CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Former US Attorney General, Alberto R. Gonzales, will speak at the upcoming Red River Republican Women’s meeting in Clarksville.
The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 15 at the Looking Glass Restaurant on Warfield Blvd. Breakfast begins at 9:30 a.m. with the business meeting to start at 10 a.m.
Gonzales has just written a memoir of his experiences in the Bush White House and will sign copies at the meeting.
Alberto Gonzales was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1955, son of a construction worker. He rose to become one of the top positions in U.S. government and was appointed by President George W. Bush as the first Hispanic U.S. attorney general. Gonzales also served as Bush’s General Counsel during his governorship, Secretary of State, and Supreme Court Justice in Texas.
During his earlier years, he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1973 and attended the U.S. Air Force Academy. He went on to study at Harvard Law School, earning his degree in 1982. Gonzales moved to Washington, D.C. and joined with Bush in 2001 as his legal counsel.
He was a confidante to George W. Bush during the crucible of the 9/11 attacks. In 2005, he was sworn in as U.S. Attorney General. In 2008, Gonzales began a consulting practice. He also taught political science
at Texas Tech University.
Currently, Gonzales is the Dean of the College of Law at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. and teaches Constitutional Law, Separation of Powers, National Security Law, and First Amendment Law. He has received many awards including one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America by TIME Magazine and Hispanic American of the Year by HISPANIC magazine. He has just released his new book True Faith and Allegiance: A Story of Service and Sacrifice in War and Peace.