Encyclopedia - Lamar Alexander: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamar Alexander - Early Life
A seventh generation Tennessean, he was born in Maryville, Tennessee as the son of a kindergarten teacher and elementary school principal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Scandals Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Scandals Of The United States - Federal-level Scandals
Political scandals of the United States - 1700s. King George III and Thomas Hutchinson, royal governor of Massachusetts, accused in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fred Dalton Thompson: Encyclopedia Ii - Fred Dalton Thompson - Background
Born in Sheffield, Alabama, Thompson grew up attending the public schools in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He attended Memphis State Universit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lamar Alexander: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamar Alexander - Return To Senate
Vowing to never again return to elective office, he was persuaded by the White House to run for the open seat of retiring Senator Fred Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lamar Alexander: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamar Alexander - Other Information
In his second, successful campaign for governor, Lamar Alexander walked 1,000 miles across Tennessee in his now famous red and black plai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lamar Alexander: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamar Alexander - Presidential Campaigns
He ran for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1996. He tried to project a “common man” image by frequently wearing plaid flann...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Scandals Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Scandals Of The United States - Systemic Scandals
Not included in this article are pervasive systemic scandals, such as the role of money in the political process. Political scandals of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Scandals Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Scandals Of The United States - Contemporaneous Notoriety Versus Historical Research
A distinction can be drawn, between scandals that were widely publicized close to the time, and information about improprieties that did ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Scandals Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Scandals Of The United States - Salacious Gossip Versus Crisis Of Legitimacy
News coverage of some of the more sensationalized political scandals has tended to focus on salacious details, resembling gossipy tabloid...   » Read the article