Lamar Alexander
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Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. is an American politician, academic administrator, and attorney who served as a U.S. senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was previ
Official portrait, 2017
Alexander with President Richard Nixon in 1970
Alexander with President Ronald Reagan in 1986
Alexander with President George H. W. Bush in 1991
Ned McWherter
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Ned Ray McWherter was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th governor of Tennessee, from 1987 to 1995. Prior to that, he served as the speaker of the Tennessee House of Represen
Lamar Alexander
…on when a governor must be sworn in, several political leaders from both parties, including Lieutenant Governor John S. Wilder and State House Speaker Ned McWherter, arranged for Alexander to be sworn in on January 17, 1979, three days earlier than the traditional inauguration day, to prevent Blanton from signing…
Ned Mc Wherter Tennessee Governor 1987 1995
Governor McWherter speaking at a ceremony, December 1988
McWherter in 2010