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The former president of Mexico will read from and sign his new book.
When Vicente Fox swept into office in 2000, he broke the dictatorial
one-party rule that had strangled Mexico for over seventy
years. A native son of Mexico, grandson of immigrants from the
United States and Spain, Fox worked his way from ranch hand and
truck driver to the youngest CEO in the history of Coca-Cola. His
political rise from precinct worker to world leader was equally swift.
As president, Vicente Fox steered Mexico's fragile young democracy
through turbulent times, ushering in six years of economic stability
and reform in health care, education, and housing, with increased
freedom of the press. His presidency also reduced poverty and tackled
corruption.
In Revolution of Hope, President Fox outlines a new vision of
hope for the future of the Americas. He speaks out forcefully on global topics such as immigration, the war in Iraq, racism, globalization, the role of the United Nations, free trade, religion, gender equity, indigenous rights and the moral imperative to heal the global divide between rich and poor nations, and reveals for the first time the ups and downs of his close but rocky relationships with world leaders from President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair to Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chávez.
From the man who brought true democracy to Mexico, Revolution of Hope is a personal story of triumph and a political vision for the future.
This event is co-sponsored by Vroman's Bookstore.
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