William Joseph Federer (b.October 1, 1957) is a nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America's noble heritage.
A former U.S. Congressional Candidate, Bill has appeared on: CSPAN, FOX, Hannity & Colmes, O'Reilly Factor, NPR, MSNBC, ABC-Time Warner Affiliates, CBN, TBN, INSP, TCT, FamilyNet, FamilyLand TV, Coral Ridge Hour, 700 Club, AT&T Cable, Charter Cable, Danny Fontana Show, iLife TV, FOX Strategy Room with Brian Kilmeade, hosted CSPAN's George Washington Book Festival-February 26, 2000, BookTV, The BlazeTV, CTN with Herman & Sharron Bailey, Grizzly Adams Television Production documentaries, and numerous local programs.
Bill has been interviewed on thousands of radio programs, including Focus on the Family, Janet Parshall's America, Point of View, USA Radio Network, Salem Radio Network, Bott Radio Network, Michael Medved, Common Sense Radio w/Ollie North, D. James Kennedy's Truths that Transform, Phyllis Schlafly Live, Beverly LaHaye Live, G. Gordon Liddy, Janet Folger's Faith to Action, Clear Channel Radio, VCY America, RadioAmerica, BQ, Armstrong Williams, American Family Radio, Family Life Radio, USA Radio Network, Judicial Watch, InsightMag.com, Martha Zoller Show, Chuck Harder's For the People, Derry Brownfield, Michael Reagan and others.
Bill's AMERICAN MINUTE radio feature is broadcast daily across America and by the Internet. His Faith in History program airs on the TCT Network.
Bill has been quoted or referenced in USA Today, Human Events, New York Times, Washington Times, Washington Post, Roll Call, Harper's Magazine, The Wanderer, George, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Fort Lauderdate Sun-Sentinel, Ted Baehr's MovieGuide, England's Surrey Hants Star, Insight Magazine, WorldNetDaily.com, TownHall.com, NewsMax.com, Catholic.org, Crosswalk.org, CitizenLink.com and other publications.
Bill's first book "America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations" has sold over a half-million copies. His works, which have been quoted by authors, politicians, leaders, journalists, teachers, students and in court cases, include: AMERICA'S GOD AND COUNTRY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF QUOTATIONS; AMERICAN MINUTE-Events of American Significance Remembered on the Date They Occurred; AMERICAN QUOTATIONS CDROM; BACKFIRED-A nation born for religious tolerance no longer tolerates religion; ENDANGERED SPEECHES-How the ACLU, IRS & LBJ Threaten Extinction of Free Speech; GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER-His Life & Faith In His Own Words; LIBRARY OF CLASSICS CDROM; SAINT PATRICK-The Real Story of His Amazing Life from Tragedy to Triumph; THE FAITH OF FDR -From Franklin D. Roosevelt's Public Papers 1933-1945; THE INTERESTING HISTORY OF INCOME TAX; THE ORIGINAL 13-A
Documentary History of Religion in America's First Thirteen States; THE TEN COMMANDMENTS & their Influence on American Law; THERE REALLY IS A SANTA CLAUS-History of Saint Nicholas & Christmas Holiday Traditions; THREE SECULAR REASONS Why America Should be Under God; TREASURY OF PRESIDENTIAL QUOTATIONS; WHAT EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE QUR'AN-A History of Islam & the U.S; CHANGE TO CHAINS-The 6,000 year quest for global control.
Bill contributed chapters to other books, including: JUDICIAL TYRANNY-the new kings of America-Mark Sutherland; FREEDOM-foreword by Dr. Benjamin Hooks; WHY THE CONSERVATIVE MIND MATTERS-Bill Owens; MIRACLES IN AMERICAN HISTORY-32 Amazing Stories of Answered Prayer-Susie Federer.
