The Children's Book of Heroes
William J. Bennettserved as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George H. W. Bush and as Secretary of Education and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities under President Reagan. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Williams College, a doctorate in political philosophy from the University of Texas, and a law degree from Harvard. He is the author of such bestselling books asThe Educated Child,The Death of Outrage,The Book of Virtues, and the two-volume seriesAmerica: The Last Best Hope. Dr. Bennett is the host of the nationally syndicated radio showBill Bennett's Morning in America. He is also the Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute and a regular contributor to CNN. He, his wife, Elayne, and their two sons, John and Joseph, live in Maryland.