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  1. Alberto R. Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who served as the 80th United States Attorney General from 2005 to 2007 and is the highest-ranking Hispanic American in executive government to date. [1] He previously served as Secretary of State of Texas, as a Texas Supreme Court Justice, and as White House Counsel, becoming the ...

  2. Sep 23, 2016 · September 23, 2016 at 2:04 p.m. EDT. Alberto Gonzales, attorney general under President George W. Bush, played a role in some of the administration’s most controversial acts. (Melina Mara/The ...

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  4. The interview begins with the Texas years before the 2000 presidential election. Alberto Gonzales discusses his role as White House counsel, federal judgeships, affirmative action, his relationship with Attorney General John Ashcroft, and staffing the Office of the White House Counsel. Gonzales talks about his interaction with the Office of the Vice President, the Department of Justice, Don ...

  5. Apr 26, 2024 · Alberto R. Gonzales (born Aug. 4, 1955, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.) is an American lawyer, judge, and was the attorney general of the United States (2005–07), the first Hispanic to occupy the post. Gonzales, the son of Mexican migrant workers who spoke little English, was raised in Houston , Texas.

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  6. Jan 5, 2005 · Jan. 5, 2005. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 - Alberto R. Gonzales, the White House counsel, intervened directly with Justice Department lawyers in 2002 to obtain a legal ruling on the extent of the president ...

  7. Aug 27, 2007 · Alberto Gonzales has been in George Bush's inner circle since Bush's years as the governor of Texas. Their relationship has weathered numerous controversies, such as those over the administration ...

  8. Alberto Gonzales (2005–2007) Alberto R. Gonzales was born in 1955 in San Antonio, Texas. From 1973 to 1975, he served in the Air Force prior to attending the United States Air Force Academy from 1975 to 1977. Gonzales earned a B.A. from Rice University in 1979 and a J.D. from Harvard University Law School in 1982. He worked for the Vinson and ...

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