Bill has spoken across America, at events from Mount Rushmore to the U.S. Capitol. He has addressed audiences with Congressmen, Senators, Candidates, Sports Stars, Military Officers spoken at political conventions, debates, U.S. House Conference Committee, U.S. Congressional Staff Briefings, U.S. Military Bases, State Capitols, Legislative Hearings, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences St. Louis/Mid-America Emmy Awards, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Posts and Conventions, National Day of Prayer Events, U.S. Military Chaplains' Conventions, Officer Candidate School Graduation-Ft. Benning, Colonial Dames, Daughters/Sons of the American Revolution, National Lawyers Association, Federalist Society, Mayor's Breakfasts, Given Key to the City, American Association of Retired Persons, National Postal Mail Handlers Union, Retired St. Louis City Employees, Kiwanis Clubs, Jaycee Chapters, Rotary Clubs, Knights of Columbus, Zig Ziglar Corporation, AT&T/Southwestern Bell Office Fellowships, NFRA Conventions, Eagle Forum Conventions, Donna Hearne's Constitutional Coalition-Educational Policy Conference, CNP, Concerned Women for America, TeenPact, Pachyderms, Reclaiming America Conference, Family Policy Councils, Bill Gothard's Advanced Training Institute Conferences, Missouri Farm Bureau, Adopt-a-Farm, National Honor Society, Student Leadership Conferences, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Public/Private High School Assemblies, Graduations, PTA Meetings, Universities, Colleges, Institutes, National Parks, Washington University Weidenbaum Center debate, Council for Secular Humanism debate, Retired Teacher's Association, Home School Meetings, Verity Institute, The Pillar Foundation, Liberty Classical School, Political Townhall Moderator for State Rep. Alan Icet, Business Luncheons, Boy Scouts of America Courts of Honor, CBMC Meetings, Council for Extended Care Charity Auction, Contractor Association, Hospitals, Prisons, Pastor's Conferences & Churches, Mark Skousen's FreedomFest, Little Creek Naval Base, Fort McPherson, Fort Hood, Fort Benning, Charles Melvin Price Base and others.
Bill gained national recognition for lecturing and writing, receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from American Christian College in 2004. George Washington Honor Medal by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Broward County Chapter; Bott Radio Network Great American Award, honored by the American Legion Defense of Veterans Memorials Project, Rees Lloyd, Director; Eagle Award from Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum, Delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention, Advisory Board Memberr of Regent University.
Bill's campaign for Congress in 2000 was key in keeping the U.S. House in majority control, as his opponent, Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, had to give up plans of campaigning for other candidates. Gephardt boasted of being the next "Speaker" but instead had his toughest re-election, spending $6 million against Federer's $3 million from 35,000 contributors across America, in the nation's 3rd most expensive Congressional race that year.(US News & World Report, 11/7/06, listed nationally among the most expensive House races of 2000 & 2004). President Bush's uncle, William H.T. "Bucky" Bush, co-chaired Bill's finance committee. Speaker Dennis Hastert, Majority Leader Dick Army, Conference Chairman J.C. Watts, Jr., Ambassador Alan Keyes, Phyllis Schlafly, William J. Murray, David Limbaugh, Chief Justice Roy Moore and other national leaders campaigned for Bill. Written and/or radio endorsements were received from Pat Boone, Chuck Norris, Ted Nugent, Art Linkletter and Dr. James Dobson. "Highly effective political machinery" was Gephardt's reluctant admission of Federer in an appeal letter, as Bill received the most votes ever against him! The same week Bill won in court against Gephardt's machine, Gephardt announced he would not seek re-election. Bill ran in 2004, winning Jefferson County and receiving 47% of the vote, the highest number of votes received in Missouri's 3rd Congressional District by a Republican since statehood.
Born October 1, 1957, Bill was raised in south St. Louis, 5th of eleven children, Bill lettered in wrestling, football and was a state finalist in track-high hurdles. He graduated from St. Louis University High School ('76), studied at University of Dallas, Texas ('76-`78); in Rome, Italy ('78), and graduated from Saint Louis University (`80) with a degree in Accounting/Business Administration.
After college, Bill worked for Federer Realty, founded in 1913 by his grandfather, William A. Federer, who was president of the St. Louis Board of Realtors, as was his father Richard L. Federer, building large portions of the city and county. His uncle and namesake taught at St. Louis University, led retreats at White House Retreat Center and worked with native Americans, seniors and inner-city poor. His father's cousin, Charles A. Federer, Jr., was founder of Sky & Telescope Magazine at Harvard.
Bill worked in real estate, oil & gas industry (Santa Fe Industries `81-`84), and held positions with community organizations, charity groups, churches-working with youth, families, elderly and minorities. He served as a Scoutmaster, having been an Eagle Scout.
Bill married his high school sweetheart, Susan Maria Misko, on May 2, 1981. Susan received the Jefferson Award for Outstanding Community Service by U.S. Senator John Danforth in 1980 for being spokesperson of the Missouri/Illinois Red Cross Blood Services and working with elderly/handicapped. Sue graduated with honors from Cor Jesu High School ('76), Fontbonne College ('80), worked for St. Louis Union Trust. Sue became a licensed real estate, an insurance agent, and is a broker-specialist. Bill and Sue have four grown children.
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William J. Federer stated:
<A statesman leader is someone who is willing to sacrifice his career for his country; whereas an ambitious politician will sacrifice his country for his career.
