Joy Rodino
“Fifty-Two Words My Husband Taught Me,” is an uplifting memoir by attorney Joy Rodino, which pays tribute to the inspiring legacy of her husband Congressman Peter Rodino. It also illuminates his passion for the brilliant vision of our Founding Fathers and the fifty-two words of the Preamble to the Constitution.
“For Peter Rodino, ‘We the People’ was more than just the first few words of the Constitution, it was a way of life and a sacred duty,” Joy explains. “Rising from his birth in a Newark, New Jersey tenement to Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rodino guided the country through its most serious constitutional crisis to what many have hailed as the Constitution’s finest hour — the 1974 Nixon impeachment inquiry and the ultimate resignation of the President, affirming the supremacy of the rule of law.”
She was so inspired by Peter’s commitment to the principles of the Preamble that, before his death in 2005, she decided that I wanted to memorialize his passion for those principles that are so relevant to our lives today. “The “blessings of liberty permeated Peter’s life and conversation, and I hope that my tribute to his legacy will inspire within you a commitment to share those blessings and live a life that matters.”
HEALTH REFORM WATCH, Aug. 28, 2009 — In today’s issue of the Health Reform Watch, published by Seton Hall University, editors wrote about Peter Rodino, who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1989 — at which time he retired to a Professorship at Seton Hall Law until his death in 2005.
Senator Kennedy worked often with Peter Rodino. In her book “Fifty-Two Words My Husband Taught Me,” Joy Rodino recounts that “Upon Peter’s passing , Ted Kennedy said that during the Watergate inquiry, ‘Many of us felt that we were seeing a Founding Father in action, living the highest ideals of the Constitution. I’m sure my brother would have called him a profile in courage. I feel the same way.’”
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ROLL CALL, Aug. 26, 2009 — In today’s issue of Roll Call, the influential publication that covers the people, politics, process and policy on Capitol Hill, reporter Tricia Miller wrote about Joy Rodino’s new book, “Fifty-Two Words My Husband Taught Me.”
Miller noted: “Rodino said her husband would have approved of the election of President Barack Obama and the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. In addition, he “always really looked up to Sen. [Edward] Kennedy,” she said, and the Massachusetts Democrat contributed the quote on the book’s cover.
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Newark, NJ / Washington DC, July 2009 — In her new book, “Fifty-Two Words My Husband Taught Me: Love, Inspiration and the Constitution,” author and attorney Joy Rodino offers insights into the question, “Why is the Preamble to the Constitution relevant today?”
She accomplishes the task by discussing the life history and lessons learned by her late husband, Congressman Peter Rodino, a 40-year legislator and defender of the Constitution and the Chairman of the House Committee that in July 1974 voted to impeach President Richard Nixon.
“Peter believed the Preamble is our country’s soul, not only projecting a vision of who we are as a people, but also expressing the limitless possibilities of all we can be,” says Joy. “In these troubled times, when nothing is certain, people are searching for meaning in their lives. These 52 words of the Preamble remind us of the importance of upholding our highest ideals, and that there is security in the values and principles inherent in the foundation of our nation.”
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NJ STAR-LEDGER, June 27, 2009 — “It took a committee of five Founding Fathers six days to perfect the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution,” writes New Jersey Star-Ledger reporter Mark DiIonno in a feature article published today. “It took Peter Rodino a lifetime to dissect it, study it, relish it, and uphold the tenets of it.” The story is told in a new book by the late Congressman’s wife, Fifty-two words My Husband Taught Me.“
Independence Day should be a time of reflection on what America should stand for, and the long taken-for-granted answers are in our first documents: The Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution and its subsequent Bill of Rights.
“Given the troubled times we’re living in, with all the stories of greed and corruption and the problems with the economy, I think people are searching for more meaning,” Joy Rodino said. “It’s perfect time for us to remember the ideals of our founding fathers and the foundation of this country.”
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About Joy Rodino’s “Fifty-Two Words My Husband Taught Me”
“I was so inspired by Peter’s commitment to the principles of the Preamble that before his passing in 2005 I decided that I wanted to memorialize his passion for those principles that are so relevant to our lives today,” says Joy Rodino, author of Fifty-Two Words My Husband Taught Me, a book about love, inspiration, and the Constitution. “I hope that my tribute to his legacy will inspire within you a commitment to share those blessings and “live a life that matters.”
Her uplifting memoir pays tribute to the inspiring legacy of Congressman Peter Rodino, and illuminates his passion for the brilliant vision of our Founding Fathers and the fifty-two words of the Preamble to the Constitution. For Peter Rodino, “We the People” was more than just the first few words of the Constitution, it was a way of life and a sacred duty.
Newark, NJ / Washington DC, July 2, 2009 — As we celebrate the July 4th holiday, it is the perfect time to ask, “Why is the Preamble to the Constitution relevant today?” For the answer, pick up a copy of “Fifty-Two Words My Husband Taught Me,” by attorney Joy Rodino.
She offers insights through the eyes of her late husband, Congressman Peter Rodino, a 40-year legislator and defender of the Constitution who believed the Preamble is our country’s soul, “not only projecting a vision of who we are as a people, but also expressing the limitless possibilities of all we can be.”
“In these troubled times, when nothing is certain, people are searching for meaning in their lives,” Joy says. “These 52 words of the Preamble remind us of the importance of upholding our highest ideals, and that there is security in the values and principles inherent in the foundation of our nation.”
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