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Old Money, New West - Fife Symington and the Uniquely American Landscapes That Made Him, Broke Him, and Made Him Anew (Hardcover)
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Old Money, New West - Fife Symington and the Uniquely American Landscapes That Made Him, Broke Him, and Made Him Anew (Hardcover)
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By 1994, Arizona Governor Fife Symington was arguably the hottest
young star in the Republican Party-a lively, articulate voice for a
new breed of culturally moderate conservatives perfectly positioned
for a US Senate run and perhaps a shot at the presidency in 2000.
Instead, earlier decisions and mistakes he made as his real estate
empire collapsed amid the Savings and Loan Crisis would torpedo his
political career, bankrupt him, and place him at the doorstep of
federal prison. Then a new century-along with a preemptive
presidential pardon from Clinton-brought new hope and opportunities
as well as international fame in the world of UFO research. While
unique, Symington's story is also an American story. Born into one
of the wealthiest families in America, Symington could have
hunkered down in old-money leisure. Instead, he left the country to
fight in Southeast Asia and then, like millions of Americans before
him, went to make his name amid yet another real estate boom in the
American West. He brought his old-school conservative fiscal
philosophies with him, but soon found himself at war with the
cultural conservatives within his own party, particularly on issues
of immigration and the environment. Symington was an early pioneer
in successfully navigating what is now an existential threat for
moderates in the Republican Party: how to govern with
conservative-leaning values without kowtowing to the worst
instincts of the radicalized, nativist right.
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