• Romney grew up in Bloomfield Hills, studied in Cranbrook High School and enjoyed a breezy,
privileged childhood.

• His parents' cottage on the Canadian shores of Lake Huron, Ontario is one place that holds
his most cherished childhood memories.

• He always idolized his father, George Romney and whiled away his childhood days sitting on
his father's lap, watching him read the paper.

• Romney characterizes his mother as someone who lived by adages often quoting her favorite
ones, "If not me, who? If not now, when? If not here, where?"

• Romney's elite classmates wanted to grow up to be professional athletes or the president of
America, he aspired to run a car company like his father.

• Romney's classmate Jim Bailey says of him, "He was in many ways the antithesis of what he's
portrayed as today." Romney once competed in a 2.5 mile race, finally crossing the finish line
around ten minutes after the last runner. Bailey remembers, "It had to be one of those moments that
made you feel inadequate but those kinds of things didn't bother him."

• During the six years that he studied at Cranbrook school, Romney never showed himself to be
a leader. Nevertheless, he was a kinetic kid who loved to pull off pranks.


• Mitt Romney shared his father's front-row seat on government, first as a campaign aide and
then as an intern in the governor's office.

• Both of Romney's parents dabbled in politics, so it comes as no surprise that Romney ended
up doing the same.

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