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Alexander: New Center Will Help Preserve Howard Baker’s Legacy for New Generation of Leaders
At Dedication Ceremony Calls Center a “fitting legacy for one of the most admired and consequential leaders of America’s greatest generation” |
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October 31st, 2008 - Knoxville, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said today at the dedication of the new Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville that “this magnificent new Baker Center is a fitting legacy for one of the most admired and consequential leaders of America’s greatest generation. It sits right where it ought to sit – in a prominent place on the campus where once he was student body president and where today is the favorite son.”
“During the last forty years Howard Baker has inspired and challenged three generations of political leaders to try to be at our best,” said Alexander, a former Secretary of Education and former president of the University of Tennessee. “Now with the Baker Center having a permanent home at the University of Tennessee, we can say that our children and grandchildren will also have the privilege of being inspired by the man whose example brought out the best in so many of us.”
In early 2003, the Howard Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy began operations at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, but has been situated in the Hoskins Library awaiting completion of the new building.
In 2007, Congress approved $5 million for the Baker Center’s endowment fund as part of the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008, which became law as part of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.” Alexander is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee that approved that legislation. In 2000, Congress also provided $6 million to help establish the Baker Center.
Alexander said the 53,000 square foot facility adds a permanent structure to this important new part of the university. The new building includes:
• Classrooms and offices.
• A 200-seat auditorium.
• A museum telling the story of how government works by using Senator Baker’s life as a backdrop.
• A Modern Political Archives, holding more than 100 collections of political papers from prominent Tennessee leaders, including:
o U.S. Senator Howard Baker
o U.S. Senator Fred Thompson
o U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver
o Former Knoxville mayor and current U.S. Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe
o Former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Riley Anderson
The Baker Center focuses on maintaining and promoting research in the papers of Howard Baker and other political collections at the university; hosting public programs on issues of local, regional, national, and international significance (with a special interest given to the role of the media); and engaging in innovative education initiatives to help students of all ages better understand the American political system. Its mission is to develop programs and promote research to further the public's knowledge of our system of governance, and also to highlight the critical importance of public service.
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October 31, 2008 -
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Members of Tennessee Delegation Announce Drought Declaration for 39 Counties in Tennessee
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October 29, 2008 -
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Alexander One of Two U.S. Senators to Receive National Guard’s Medal of Merit
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October 28, 2008 -
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Alexander Calls for Equal Treatment for Tennesseans in GI Bill
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October 27, 2008 -
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Alexander Receives “Friend of The Farm Bureau” Award
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October 23, 2008 -
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Alexander: Mounting Childhood Obesity Is A National Crisis
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October 21, 2008 -
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Alexander: Brainpower Advantage is Key to Keeping Tennessee's Good Paying Jobs
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October 17, 2008 -
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Alexander Says Increased Support for Homeless Assistance Programs Will Help Programs Like the Chattanooga Community Kitchen Continue Feeding those in Need
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October 15, 2008 -
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Alexander: Tennessee Can Lead Development of Clean Energy Technology
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October 14, 2008 -
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Alexander: Vonore Biorefinery Keeps Tennessee on Cutting Edge in Push for Clean Energy Independence
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October 10, 2008 -
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Alexander, Corker, L. Davis Announce $25,000 for Motlow State Community College
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October 10, 2008 -
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Alexander, Corker, L.Davis Announce $31,912 for White County Museum
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October 10, 2008 -
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Alexander, Corker, L.Davis Announce $500,000 for Grundy County Water System
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October 10, 2008 -
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Members of Tennessee Delegation Request Drought Declaration for 11 Additional Counties
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October 10, 2008 -
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Lawrence, Lewis Counties Added to Appalachian Regional Commission
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October 9, 2008 -
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Alexander: HOPE for Homeowners Program Could Help Many of the 67,000 Tennesseans Facing Foreclosure
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October 9, 2008 -
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Alexander, Corker, Gordon Announce $272,900 for Clay County Water System
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October 9, 2008 -
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Alexander, Corker, Wamp Announce $75,000 for the Clearfork Community Institute
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October 9, 2008 -
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Alexander, Corker, Wamp Announce $256,500 for Rhea Medical Center
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October 8, 2008 -
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Alexander: Tennesseans Will Receive More Coverage for Mental Health
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October 3, 2008 -
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Alexander Statement on Final Passage of Bipartisan Economic Rescue Plan
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October 3, 2008 -
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Alexander Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Outstanding Military Service in Millington
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October 3, 2008 -
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Alexander Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Outstanding Military Service in Millington
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October 1, 2008 -
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Alexander Votes to Protect Taxpayers from Looming Credit Crunch
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October 1, 2008 -
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Alexander Says U.S.–India Nuclear Agreement Will Be a Pillar of American Foreign Policy
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