McCarthy Center Programs
The 11th Annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture: Conscience and Courage in Public Life
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
9-21-2017
Abstract
Former Florida Governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will be interviewed for the 11th annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Saint John’s Abbey and University Church.
Governor Bush, the son of former President George H.W. Bush and the younger brother of former President George W. Bush, will be interviewed by award winning journalist Gary Eichten ’69.
Jeb Bush was the 43rd governor of the State of Florida, serving from 1999 through 2007. He was the third Republican elected to the state’s highest office and the first Republican in the state’s history to win reelection.
During Bush’s tenure as governor, he was praised for generating widespread economic growth in Florida. He also championed major reform of government, in areas ranging from health care and environmental protection to civil service and tax reform.
His top priority was the overhaul of the state’s failing education system. Under Governor Bush’s leadership, Florida established a bold accountability system in public schools and created the most ambitious school choice programs in the nation. Today, Florida remains a national leader in education and is one of the only states in the nation to significantly narrow the achievement gap.
Governor Bush has led a successful career in the private sector spanning more than three decades, and currently serves as Chairman of Dock Square Capital LLC, a merchant bank headquartered in Miami.
Governor Bush maintains his passion for improving the quality of education for students across the country by serving as the Chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a national nonprofit education reform organization he founded to transform education in America.
He has written three books, “Profiles in Character;” “Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution;” and “Reply All: A Governor’s Story 1999-2007.” Governor Bush lives in Miami with his wife Columba. They have three children and four grandchildren.
Recommended Citation
Bush, Jeb and Eichten, Gary, "The 11th Annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture: Conscience and Courage in Public Life" (2017). McCarthy Center Programs. 18.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/mccarthy_center_lectures/18