Author event with Lamar Alexander

Parnassus Books and Woodmont Christian Church are pleased to present an evening with Lamar Alexander to celebrate his new book, The Education of a Senator, in conversation with Clay Stauffer. This free event will take place at Woodmont Christian Church, 3601 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN, on Wednesday, May 27th, 6:30 p.m. Central Time. Doors will open at 5:30.

Tickets:

This is a free event, but because space will be limited, a ticket is required to attend. Signed copies of The Education of a Senator will be on sale at the event.

Please note that there are two ticket types:

• General Admission includes one seat in the sanctuary. (Update 5/4 - These seats are currently full)
• Overflow Viewing includes one seat in an overflow viewing space in the chapel, where the event will be livestreamed on a screen. (The event will not be recorded or livestreamed online).

Parking:

Parking is available on-site, with upper-level parking for the main sanctuary and additional spaces located behind the building on the lower level.

Books and Signing Line:

Books will be pre-signed. Senator Alexander will have a signing line directly following the conversation on stage where you can get your book personalized.

About the book:

A behind-the-scenes story of the last sixty years of American politics, told with purpose and humor by a political legend who worked with ten presidents, made deals with both Obama and Trump, and believes that serving in public office is the best way to help the largest number of people and to keep our Republic from falling apart.

"To read Lamar Alexander's vivid and surprising memoir is to be in conversation with a man who knows how to tell a great story." -- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

"What a wonderful and refreshing memoir! Lamar Alexander has been a gift to us--more interested in getting things done and improving the lives of others than in grabbing headlines and bashing an opponent. Bravo!" -- Ken Burns, Filmmaker, The American Revolution

About Lamar Alexander:

Lamar Alexander has long been known as one of America's most principled and effective statesmen. As US Senator, Alexander shepherded major laws that today govern K-12 education, medical innovation, and maintenance of our national parks. Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, "For eighteen years, there was Lamar Alexander, and there was the rest of us. He was hands-down one of the most brilliant, most thoughtful, and most effective legislators any of us have ever seen." As governor, Alexander brought the auto industry to Tennessee and made it the first state to pay teachers more for teaching well. He was chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the nation's governors, and of President Reagan's "Commission on Americans Outdoors." He served as US Education Secretary and as a university president.

Alexander was also known for campaigning in a plaid shirt and performing on the piano with twenty-seven symphonies and on the Grand Ol' Opry. He graduated from Vanderbilt University and New York University Law School. He and his late wife Honey were married for fifty-four years, had four children and nine grandchildren. His parents were teachers. A seventh generation Tennessean, Alexander lives in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains near Maryville where he grew up. This is his tenth book, all written by the author himself.

About Clay Stauffer:

Clay Stauffer is the Senior Minister of Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and teaches moral leadership at Vanderbilt University. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University (2002), a Master of Divinity from Princeton Seminary (2005), and a Doctor of Ministry from the University of the South at Sewanee (2015). His doctoral work explored the intersection of faith and politics and the growing polarization within American culture. Known for his preaching and leadership ability, Clay is a community leader in Nashville and serves on many nonprofit boards. He is a regular columnist for The Tennessean Newspaper, writing articles about faith, values, spirituality, and culture. Clay is married to Megan, and together they have three children.

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