FOR JEN PSAKI :) The Valley Road - Bruce Hornsby

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- Familiar scenes in The Burg, Ye Old Towne & College of W&M. ~ Bravo Jen, you make this country very proud!!






Jen Psaki graduated from William and Mary with a double major in English and sociology. In addition to being a member of the swim team and Chi Omega sorority, she served as a campus tour guide and admission intern during her time at the university. In a 2015 article from The Flat Hat, Psaki said that she was grateful for W&’s liberal arts approach to education. - “I think it’s served me professionally in many ways, including the fact that it enabled me to develop strong writing skills, spend time really learning how to communicate effectively, but also personally, because I have an incredible support system of friends who are like family at this point in my life.” -

Psaki worked with several members of the U.S. Senate before joining Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. When he took office, she was named as deputy press secretary and later deputy communications director. After working for a public relations firm, she returned to the White House in 2012 as press secretary for Obama’s 2012 campaign. The next year, Psaki took the role as spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State.. https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2020/wm-alumna-named-white-house-press-secretary.php

~ W&M, Noted Alumni, Select: Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, John Marshall, Glenn Close, Christina Roemer, Jon Stewart, Mike Tomlin, Linda Lavin, JEN PSAKI. More, https://edurank.org/uni/college-of-william-and-mary/alumni/
The College of William & Mary is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III & Queen Mary II. It is the 2nd-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the 9th-oldest in the English-speaking world. William & Mary educated American presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler.

It also educated other key figures pivotal to the development of the United States, including the 1st President of the Continental Congress Peyton Randolph, the 1st U.S. Attorney General Edmund Randolph, the 4th U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, Speaker of the House of Representatives Henry Clay, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Winfield Scott, 16 members of the Continental Congress, & 4 signers of the Declaration of Independence.
This earned it the nickname "the Alma Mater of the Nation". In 1749, George Washington also received his surveyor's license at the college and in 1788 he became the college's first American chancellor..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary

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- Jennifer Rene Psaki (b. Dec. 1, 1978) is an American political advisor serving as the 34th and current White House press secretary. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Obama administration as the White House deputy press secretary (2009); the White House deputy communications director (2009–2011); the spokesperson for the United States Department of State (2013–2015); and the White House communications director (2015–2017). Psaki was a political contributor for CNN from 2017 to 2020...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_Psaki
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- Bruce Hornsby, (b. Nov. 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist & Tidewater, Virginia native son. His recordings have been recognized with industry awards. Hornsby was born in Williamsburg, Va., a son of Robert Stanley Hornsby, an attorney, real-estate developer & former musician, & his wife, née Lois Saunier, a piano player & church's community liaison. Bruce had a politically liberal upbringing. He graduated from James Blair High School in Williamsburg in 1973, where he played on the basketball team & was chosen by his senior class as most likely to succeed. He studied music at the Univ. of Richmond for a year, Berklee College of Music for 2 semesters, & the Univ. of Miami, from which he graduated in 1977... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Hornsby