander, (Andrew) Lamar
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| Lawyer and US governor, born in Maryville, Blount Co, Tennessee, USA. A Tennessee lawyer, he served as Howard Baker's legislative assistant (1967–8) and worked for Nixon's congressional relations office (1969). As a Republican governor (1979–87), he spent his first term dealing with scandals left by outgoing governor Ray Blanton, recovering some prestige with the Knoxville World's Fair in 1982. He became president of the University of Tennessee (1988) and served as secretary of education (1991–3) under President Bush. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential campaign. |
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