A stateman leader states what he believes, regardless of opinion polls; whereas an ambitious politician reads the opinion polls to find out what he believes.
The Founders sacificed their prosperity for their posterity, pledging their "lives, fortunes and sacred honor," whereas today Americans are sacrificing their posterity for prosperity, saddling their children and grandchildren with the world's greatest debt.
A person will be controlled, either voluntarily from the inside, or forcefully from the outside. Our government was designed to govern people who could govern themselves. The less internal restraints a populous has, the more external restraints it will demand! The displacing of traditional morality with the encouragement to experiment and follow one's passions is a precursor to anarchy, then despotic tyranny!
Islam is not just a religion, but also a political and military system, because Mohammed was not just a religious leader, he was also a political and military leader, fighting in 66 battle and raids. Therefore the effort to split the political/militant side of Islam away from the religious side is effectively trying to split Mohammed.
Public opinion polls are an adult version of peer pressure.
Our country is controlled by laws; laws are controlled by politicians; politicians are controlled by voters; voters are controlled by public opinion; and public opinion is controlled by the media & education;-so whoever controls the media & education, controls the country.
In a traditional home a child quickly figures out that his dad has final say, but he has to go through mommy to get to daddy - or nag big sister, who will nag mommy who will pull daddy's chain.
If a child can figure out where the power sits and manipulate to get his way, is it that difficult to realize that some have figured out in America the power sits with the laws, but to change them one must influence politicians by influencing voters by influencing public opinion by controlling the media & education.
The cyclical nature of history can be observed in the ancient history of Israel, as chronicled in the Book of Judges. First, they made a covenant with God and were blessed; then they backslid by worshipping the other gods; then prophets called them to repentance; when they did not repent, judgment came; then they repented and a deliverer came, ie. Joshua, Gideon, Samson,...; when they were delivered, they renewed their covenant with God and were blessed, beginning the cycle all over again.
America has had its own cycle, to major and minor degrees. America made a covenant with God. Where? In the Declaration of Independence, which states "appealing to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the rectitude of our intentions." America was then blessed, inventing the telegraph, steam engine and steam boat; but America was backslid by allowing slavery. "Prophets" called America to repentance, such as the abolitionist societies, and leaders like Benjamin Franklin, who, after signing the Constitution, became the first president of the first anti-slavery society in America.
When our nation didn't repent, the judgment of the Civil War came and over a half-million people died; then America repented and was delivered.
Lincoln renewed out covenant with God by establishing an annual National Day of Thanksgiving to God, 1863, and placing "In God We Trust" on our national coinage, 1865. The question is, where on the cycle is America today?
A definition of "religion" is "a system of belief." "Belief" is defined as "thoughts, convictions or opinions upon which one bases their actions." Therefore, anyone who does "actions" has thoughts that precede those actions, that collection of thoughts is their belief system - their religion.
Thus it follows that as long as the government is doing "actions," the government has somebody's thoughts preceding its actions. Those thoughts are the govenment's belief system or religion.
Therefore, you cannot have a separation of "belief" and State, unless the government ceases to do actions.
There is a religion or system of belief being taught in public schools is "situation ethics," where children learn that if there are too many people in a life-boat, they need to decide which one to shove overboard. Those same youth leave the classroom, decide there are too many people in their neighborhood and kill some. How can we get upset at these students for simply acting out the "system of belief" they were taught in school?
If we do not like students actions, maybe we need to change the thoughts that precede their actions, and possibly reconsider the time-tested, old-fashioned Hebrew code: Do not participate in drive-by shootings (thou shalt not murder); Do not take anything that is not yours (thou shalt not steal); Do not shoot a classmate for his tennis shoes (thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods); Do not beat-up your parents (honor your father and mother); Keep your mouth out of the gutter and stop profanity and cursing (thou shalt not take God's name in vain); Do not be greedy for things (thou shalt not worship idols); Take one day off a week (keep holy the Sabbath); and a revolutionary approach to avoid contracting AIDS while solving the teen-pregnancy problem, wait till marriage (thou shalt not commit adultery).
Once the Ten Commandments were removed from the school walls, metal-detectors had to be installed at the school doors.
George Wilhelm Fredrich Hegel, called the philosophical dictator of Germany in the early 1800's, made an observation in human behavior that "crises brings change" and that individuals were willing to relinquish their freedoms in order to avert crises. This concept was used by both Marx and Hitler, whose fomenting of unrest and anarchy resulted in power being consolidated into their hands.
A simultaneous phenomenon is that in the midst of these Machiavellian crises, it is often that a crisis brings men to Christ.
