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"Let the Eagle Soar" is a song written by former Missouri Senator

Missouri Senate

The Missouri State Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 160,000...

and U.S. Attorney General

United States Attorney General

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John Ashcroft

John David Ashcroft is a United States politician who served as the 79th United States Attorney General, from 2001 until 2005, appointed by President George W. Bush. Ashcroft previously served as the 50th Governor of Missouri and a U.S...

, who is seen singing the song at a Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary is an evangelical theological seminary whose main campus is based in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, with three other campuses in Boston, Charlotte, North Carolina and Jacksonville. The current president of Gordon-Conwell is Dennis Hollinger...

function in 2002. The song was sung during President of the United States

President of the United States

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

's second inauguration in January 2005 by Guy Hovis

Guy Hovis

Guy Lee Hovis, Jr. , is an American-born singer who, along with his former wife, Ralna English of West Texas, was one of the featured acts of television's The Lawrence Welk Show....

, a vocalist from the 1970s variety program The Lawrence Welk Show
The Lawrence Welk Show
The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk. The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years , then nationally for another 27 years via the ABC network and first-run syndication .In the years since first-run syndication...

.

On July 4th, 2011 Angela McKenzie a singer and radio personality of the syndicated program Initiative Radio with Angela McKenzie quietly released a contemporary Country music version of the song as a digital download with the official approval and blessing of John Ashcroft.

Background

John Ashcroft sang in The Singing Senators

The Singing Senators

The Singing Senators were a group of U.S. Republican Senators who sang as a barbershop quartet.- Members :Representation as of 2000:* Fmr. Sen. John Ashcroft – Baritone* Fmr. Sen. Larry Craig – Lead...

, a group of U.S. Senators who sang as a barbershop quartet.

In popular culture

Let the Eagle Soar was sung by lil' John Ashcroft on an episode of Lil' Bush
Lil' Bush
Lil' Bush is a satirical, politically-themed animated television series which premiered on June 13, 2007 on Comedy Central. The series features childlike, caricatures of members of the George W. Bush administration, and other American and international political leaders. Donick Cary created the...

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It has also been frequently mocked on late-night comedy shows such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report and The Late Show with David Letterman.

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