The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump

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 “Revealing and highly entertaining...takes us inside some of the most important moments in our nation’s history.” -Karl Rove, Sr.Advisor to President George W. Bush Can we survive this?” worried friends ask Lamar Alexander. A US senator