Commonwealth PAC, 251, 252
Democratic Party in, 227-28, 232, 249, 250
drunken driving bill in, 280
eligibility to run in, 227–28
government restructuring in, 240, 242, 248
Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, 257–58
gubernatorial campaign (2002), 224–32, 293
health care law in, 260, 262, 267, 268, 269–71, 274, 277–78, 279, 325, 327
jobs in, 241–42
judicial selection process, 248
legal code in, 151–52
Metropolitan District Commission, 248–49
Mitt Romney as governor of, 5, 26, 49, 236–52, 256–60, 261–62, 263, 279–80, 293
and Mitt Romney’s national exposure, 253, 256, 259–60
Mormon church in, 113–18, 119–29, 200–201
political scene in, 168–71, 181, 193, 225, 227, 232, 236–37, 240–41, 247–50
Republican Party in, 170, 171–72, 175, 181, 184, 185, 192, 194, 225, 229, 232, 250–51, 258
St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, 258–59
same-sex marriage in, 230–31, 256–57
Senate race (1994), 167–95
unemployment insurance fund, 238
Massachusetts Citizens for Life, 185
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, 243
Matheson, Min, 95
Mayo, Barry, 61, 62
Mazo, Mark E., 96
McBride, Dane, 63, 68, 77, 78, 87–88, 331
McCaffrey, Tom, 19
McCain, John, 212, 228, 233
and presidential campaign (2008), 5, 205, 283–84, 288, 292, 295–98, 306–7, 311–13, 317, 318–19, 322–25
and running mate choice, 322–25
McCarter, George A., 43
McDonald, Graham, 21, 22
McInturff, Bill, 324
McKay, David O., 64, 101
McKinnon, Joel H., 81, 84
McNamara, Eileen, 184
Medicaid:
and abortion, 183, 229
and health care, 265, 268, 269, 270–71
Medicare fraud, 154
MediVision, 138
Melanie’s Law, 280
Melton, Douglas A., 253–54
Menino, Thomas M., 193
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 13
Mexico:
compensation to Romney family from, 49
Mormon colony in, 44–46, 47
Mormon evacuation from, 48
revolution in, 47, 50
Romney family in exile in, 44–48, 49
Michigan:
George Romney as governor of, 4, 20, 23–27, 49, 57, 72, 77, 93, 165, 235
political issues in, 22–27
Mickelson, Jan, 299–300
Milken, Michael, 146–48
Miller, Donald K., 66
Milles, Carl, 20
Milliken, William, 184
Milliman, Dick, 25
Monaghan, Tom, 157
Monahan, William P., 246
Morgan, Piers, 329
Mormonism:
abortion disapproval in, 115, 126–27, 183, 185
alcohol prohibited in, 64, 96
“Articles of Faith,” 30
Belmont temple, 200–201, 270
and blacks, 26, 27, 72–73, 114, 186–87
Book of Mormon, 33, 65, 68, 200
Boston stake, 114, 115, 119–29
broader societal acceptance sought by, 47, 114–16
“Conversion Diary,” 68
conversion process in, 71
doctrine of, 17, 115, 121
and draft deferments, 61–62, 252
Endowment House of, 37
excommunication threats in, 125, 126
expansion of, 128–29
family home evening in, 96, 101–3, 112
and George Romney, 15, 17, 26, 64, 71–72
High Council of, 123
homosexuality disapproval in, 115, 184
lay leaders in, 113–14, 128
and the Lord’s “curse upon the Negro,” 26, 114
Manifesto of, 46
missionaries for, 61–62, 63–69, 71, 78, 83–86, 87, 104, 128–29
mission president’s roles, 83–84
and Mitt Romney, 17, 31, 36, 50–51, 86, 96, 111–12, 114–29, 185, 186–88, 210, 235, 252–53, 281
moral compact of, 104, 115
Mutual Values and Priorities (MVP), 252–53
in Nauvoo, Illinois, 32–34, 47
and Olympic Games, 207, 209–10
and political campaigns, 252–53
and polygamy, 30, 33–34, 35–40, 46, 47, 48, 64
premarital sex prohibited in, 68, 87, 115
and presidential campaign (2008), 31, 284–86, 299, 300, 302–4, 308, 314
