Ben Jones, who played Cooter on "The Dukes of Hazzard" and later became a maverick congressman, will speak at Germanna's Fredericksburg Campus in Spotsylvania at 7 p.m. on July 8, 2008.
Jones, the quintessential 'good ol' boy,' insists that merit, not race, will decide the 2008 presidential election.
He published his memoirs, "Redneck Boy in the Promised Land," this month.
After a talk about his life and a question and answer session, Jones will sign copies of the book. It deals with the challenges he faced in overcoming having been molested as a child, and in battling alcoholism; with his TV and film career; and with a political career that has included taking on Republican Revolution leader Newt Gingrich as well as Democratic President Bill Clinton, whom he urged to resign.
The event, which will be free and open to the public, will be hosted by the Germanna chapter of Virginia21, a nonpartisan political advocacy group for students. It will be held in Sealy Auditorium.
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