Education:
JD, University of Mississippi Law School, 1965
Rotary Foundation Fellowship, Jurisprudence/International Law, Trinity College, University of Dublin-Ireland, 1963-1964
BA, Psychology/Political Science, University of Mississippi, 1959
Graduated, United States Navy School of Justice.

Professional Experience:
Attorney, Mississippi Bar, 1965
Instructor, Military Law/Naval Orientation, Officer Candidate School, 1962-1964
Lieutenant Junior Grade, United States Navy Reserve, 1959-1961
Partner, Watkins and Eager.

Political Experience:
Senator, United States Senate, 1978-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1972-1978
Executive Director, Mississippi Citizens for Nixon-Agnew, 1968.

Organizations:
President, Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar Association, 1972-1973
Jackson Rotary Club, Board of Directors, 1970-1971
Board of Visitors, Air Force Academy
Charter President, American Field Service, Mississippi Chapter
Eagle Scout
Chair, Legal Services Program, Jackson Junior Bar
Past President, Jackson Men's Y Club
Member, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Chair of the Board, Military Academy at West Point
Chair, Mississippi Law Institute
Past Board Member, Mississippi Opera Incorporated
Board, Museum of American History
Member, National Educations Goals Panel
Member, Northminster Baptist Church
Past President, Pi Kappa Alpha
Conference Chair, Republican Leadership
Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution
Board Member, United States Naval Academy.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
House Republican Policy Committee
Co-Chair, House/Senate International Education Study Group
Republican Task Force to Study the Energy Crisis
Chair, Senate Republican Conference.

Committees:
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
Appropriations, Ranking Member
Joint Committee on the Library, Member
Rules and Administration, Member
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on Defense, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms, Member
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation, Member
Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support, Member
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit, Member