public hostility toward, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 42–44, 64, 116, 117, 200
and Romney family, 4, 11, 16–17, 30, 31–51, 64
sacred rituals in, 89, 200
social community of, 110, 115
stakes of, 113, 122–23
tithing in, 115, 120
U.S. Army vs., 35
U.S. relief fund for, 48
wards of, 113
westward movement of, 35, 41, 47
wholesome ideal of, 104
Why I Believe, 210
women’s roles in, 114–15, 116, 122–28, 186
Moroni (angel), 33, 50, 200–201
Morrill Anti-bigamy Act (1862), 37
Most Beautiful People in the World, 226
Mothercare Stores, 149
Murphy, Michael, 227, 233, 234, 251, 287–88, 326
Murphy, Timothy R., 267, 268, 273
Myers, Beth, and presidential campaign (2008), 284, 287, 288–89, 290, 295, 297, 308, 310, 312, 315–16
Nailing, Birdie, 26
Napoleon III, 64
NARAL, 229
National Rifle Association, 185
Nauvoo, Illinois, Mormonism in, 32–34, 47
NBC Sports and Olympics, 212, 213
Neff, William L., 93
Nelson, J. Fielding, 83–84
New York Times, The, 74, 145, 150, 304
Nixon, Mark and Sheryl, 99–101
Nixon, Richard M., 2, 241
and civil rights, 94
George Romney in cabinet of, 6, 93–95, 173
and political campaigns, 72, 74, 75, 76, 95
tape recordings of, 95
and “Vietnamization,” 76
Nuciforo, Andrea F., Jr., 236, 237
Nunnelly, Mark, 157, 160–61
Obama, Barack, 1, 2, 284, 313, 320, 323, 325
and health care, 262, 269, 277, 327
O’Brien, Shannon P., 154, 228, 232–35, 287
O’Donnell, Joseph J., 111, 121, 270
Olympic Games (1998), 208
Olympic Games (2002), 207–23
antidiscrimination employment policy of, 218–19
budget of, 210–14, 220, 222
commemorative pins, 217
corporate sponsorship of, 212–13
Mitt Romney recruited for, 204–6, 207
Mitt Romney’s work with, 208, 209–23, 330
and Mormon Church, 207, 209–10
scandal in, 204, 208–9, 212, 214–16, 217
and September 11 attacks, 219–20, 221
success of, 222–23, 225, 235
torch relay of, 222
and Utah police, 219
Pace, Stephen, 218
Paez-Carrillo, Eduardo, 183
Pagliuca, Stephen, 156
Palais Royal department store, 147, 148
Palin, Sarah, 325
Partners HealthCare, 269–70, 273
Patrick, Deval, 261
Peterson, Elly, 184
Phelps Dodge Corp., 142
Planned Parenthood, 183
Plawecki, David, 184
Plunkett, Jim, 53
Pollack, Milton, 147–48
Pollack, Moselle, 147
Powell, Melanie, 280
Pozen, Robert C.,
237–38, 242
PPM, 149
Pratt, Parley, 46
Presidential Airways, 138
presidential campaign (2008), 281–319
advertising in, 293–94, 295–96, 304–5, 313
debates in, 312, 318
in Florida, 305, 315–18
and George Romney, 287, 291–92
and Giuliani, 5, 284, 292, 294, 297–98, 311–12
and Huckabee, 294, 295, 298–99, 301, 302, 304–6, 307–8, 310–11, 329
in Iowa, 281, 282, 286–87, 290–91, 298–306, 307–8, 313, 316, 317
lessons learned from, 326–27
and Massachusetts governorship, 251, 255–56, 259, 267, 284, 293
and McCain, 5, 205, 283–84, 288, 292, 295–98, 306–7, 311–13, 317, 318–19, 322–25
microtargeting in, 294–95, 305, 316
Mitt Romney’s candidacy announced, 291–92
and Mitt Romney’s leadership qualities, 282, 293
and Mitt Romney’s political shifts, 5, 26, 255–56, 284, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295–96, 299, 306, 312
Mitt Romney’s shortcomings in, 2, 110, 282–83, 284, 293
Mitt Romney’s withdrawal from, 319, 322, 323
and Mormon faith, 31, 284–86, 299, 300, 302–4, 308, 314
and Myers, 284, 287, 288–89, 290, 295, 297, 308, 310, 312, 315–16
in New Hampshire, 289–90, 306–7, 308–13, 317
political strategies for, 259, 284, 286–87, 289–91, 294–95, 297, 309–10, 312–14, 316, 323, 326, 327
presidential campaign (2008) (cont.)
