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Dec 2, 2011 · But Michigan Gov. George Romney — father of Mitt Romney, of course former CEO of American Motors — was the media darling at the time with his slicked back grey hair and his no-nonsense style.
Oct 29, 2012 · Romney, the former governor of Michigan and father of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, held his ground. Notations and memos in his private papers show that he viewed the blighted...
Jul 26, 1995 · George W. Romney, a former American Motors Corp. chairman who served as Michigan's governor and saw his presidential bid dashed by his remark that he had been brainwashed over Vietnam, died Wednesday. He was 88. Romney, who also held leadership positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at his home. The Oakland County medical examiner's office pronounced him dead of ...
Dec 18, 2007 · Attention to George Romney’s membership in the Mormon Church concentrated on its policy at the time of excluding blacks from full participation. Today, the conservative Christian movement...
George W. Romney. George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and 3rd secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 ...
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President Richard Nixon appointed George Romney as the nation’s first Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. Secretary Romney created “Operation Breakthrough,” a program to further fair housing, breaking what he called the “white noose” by opening white suburbia to African-Americans.
Aug 13, 2012 · Romney could not bring himself to condemn his church publicly (in spite of his private views) for its policy of denying the "priesthood" to black men. In 1964, the year King won the Nobel Peace...
