To hear Florida Sen. Marco Rubio tell it, it’s happenstance that his newly published memoir, An American Son, became available just as the speculation about Republican vice presidential possibilities is heating up.
Rubio, a rising Cuban-American star in his party, told NPR’s Robert Siegel, co-host of All Things Considered, in a Thursday interview:
“We had the opportunity to write this book. There were people who expressed interest in publishing it, who thought I had something to say. I don’t think you write a book unless you have something to say. And I wanted to share the experience my family had in coming to this country. The things they faced even before I was born, going all the way back to my grandfather as a young man.
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