Bill Haslam was a two-term governor of Tennessee and a two-term mayor of Knoxville. In a political climate marked by metastasizing outrage and division, he found success by finding common ground and treating everyone—allies and opponents alike—with decency and respect. Bill Haslam is the author of Faithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square.

<p>Bill Haslam was a two-term governor of Tennessee and a two-term mayor of Knoxville. In a political climate marked by metastasizing outrage and division, he found success by finding common ground and treating everyone&mdash;allies and opponents alike&mdash;with decency and respect. Bill Haslam is the author of <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781400224425"><em>Faithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square</em></a>.</p>

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