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William John Bennett (born July 31, 1943) is an American conservative politician and political commentator who served as secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He also held the post of director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under George H. W. Bush.
Aug 18, 2017 · U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett has provided a preview of his forthcoming “status report’’ on American schools five years after the release of “A Nation at Risk.”
Former U.S. Secretary of Education, author and radio personality. Website. William J. Bennett is one of America’s most important, influential and respected voices on cultural, political, and education issues.
Former U.S. Education Secretary. William J. Bennett is one of America’s most important, influential, and respected voices on cultural, political, and education issues. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Bennett studied philosophy at Williams College (B.A.) and the University of Texas (Ph.D.) and earned a law degree (J.D.) from Harvard.
In 1979, Bennett became the president and director of the National Humanities Center and two years later, joined the Reagan Administration—first as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1981-1985) and then as secretary of education (1985-1988).
William J. Bennett, the former Republican secretary of education, came under fire from Democratic Congressional leaders on Thursday for comments he made on a radio program about the...
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Jun 27, 2018 · William John Bennett. The American teacher and scholar William John Bennett (born 1943) was chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1981-1985), secretary of the Department of Education (1985-1988), and director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (1989-1990) During the 1990s he was codirector of Empower America and an ...
William J. Bennett, the combative and controversial former Secretary of Education, announced last week that he was resigning his position as the federal government's first drug-policy...
Dr. William J. Bennett is one of America’s most influential and respected voices on cultural, political, and educational issues. Host of The Bill Bennett Show podcast, he is also the Washington Fellow of the American Strategy Group. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books.
American public official, educator, author, and radio host William J. Bennett was known for his strong convictions and traditional Republican values. He served as education secretary under U.S. President Ronald Reagan and as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under U.S. President George H.W. Bush.