questions in preparation for, 281–82, 283, 292
“Romney World” in, 287, 315
in South Carolina, 290, 291, 296, 305, 311, 314, 315–16
and vice presidency, 322–25
presidential campaign (2012), 1–2, 3, 7–10, 133, 140, 143, 206, 312, 320–22, 325–32
Preston, Ronald, 265
Pro-Choice Coalition, 230
Rappaport, James, 227
Rasmussen, Garret G., 93
Reagan, Ronald, 55, 192, 298, 318
Reed, Rick, 172, 189, 195, 206
Rehnert, Geoffrey, 134, 138, 142–43, 153, 162
Reid, Penny, 174
Reilly, Thomas F., 245
Republican Governors Association, 251–52
Republican National Convention (1964), 6, 25, 55; (2004), 251–53
Republican Party:
as “business party,” 24
and civil rights, 94
Contract with America, 185
and health care, 271, 275, 278–79
Log Cabin Republicans, 181–83, 230–31, 258
in Massachusetts, 170, 171–72, 175, 181, 184, 185, 192, 194, 225, 229, 232, 250–51, 258
Mitt’s registration in, 170
polygamy denounced by, 35
Pro-Choice Coalition, 230
slavery denounced by, 35
Tea Party movement in, 325, 329
and traditional values, 258
in U.S. Senate, 195
Richardson, Paul, 70
Roake, Mike, 54, 58, 69
Robertson, Pat, 298
Robinson, Bruce H., 81–82, 83
Rockefeller, Nelson A., 75
Roe v. Wade, 184
Rollins, Ed, 311
Romney, Anna Amelia Pratt (grandmother), 46
Romney, Ann Davies (wife), 27–30
charitable actions of, 100
conversion to Mormonism, 70–72
and family activities, 101–5, 106–8
health problems of, 201–3, 222, 226, 254
and her father’s death, 167
marriage of Mitt and, 19, 89, 107–8
and Mitt: courtship, 28–30, 54, 57–58, 63, 86, 87–88
and Mitt’s campaigns, 171–73, 176, 183, 193, 194–95, 229, 230, 233, 253, 280, 282, 321
official portrait of, 261
and religion, 28, 70, 101
as teenager, 28–30
and Winter Olympics (2002), 204, 206, 207, 220, 222
and women’s roles, 123
Romney, Annie Maria Woodbury (Miles P.’s fourth wife), 41, 43, 44
Romney, Benjamin (son), 101, 104
Romney, Caroline Lambourne (Miles P.’s second wife), 39–41
Romney, Catharine Cottam (Miles P.’s third wife), 40–41, 43, 44, 45
Romney, Craig (son), 101, 104, 106, 202
Romney, Elizabeth (daughter of Miles P.), 39
Romney, Elizabeth (great-great-grandmother), 32
Romney, Emily Henrietta Eyring Snow (Miles P.’s fifth wife), 46
Romney, Gaskell (grandfather):
birth of, 40
and family traits, 47
marriage of Anna and, 46
Mexican compensation to, 49
in Mexico, 45, 46, 47–48
and Mormon church, 48
move to U.S., 48–49
responsibilities taken by, 45, 46, 47
Romney, George (brother of Miles P.), 43
Romney, George (English portrait painter), 32
Romney, George Wilcken (father), 11–14
and American Motors, 15–16, 24, 130, 165, 291
birth of, 12, 47
“brainwashing” comment by, 74–76, 95
and civil rights, 6, 25–26, 27, 72–73, 94
and college, 89–90
and Davies family conversions, 70–72
death of, 197–98
early years of, 12, 47–48
as family man, 19
influence on Mitt, 3, 4, 17–18, 19, 24–25, 58, 87, 130, 165, 169, 198, 222, 231, 287, 291–92
marriage of Lenore and, 13, 18–19, 87, 91, 108, 197
in Mexico, 12, 47–48
as Michigan governor, 4, 20, 23–27, 49, 57, 72, 77, 93, 165, 235
and Michigan politics, 22–27
and Mitt’s college years, 57–58
and Mitt’s Senate campaign (1994), 171–72, 173–74, 176, 180, 181, 187, 188–90, 194
and Mormon Church, 15, 17, 26, 71–72
as Mormon missionary, 64, 71, 72
in Nixon’s cabinet, 6, 93–95, 173
personal traits of, 18, 47
popularity of, 67, 71, 331
presidential campaign (1968), 2, 4, 6, 9, 72–77, 169, 282
on principle, 6, 25–26, 73, 137
as public speaker, 96
and Republican National Convention (1964), 6, 25, 55
and Vietnam War, 6, 57, 59, 73–76
and wealth, 137
and Wilkes-Barre flooding, 94–95
Romney, Hannah Hood Hill (Miles P.’s first wife), 37–42, 44, 45, 46–47, 50
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