Alexander, Andrew Lamar

1940 - Andrew Lamar Alexander was born in Maryville, Tennessee on the 3rd of July.

1962 - He received a B.A. Degree from Vanderbilt University.

1965 - He received a J.D. from New York University School.

1969 - He married Leslee K. "Honey" Buhler.

1970 - Alexander moved back to Tennessee and become a campaign manager for Memphis dentist Winfield Dunn's successful gubernatorial bid.

1974 - He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Tennessee.

1978 - He ran for the election and made a name for himself by walking across the state wearing a black plaid shirt.

1979-1987 - He was been the 45th Governor of Tennesse.

1982 - He made a history by becoming the first person re-elected to a second 4-year term defeating Knoxville mayor Randy Tyree.

1987 - He was constitutionally ineligible for a 3rd term and stepped down from the governorship on January.

1988-1991 - He became the president of the University of Tennessee.

1991-1993 - He became the U.S. Secretary of Education under President George H.W. Bush.

1996 - Alexander failed in running for President of the United States election and took an advisory role in the Dole/Kemp campaign.

1999 - His second candidacy was announced on the 9th of March and withdrawn on the 16th of August in Nashville.

2002 - He was persuaded to run for the open seat by the White House.