Background
Mathews, David was born on December 6, 1935 in Grove Hill, Alabama, United States. Son of Forrest Lee and Doris (Pearson) Mathews.
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A must for anyone angry at being shut out of the political system. David Mathews points out that many Americans, making no secret of their anger at being shut out of the political system, are looking for ways to take that system back. Because of their low opinion of ""politics as usual," Mathews believes, some people are trying to create a politics relevant to their everyday lives. These efforts give us a richer understanding of political life and of a much-neglected subject: the public. In Politics for People, Mathews describes how people become politically engaged, how they build civic communities, and how they generate political energy or public will. He argues that political discussion is the doorway into politics, and he makes a case for leavening partisan debate with more public dialogue. He then explains what a democratic citizenry must do if representative government is to perform effectively, and he shows how officials might work with, and not just for, the public.
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Mathews, David was born on December 6, 1935 in Grove Hill, Alabama, United States. Son of Forrest Lee and Doris (Pearson) Mathews.
Bachelor of Arts Alabama, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1965. Doctor of Laws, University Alabama, 1969.
Doctor of Laws, Mercer University, 1976. Doctor of Humane Letters, William and Mary College, 1976. Doctor of Humane Letters, Medical University South Carolina, 1976.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Samford University, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters, Transylvania University, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters, Stillman College, 1980.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Miami University, 1982. Doctor of Humanities, Birmingham-Southern College, 1976. Doctor of Humanities, Washington University, St. Louis, 1984.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Center College, 1985. L.L.D., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1987. L.L.D., Lynchburg College, 1987.
Doctor of Humane Letters, University New England, 1988. Doctor of Humane Letters, Hofstra University, 1999. L.L.D., Aquinas College.
Executive vice president, U. Alabama, 1968-1969;
president, U. Alabama, 1969-1980;
professor of history, U. Alabama, 1977-1981;
president, chief Executive officer, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio., since 1981. Secretary Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1975-1977. Director Birmingham branch Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1970-1972, chairman, 1973-1975.
Member of council Socially Responsible Investment International, 1978-1985. Chairman Council Public Policy Education, since 1980.
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Trustee Judson College, 1968-1975, American Universities Field Staff, 1969-1980. Board directors Birmingham Festival of Arts Association, Inc., 1969-1975. Member National Programming Council for Public television, 1970-1973, Southern Regional Education Board, 1969-1975, Alabama Council on Humanities, 1973-1975.
Vice chairman Commission on Future of South, 1974. Member Southern Growth Policies Board, 1974-1975. Member national advisory council American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1975.
Member Alabama State Oil and Gas Board, 1975, 77-79. Board directors Academy Educational Development, since 1975, Indiana Sector, 1982-1988. Chairman President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 1975-1977.
Chairman income security committee aging committee Health Insurance Committee of Domestic Council, 1975-1977. Board governors national American Red Cross, 1975-1977. Board governors, board visitors Washington College, 1982-1986.
Trustee John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, 1975-1977, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1975-1977. Federal trustee Federal City Council, 1975-1977. Board directors A Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, Inc., 1975-1976.
Trustee Teachers College, Columbia University, 1977-1985, National Foundation March of Dimes, 1977-1983, Council om Learning, 1977-1984, Miles College, since 1978. Member national advisory board National Institute on Management Lifelong Education, 1979-1984. Member Alabama 2000, since 1980.
Special adviser Aspen Institute, 1980-1984. Member board trustees Gerald R. Ford Foundation, since 1988, board visitors Mershon Center Ohio State University, 1988-1991. Board directors National Civic League, since 1996.
Served with United States Army, 1959-1960. Member Newcomen Society of America, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Theta Phi.
Married Mary Chapman, January 24, 1960. Children: Lee Ann Mathews Hester, Lucy Mathews Heegaard.