ROD PAIGE

43. G.W. BUSH
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OVERVIEW:

BORN:
June 17, 1933;
Monticello, Mississippi

EDUCATION:
Jackson State University (BA)
Indiana University, Bloomington (MA, EdD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1955-1957:
U.S. Navy
1964-1968:
Head Football Coach, Jackson State University
1971-1975:
Head Football Coach, Texas Southern University
1971-1980:
Athletic Director, Texas Southern University
1980-1984:
Teacher, Texas Southern University
1984-1994:
Dean of the College of Education, Texas Southern University
1990-1994:
Trustee/ Officer, Board of Education of the Houston Independent School District
1994-2001:
Superintendent,  Houston Independent School District
2001-2005:
U.S. Secretary of Education

PORTRAITS:

Department of Education Photo  (10/9/2003)
Department of Education Photo

RESOURCES:

With newly chosen U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, President George W. Bush scans remarks in the Green Room Jan. 23, 2001, before addressing a news conference introducing his education program. (White House Photo by Eric Draper/ George W. Bush Presidential Library)

Department of Education
White House
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Bush meets with Secretary of Education Rod Paige, left, and Senator Edward Kennedy August 2, 2001, to discuss education policy (White House photo by Eric Draper)

NOMINATION (12/30/2000):
New York Times
Los Angeles Times

PROFILES:
Washington Post (3/8/2001)

INTERVIEWS:
PBS Newshour (1/24/2001)

RESIGNATION (11/13/2004)
New York Times
Los Angeles Times