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A seventh generation Tennessean, he was born in [[Maryville, Tennessee]] as the son of a kindergarten teacher and elementary school principal. He is an [[Eagle scout rank (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] and recipient of the [[Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]] from the [[Boy Scouts of America]].
 
He graduated [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from [[Vanderbilt University]] and was a law review editor at [[New York University]] Law School, where he roomed with current [[NFL]] Commissioner [[Paul Tagliabue]]. He then clerked for [[John Minor Wisdom]] of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans, served as legislative assistant to U.S. Senator [[Howard Baker]] and worked for Bryce Harlow, counselor to late President [[Richard Milhous Nixon]].
 
==Political career==