Burnable task to honor someone who secured all 3 parts of that triple crown. The senior senator from tennessee, chairman of the committee on health education, labor and pensions, Lamar Alexander. When i first set foot here is a talented young senator decades later, he appeared before us as a super successful former governor and University President with a nomination to the cabinet and for the past 18 years, we served along one of the most impactful senators in modern american history. I have known Lamar Alexander for more than 50 years. We first met in 1969 when i was working for freshman senator named marlon cook and he worked in the executive branch. We met at the suggestion of his previous boss and mentor senator howard baker. Either he suspected our paths might cross a result two serious young guys with lively social lives. This may shock you, mister president but im afraid young Lamar Alexander and young Mitch Mcconnell did not go crazy and paint the town red. I will take a 5 deca
Thrown into the spotlight. Reporter so youre not high now. Nightline, lamar odom, the interview will be right back. Nightline, lamar odom, the interview, continues. Here now juju chang. This is the first time youve opened up with such a raw account of your struggles. Hopefully i can help some people. Its not a story just about the kardashians or drugs. Its really a story of triumph. Reporter for lamar odom, triumph on the court came naturally. He was a basketball virtuoso from an early age. A college phenom. 30 feet away, jumper in the air he got it reporter who became one of the nbas biggest superstars. Lamar odom. Reporter you could have been the best player of your generation. Probably so. Reporter he seemed to have it all. A booming career and a hit reality show with his famous wife khloe, part of the juggernaut kardashian clan. Reporter during that time when you were on those reality shows, were you hiding your drug use and sex addiction from khloe. Yeah. When youre married, you d
History in which a dramatic transition took place at the absolute pinnacle of the governor of tennessee. Were going to begin by watching a four minute video that focuses on that moment that climaxed those hours. And then were going to try to recreate that moment in history with the three panelists, with lamar, senator, then soontobe our governor, with hal hardin who was a u. S. Attorney, and with keel hunt, the author whose book many of you already have gotten his autograph for that, so we are happy on behalf of the First Amendment center, im so happy to welcome you all here and to share what is truly unprecedented transition in government that took place all these years ago. I would like to begin by asking how many people, i know there are some people here, just regime, how many people were in the room the night that Lamar Alexander was sworn in as governor . Thats very interested in how many of you live in tennessee when this transition took place . So its a subject that is familiar
Again by watching what a four minute video that focuses one on that moment when in those hours one, and then we are going to try to recreate that moment in history with the three panelists, with large lamar senators and to be the governor, the u. S. Attorney, and with keel hunt, the author, whose book many of you have already gotten his autograph for that. So, we are happy to come on behalf of the center i am so happy to welcome you all here and to share what is truly an unprecedented transition in government that took place all of these years ago. I would like to begin by asking what how many people i know there are some people here. Just raise your hand. How many people were in the room the night that Lamar Alexander was four men as the governor would . [applause] roi thats interesting. How many of you live in tennessee when this transition took place . So, it is a subject that is familiar to you like what i ask you to show the video now. That will create small shadows but there will
Open us to govern in the true spirit, amen. Why is it so imperative that you take office now . United states attorney for the middle district of tennessee called me at noon and said he had substantial reason to believe governor blanton was about to let out of the state prison a person who was a target of a grand jury investigation and alleged payoffs connected with parole. With that information, i concluded immediately as i told the speaker and Lieutenant Governor that that was new and specific information that demanded i act as i could. What is your feeling tonight . In many ways a very sad moment in tennessee but in many other ways it is a great moment. It will be recorded that ray lamar ray blanton was his own worst enemy. Broad this on himself, there was no other choice. The United States attorney today did what he had to do when they heard from the United States attorney, i think Lamar Alexander did what he had to do. The attorney general who assured me in the afternoon that if i