Background
Bennett, William John was born on July 31, 1943 in Brooklyn. Son of F. Robert and Nancy (Walsh) Bennett.
Bennett, William John was born on July 31, 1943 in Brooklyn. Son of F. Robert and Nancy (Walsh) Bennett.
Bachelor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1965. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1970.
Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1971. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Gonzaga University, 1982. HHD (honorary), Franklin College, Indiana, 1982.
HHD (honorary), University North Carolina, 1984. HHD (honorary), George Washington University, 1985. HHD (honorary), Gallaudet College, 1985.
HHD (honorary), The Citadel, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University New Hampshire, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Manhattan College, 1983.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Elon College, 1984. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Loyola College, Maryland, 1984. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Assumption College, 1985.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Yeshiva University, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Center State University, Wilburforce, Ohio, 1987. LD (honorary), Williams College, 1983.
LD (honorary), University Notre Dame, 1984.
Assistant to president Boston University, 1972-1976. Executive director National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1976-1979, president, director, 1979-1981. Associate professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1979-1981, University North Carolina, 1979-1981.
Chairman National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, 1981-1985. Secretary United States Department Education, 1985-1988. Director Office National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Washington, 1989-1990.
Co-director Empower America, 1993—2004. Co-chairman National Commission Civic Renewal, College Park, Maryland, 1996—1998, Partnership for Drug-Free America, New York. Host national syndicated radio progressive Bill Bennett's Morning in America, since 2004.
Faculty member University Southern Mississippi, University Texas, Harvard University, University Wisconsin. Chairman American's for Victory Over Terrorism, since 2002. Washington fellow Claremont Institute, California, since 2003.
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Married Mary Elayne Glover, May 29, 1982. Children: John, Joseph.
