A candidate for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination, Keyes is theauthor of Masters of the Dream: The Strength and Betrayal of Black America.A public speaker on national and foreign policy issues, he is also aneducator and host of a nationally syndicated call-in radio talk show.
During Ronald Reagan's presidency, Keyes was U.S. ambassador to the UnitedNations Economic and Social Council and later served as assistant secretary ofstate for international organizations. Following government service he wasPresident of Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) and founder of CAGW'sNational Taxpayers' Action Day. He also served as Interim President ofAlabama A&M University, Huntsville, Alabama, and was nominated twice forthe U.S. Senate in Maryland.
Keyes received undergraduate and doctoral degrees in government affairs fromHarvard. He has appeared on ABC's "Nightline"; NBC's "Today Show"; "CBSMorning News"; PBS' "MacNeil-Lehrer Report"; CNN's "Larry King Live; and manyothers.