Posted 11:26 pm Thursday, March 11, 2010
Karl Rove Set To Promote Memoir
Karl Rove, former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, political analyst and author, will attend an event at The University of Texas at Tyler's Ornelas Activity Center from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Rove will sign copies of his book "Courage and Consequence, My Life as a Conservative in the Fight." Participants will have the opportunity to meet Rove and hear his presentation about his memoir.
The sponsor reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the general reception and presentation will begin at 6 p.m.
Sponsors pay $250 per couple which includes a photo with Rove and seating for two for the speech. General admission is $50 per person and $65 per couple and includes one signed book and seating for the speech.
RSVP is required by Friday. For more information call 903-581-7855.
George Winn, Smith County Republican Club president, said Rove's visit shows the significance of the GOP presence in East Texas and expects "a lot of good will to pass between Rove and those who attend."
Winn encouraged residents to take this "unique opportunity."
Republican Party Chair Ashton Oravetz said it was an honor that Tyler is one of three statewide stops for a conservative with Rove's credentials.
State Rep. Leo Berman said this will be an opportunity for residents to "meet the top guy in the Bush administration." He said Rove did "a substantial job for his boss (Bush) and has taken on celebrity status as a political commentator. Berman said Rove will likely see and meet with people he knows or met during Bush's 1994 and 1998 gubernatorial runs as well as the presidential elections.
"East Texas was a heavily supportive area of his boss," Berman said. "He's going to see a lot of friendly faces here in East Texas."
