A Mormon In The White House

Author : Hugh Hewitt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781596980488

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A Mormon in the White House? by Hugh Hewitt Pdf

According to author and radio personality Hewitt, Mitt Romney-billionaire venture capitalist, consummate family man, gifted and media-savvy politician-would be unstoppable in the coming presidential race were it not for one niggling line on his resumé: he's a Mormon. Hewitt attempts to refute the claim that no Mormon could get elected President (along with any other claim that might be made against Romney) while analyzing the former Massachusetts governor's biography and burnishing his conservative and leadership credentials. Hewitt is an agreeable writer, wise enough to take detours (such as an edifying primer on Mormon history and thought) that stave off tedium. He spends far more time extolling Romney than excoriating his Republican and Democratic opponents.

Author : Michael Kent Winder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : WISC:89096002985

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Presidents and Prophets by Michael Kent Winder Pdf

From Washington to Bush, each American president and his relationship with the Mormons is explored as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rises from obscurity to become a major political influence.

Author : Spencer W. McBride
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190909413

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Joseph Smith for President by Spencer W. McBride Pdf

"In 1844, Joseph Smith, the controversial founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had amassed a national following of some 25,000 believers-and a militia of some 2,500 men. In this year, his priority was protecting the lives and civil rights of his people. Having failed to win the support of any of the presidential contenders for these efforts, Smith launched his own renegade campaign for the White House, one that would end with his assassination at the hands of an angry mob. Smith ran on a platform that called for the total abolition of slavery, the closure of the country's penitentiaries, the reestablishment of a national bank to stabilize the economy, and most importantly an expansion of protections for religious minorities. Spencer W. McBride tells the story of Smith's quixotic but consequential run for the White House and shows how his calls for religious freedom helped to shape the American political system we know today"--

Author : Hugh Hewitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1437971865

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Mormon in the White House? by Hugh Hewitt Pdf

This book was written when Mitt Romney¿s star had risen as the 2008 presidential campaign got off to its very early start. With the higher profile have come the inevitable and necessary questions about Romney, a Mormon, answered by this book: What role did his father¿s failed presidential campaign play in shaping Romney? What is the ¿Bain Way,¿ and what¿s that got to do with Romney? Does leadership of the Olympic Games really matter in politics? What about his family? Was he a success as gov.' Is he really pro-life? Did he fight the good fight on marriage? What are his advantages as the campaign for the presidency begins? What are the handicaps? Those are the first 9 questions, and then there is the 10th question: ¿What about the Mormon Problem?¿

Author : J.B. Haws
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199374946

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The Mormon Image in the American Mind by J.B. Haws Pdf

Winner of the Mormon History Association Best Book Award What do Americans really think about Mormons, and why? Through a fascinating survey of Mormon encounters with the media, including such personalities and events as the Osmonds, the Olympics, the Tabernacle Choir, evangelical Christians, the Equal Rights Amendment, Sports Illustrated, and even Miss America, J.B. Haws reveals the dramatic transformation of the American public's understanding of Mormons in the past half-century. When the Mormon George Romney, former governor of Michigan, ran for president in 1968, he was admired for his personal piety and characterized as "a kind of political Billy Graham." When George's son Mitt ran in 2008, a widely distributed email told hundreds of thousands of Christians that a vote for Mitt Romney was a vote for Satan. What had changed in the intervening four decades? Why were the theology of the Latter-day Saints and their "Christian" status mostly nonissues in 1968 but so hotly contested in 2008? For years, the American perception of Mormonism has been torn between admiration for individual Mormons-seen as friendly, hard-working, and family-oriented-and ambivalence toward institutional Mormonism-allegedly secretive, authoritarian, and weird. The Mormon Image in the American Mind offers vital insight into the complex shifts in public perception of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its members, and its place in American society.

Author : Jon Huntsman
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781468311457

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Barefoot to Billionaire by Jon Huntsman Pdf

An inspiring autobiography by “one of the finest human beings, industrial leaders, and philanthropists on the planet” (Stephen R. Covey). The company Jon Huntsman founded in 1970, the Huntsman Corporation, is now one of the largest petrochemical manufacturers in the world, employing more than 12,000 people and generating over $10 billion in revenue each year. Success in business, though, was always a means to an end for him—never an end in itself. In Barefoot to Billionaire, Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service, and the responsibility that comes with wealth. He writes candidly about his brief tenure in the Nixon administration, which preceded the Watergate scandal but still left a deep impression on him about the abuse of power and the significance of personal respect and integrity. He also opens up about his faith and prominent membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But most importantly, Huntsman reveals the rationale behind his commitment to give away his entire fortune before his death. In 1995, Huntsman and his wife, Karen, founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute and eventually dedicated more than a billion dollars of their personal funds to the fight for a cure. In this increasingly materialistic world, Barefoot to Billionaire is a refreshing reminder of the enduring power of traditional values.

