Franken, AlJacobs, Lawrance2018-02-232018-02-232017-06-02https://hdl.handle.net/11299/194037Please join us for a conversation with Senator Al Franken for the release of his new book, Al Franken, Giant of the Senate. Senator Franken’s new book takes the reader along with him on the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of his new career in politics. Professor Larry Jacobs will moderate. Event co-hosted by the University of Minnesota Bookstore. Senator Al Franken graduated from Harvard University. Before running for the Senate, Al spent 37 years as a comedy writer, author, and radio talk show host and has taken part in seven USO tours, visiting our troops overseas in Germany, Bosnia, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Al was first elected to the Senate in 2008 and re-elected in 2014.ennew careerpoliticsAudio