Lamar Alexander has been Governor, University President and U.S.
   Education Secretary.
   
   In 1978 he literally walked 1,000 miles across Tennessee to become its
   Governor. At the request of the U.S. Attorney, he was sworn into
   office three days early to prevent the incumbent Governor from
   granting clemency to prisoners the FBI believed had paid cash for
   their release.
   
   During his two terms as Governor, Tennessee grew jobs at twice the
   national average, went from last to third in the production of new
   automobiles, from 48th to 36th in average family incomes, and enacted
   the nation's only state program to pay teachers more for teaching
   well. When he left office, the state had fewer government employees, a
   smaller debt, and the nation's fifth lowest tax rate.
   
   He and his family then moved to Australia to live for a while and he
   wrote his third book, Six Months Off, about that experience. In 1987
   he and his wife, Honey, helped found a company, Corporate Child Care
   Services, that today has 1,200 employees. In 1988 he became President
   of the University of Tennessee. And in 1991 the U.S. Senate
   unanimously confirmed him as President Bush's Education Secretary.
   During the summer of 1994, Alexander drove 8,800 miles across the
   United States, staying with families in 38 states. The book about that
   drive, We Know What To Do, will be published this Fall.
   
   He is a country and classical pianist who has played on the Grand Ole
   Opry and the Billy Graham Crusade. He chaired the nation's governors,
   served as co-director of Empower America, and founded the Republican
   Neighborhood Meeting. The Education Commission of the States and the
   National Collegiate Athletic Association have given him their highest
   awards. He lives in Nashville. Lamar and Honey have four children:
   Andrew, 25; Leslee, 22; Kathryn, 20; and William, 16.