8/12/08: The Mormon Quest for the Presidency

KUER 90.1

Published August 11, 2008 at 4:56 AM MDT

Sonia Johnson ran president in 1984. She had served as chair of Mormons for ERA, and had been excommunicated from the LDS Church in 1979.

By Doug Fabrizio

Salt Lake City, UT – Did you know there have been ten Mormons who have run for president of the United States? Tuesday on RadioWest, historians Newell Bringhurst and Craig Foster join us to tell the stories of the nine men and one woman who made their bid and failed. The book is called "The Mormon Quest for the Presidency."

This Thursday, August 14th at 7:00 p.m., Newell Bringhurst and Craig Foster will be at Sam Weller's Bookstore to discuss their book "The Mormon Quest for the Presidency." For more information, call the store at 801-328-2586 or click here

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