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Kineno Remembers
Lauro F. Cavazos
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Description for Kineno Remembers
Paperback. On September 20, 1988, Lauro Cavazos became the first Hispanic in the history of United States to be appointed to Cabinet, when then - vice president George H W Bush swore him in as secretary of education. This memoir recounts not only his years in Washington but also childhood influences and life experiences that informed his policies in office. Series: Perspectives on South Texas. Num Pages: 300 pages, 18 b&w photos, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
On September 20, 1988, Lauro Cavazos became the first Hispanic in the history of the United States to be appointed to the Cabinet, when then - vice president George H. W. Bush swore him in as secretary of education. Cavazos, born on the legendary King Ranch in South Texas and educated in a two-room ranch schoolhouse, served until December 1990, after which he returned to his career in medical education and academic administration.In this engaging memoir, he recounts not only his years in Washington but also the childhood influences and life experiences that informed his policies in office. Offering glimpses ... Read more
On September 20, 1988, Lauro Cavazos became the first Hispanic in the history of the United States to be appointed to the Cabinet, when then - vice president George H. W. Bush swore him in as secretary of education. Cavazos, born on the legendary King Ranch in South Texas and educated in a two-room ranch schoolhouse, served until December 1990, after which he returned to his career in medical education and academic administration.In this engaging memoir, he recounts not only his years in Washington but also the childhood influences and life experiences that informed his policies in office. Offering glimpses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives on South Texas
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781603440448
SKU
V9781603440448
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About Lauro F. Cavazos
LAURO F. CAVAZOS is currently a professor in the department of public health and family medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and previously served as its dean. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.
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