BOISE, ID – It may have been an unseasonably hot early May day outside the Albertsons Library at Boise State University, but inside its climate-controlled special collections and archive room, a handful of some of Idaho’s most experienced politicos were huddled among stacks of cardboard boxes and reference books.
They were there to jumpstart a book project that aims to help retell the story of Idaho’s longest-serving governor, Cecil D. Andrus – before it’s too late.
The book will feature chapters of narrative essays written by the vanguard of some Idaho’s most notable political insiders, including journalists who covered Andrus, staff who worked side-by-side with him, conservationists who helped shape his environmental policies and beliefs, and Idaho politicians who have followed in his footsteps…