4/11/2001: Attorney General John Ashcroft speaking at a National Fair Housing Month Event at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (National Archives)

George W. Bush (2001-2009) — 43. G.W. BUSH

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
John David Ashcroft

BORN:
May 9, 1942
Chicago, Illinois

EDUCATION:
Yale University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1973-1975:
Auditor of Missouri
1976-1985:
Attorney General of Missouri
1985-1993:
Governor of Missouri
1995-2001:
U.S. Senator (R-MO)
2001-2005:
U.S. Attorney General

RESOURCES:

Department of Justice
White House
Miller Center
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

PORTRAITS:

Artist: John Howard Sanden (DOJ Portrait)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Nomination, 12/23/2000 (NYT, NYT)
Profile (NYT, 1/14/2001)
Confirmation, 2/2/2001 (NYT)
Ashcroft’s Assent (New Yorker, 4/15/2002)
John Ashcroft’s Permanent Campaign (Atlantic, 4/2004)
Resignation, 11/10/2004 (NYT, WP, LAT, WSJ)
Ashcroft’s Complex Tenure At Justice (WP, 5/20/2007)