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The Real Romney

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by Kranish, Michael


  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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