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The Life and Times of the Faith-Based Initiative
By Tevi TroyReligious organizations need a voice inside the federal government. Is the twenty-year-old office still up to the task?
Tevi Troy
Tevi Troy is a presidential historian and former White House aide. In 2001, he served as the first director of the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives at the Department of Labor. His latest book is Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump.
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