The Mormon Quest for the Presidency

The Mormon Quest for the Presidency By Newell G. Bringhurst and Craig L. Foster
Price: $19.95 Availability: Available January 2007

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Is America ready for a Mormon president? With Mitt Romney in the front ranks for the 2008 Republican nomination, this is a question many are asking today. But Romney is only the latest in a long series of Mormon presidential candidates stretching back more than 150 years. In the 20th century, eight other Mormons have run for the presidency, including the major candidacies of George Romney in 1968, Morris �Mo� Udall in 1976, and Orrin Hatch in 2000. In fact, the first Mormon candidate was Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of Mormonism, who set out to capture the White House in 1844. Smith made history by being the first clergyman to run for president, as well as the first candidate to be assassinated during his campaign. In this ground-breaking volume, Newell G. Bringhurst and Craig L. Foster tell the stories of the Mormons who have sought the presidency and explore how their religion has shaped their political ambitions.