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November 19, 1999
The Commonwealth Club of California
595 Market St.
San Francisco, 94102
United States
Speakers
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William J. Bennett
U.S. Secretary of Education, 1985-88; Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, George H.W. Bush Administration; Author, The Educated Child and The Book of Virtues.