Nutter, Michael A. Mayor: The Best Job in Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018). ISBN: 978-0-8122-5002-2 Questions: On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions in at least 4-5 sentences. Refer to the text (Nutter, pg. ___) where appropriate. In order to understand some context, please review the following webpages on the previous recent mayors of Philadelphia: Frank Rizzo (1972-1980): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning- mix/wp/2017/08/18/phillys-frank-rizzo-was-no-confederate-but-its-open-season-on-his-statue/ Wilson Goode (1984-1992): http://www.blackpast.org/aah/goode-wilson-1938 Ed Rendell (1992-2000): https://billypenn.com/2015/08/14/the-big-ed-rendell-qa-the-mayor-for- life-on-phillys-comeback-why-corbetts-budgets-sucked-and-the-best-cheesesteaks-pizza-and- burgers/ John Street (2000-2008): https://rnbphilly.com/350521/legacy-of-philadelphia-mayor-john-street/ Michael Nutter (2008-2016), Prep class of 1975; Jim Kenney (2016-present), Prep class of 1976. 1. Mayor Nutter refers to his time at the Prep in several places. Discuss how he was influenced by the school. What lessons did he take away from being a student here? 2. Throughout the book, Mayor Nutter discusses the importance of doing public service. What does he mean when he says this? How does he see “mayoring” as public service? 3. How did Mayor Nutter get into politics? What course did he follow from being interested in public service to being elected mayor? List the steps. 4. In the introduction to the book, Mayor Nutter lays out the relationship between leadership, community and communication. Focusing on Parts 2 and 3 of the book, give two examples of where these three concepts come together and explain each. 5. Mayor Nutter talks about the problems of short-term thinking in governance. What causes this? In parts 3 and 4 he highlights several initiatives his administration started that he felt helped the city in the long-run, even after he was out of office. Select one and discuss what his administration did and what happened later. 6. What did you think of the book? Would you recommend it to someone else? .