No book like this could be written without the support of the Americans United staff and Board of Trustees. They have allowed me to work here and have supported my decisions to implement new ideas and new visions. I thank all of them over all these years.

Of special note, however, is the special assistance of my executive assistant, Allendra Letsome. She is a tax lawyer and a former vice president of the National Organization of Women (NOW), who initially was just interested in working on a project for Americans United. This is that project. On many occasions, when I said, “I'll never get this finished,” she would respond, “Yes, we can.” Well, we did.