Author : Mark Ledwidge,Kevern Verney,Inderjeet Parmar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135080525

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Barack Obama and the Myth of a Post-Racial America by Mark Ledwidge,Kevern Verney,Inderjeet Parmar Pdf

The 2008 presidential election was celebrated around the world as a seminal moment in U.S. political and racial history. White liberals and other progressives framed the election through the prism of change, while previously acknowledged demographic changes were hastily heralded as the dawn of a "post-racial" America. However, by 2011, much of the post-election idealism had dissipated in the wake of an on-going economic and financial crisis, escalating wars in Afghanistan and Libya, and the rise of the right-wing Tea Party movement. By placing Obama in the historical context of U.S. race relations, this volume interrogates the idealized and progressive view of American society advanced by much of the mainstream literature on Obama. Barack Obama and the Myth of a Post-Racial America takes a careful look at the historical, cultural and political dimensions of race in the United States, using an interdisciplinary analysis that incorporates approaches from history, political science, and sociology. Each chapter addresses controversial issues such as whether Obama can be considered an African-American president, whether his presidency actually delivered the kind of deep-rooted changes that were initially prophesised, and whether Obama has abandoned his core African-American constituency in favour of projecting a race-neutral approach designed to maintain centrist support. Through cutting edge, critically informed, and cross-disciplinary analyses, this collection directly addresses the dimensions of race in American society through the lens of Obama’s election and presidency.

Author : Niles A. Fuller
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781430315940

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Will Americans Elect a Mormon President? by Niles A. Fuller Pdf

According to a Los Angeles Times / Bloomberg poll, 37% of Americans would not vote for a Mormon Presidential candidate. That statistic represents a major obstacle for Mitt Romney, a Mormon candidate in 2008. Niles A. Fuller explains why religion will not prevent the former Governor of Massachusetts from achieving his Presidential ambitions. Along the way, Fuller provides insights into Mormon beliefs and practices that will affect RomneyâÂÂs candidacy. For Republican voters, this is a must-read book.

Author : Tiger Vidmar
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462848584

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Behind the Mask by Tiger Vidmar Pdf

Author : Richard Crowder
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350147959

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Détente by Richard Crowder Pdf

Between 1968 and 1975, there was a subtle thawing of relations between East and West, for which Brezhnev coined the name Détente, and – perhaps – a chance to end the Cold War. The leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union, Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev, hoped to forge a new relationship between East and West. Yet, the greatest changes of the era took place outside the sphere of international diplomacy. The 1960s brought social collision across the world, from the anti-war protests in America to the student demonstrations on the streets of Paris, and Mao Zedong's Red Guards in China. A new generation, whom advertising executives dubbed the baby-boomers, brought new attitudes to towards sex, gender, race, the environment and religion. In this book, Richard Crowder explores the years of Détente, and introduces us to the key players of the era, whose stories form the narrative of this book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044100170554

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The Earnest Worker by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Hawley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317701880

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White Voters in 21st Century America by George Hawley Pdf

The United States is experiencing remarkable demographic changes that are having an important impact on the American electorate. As the minority share of the voting-eligible population continues to grow, the political clout of non-Hispanic whites will further decline. The 2012 election demonstrated that the Democratic Party can secure an Electoral College victory even when it loses badly, in the aggregate, among non-Hispanic whites. This does not mean that white voters are unimportant, however. The political behavior of whites in the decades ahead will largely determine the direction of American politics. This book examines the political behavior of non-Hispanic whites. It considers the trends within the white vote, how white voters differ geographically, and the primary fault lines among white voters. It also examines how white political behavior changes in response to diversity. It considers whether or not the day is approaching when whites consolidate into a largely homogenous voting bloc, or whether whites will remain politically heterogeneous in the decades ahead Whereas other books have examined the political behavior of specific social classes within the non-Hispanic white community (working class whites, for example), this is the first book to examine whites as a whole, and provide a useful summary of recent trends within this group and thoughtful speculation about its future.

Author : Frank Newport
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Election forecasting
ISBN : PSU:000066143079

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Winning the White House 2008 by Frank Newport Pdf

"Featuring more than 1,000 Gallup polls"--Cover.

Author : Juan M. Floyd-Thomas,Anthony B. Pinn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350041059

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Religion in the Age of Obama by Juan M. Floyd-Thomas,Anthony B. Pinn Pdf

This is the first book to focus on the significance of religion during President Obama's years in the White House. Addressing issues ranging from identity politics, immigration, income inequality, Islamophobia and international affairs, Religion in the Age of Obama explores the religious and moral underpinnings of the Obama presidency and subsequent debates regarding his tenure in the White House. It provides an analysis of Obama's beliefs and their relationship to his vision of public life, as well as the way in which the general ethos of religion and non-religion has shifted over the past decade in the United States under his presidency. Topics include how Obama has employed religious rhetoric in response to both international and domestic events, his attempt to inhabit a kind of Blackness that comforts and reassures rather than challenges White America, the limits of Christian hospitality within U.S. immigration policy and the racialization of Islam in the U.S. national imagination. Religion in the Age of Obama shows that the years of the Obama presidency served as a watershed moment of significant reorganization of the role of religion in national public life. It is a timely contribution to debates on religion, race and public life in the United States.

Author : Mrs. Fanny STENHOUSE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026183841

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Exposé of Polygamy in Utah. A Lady's Life Among the Mormons. A Record of Personal Experience as One of the Wives of a Mormon Elder During More Than Twenty Years ... Second Edition by Mrs. Fanny STENHOUSE Pdf