In reading all the colonial charters, one discovers that different colonies were founded by different denominations (Virginia-Anglican, Massachusetts-Puritan, Rhode Island-Baptist, Connecticut and New Hampshire-Congregationalists, New York-Dutch Reformed, Delaware and New Jersey-Swedish Lutheran, Maryland-Catholic, Pennsylvania-Quaker, Carolinas-Anglican & others, Georgia-Protestant.
These denominations did not get along and chased each other out of each other's colonies. But they had to learn to work together to fight the King of England during the Revolution. Afterwards, their attitude was "I do not agree with your doctrine, but since you were willing to fight and die for my freedom, I need to let you practice your faith."
The First Amendment was passed to make sure the Federal Government did not pick one Christian denomination and make it the National one, which is what most of the countries of Europe had done.
They never imagined that 200 years later courts would outlaw public expressions of their Judeo-Christian beliefs.
God does not need your ability, just your availability.> 1957WF001
Author's Biographical Note in the Appendix of the book, "George Washington Carver-His Life and Faith in His Own Words":
<The first book I remember reading as a boy was the life of George Washington Carver, given to me by my grandparents, Orval and Therese Epperson, affectionately known as "Poppy and Dede." They lived in the southwest Missouri town of Neosho, the Osage Indian word for clear, cold water. (There is a Big Spring in the middle of town.) The town saw many Civil War raids and skirmishes. A highlight of ours was visiting my grandparents on Easter. We would drive the 8 miles from Neosho to Diamond Grove and visit the George Washington Carver Memorial.
After reading this book, I ask your indulgence in allowing me to give you a glimpse into the life of one family in that small town of Neosho, where George lived and went to school as a young boy. Indeed, in a unique way, my childhood was touched by the same surroundings some 90 years later.
As best as my mother can trace, the Epperson family came from France, where the name was spelled d'Epernon. The family migrated through the Netherlands to England, then sailed to Virginia in 1675. They moved to Tennessee then to Marion, Illinois, where George Washington Epperson was born in 1848. He moved to McDonald County, Missouri, in 1855, where his son William Stanley Epperson was born in 1868. On October 13, 1891, Orval William Epperson, my grandfather, was born on a rugged Ozark farm near Anderson, Missouri.
In 1906, at age 15, Orval left the farm and hopped on a freight train to Neosho to get an education. He worked odd jobs around town to pay his tuition and was hired in 1907 by the Bank of Neosho to sweep floors and run errands, working his way up to be an assistant. In 1918, he took a leave of absence to fight in France during World War I, being assigned to the 338th Machine Gun Battalion 88th Division.
After the war, he returned to the bank and worked there the rest of his life, being promoted to vice president. As President of the School Board, he handed each of his three children their diplomas at their high school graduations. He was instrumental in purchasing the land for the current location of Neosho High School. Everyone in Newton County knew him and his 65th year at the bank was celebrated as "Orval Epperson Day."
On July 4, 1919, Orval married a girl of French descent, Therese Gertrude DeBrosse, "Dede." Born in Monett, Missouri, April 21, 1893, Therese moved to Neosho and began working at William P. Stark Nurseries at the edge of town. She was beautiful and in 1918 her photograph was featured in an advertisement selling apples and peaches.
In this town, nicknamed "The Flower Box City," my grandfather never learned to drive a car, but walked to work, walked back home for lunch (the big meal of the day) and walked again home in the evening. The epitome' of a green-thumb gardener, Orval took pride that no matter what season it was, something was almost always blooming in the yard. My grandmother's nickname for him was "Mr. Peaceful."
My grandparent's dream home came true when they purchased 344 South Hamilton, a large white house on several acres just up McKinney Street from the oldest operating Federal Fish Hatchery-built in 1888. Their two-story house had 12-foot ceilings, walnut stair banisters and large sliding doors between rooms. In the late 1800's, two prominent lawyers competed to see who could build the best house. My grandparents' home was one, and the other home at the top of the hill, belonged to the family of artist Thomas Hart Benton.
During the Great Depression and World War II, my grandparents responded to the needs of the community by allowing the soldiers stationed at Camp Crowder and their wives to live in their house. Couples dwelt in every room, sharing a bathroom down the hall. Up to 18 people lived in the house one year. My grandparents put an outside door on their bedroom and every morning, rain or snow, they would walk outside around the house to the kitchen so as not to disturb those in the living room. A large upstairs closet was the home for a young woman from St. Louis and her husband from France. Trailers were all over the yard and my grandfather installed a bath and laundry machine in the basement for these families to use.
My grandparents had a son, Orval Wilford "Billy" Epperson. A straight-A student and an Eagle Scout, Billy volunteered when World War II started and was assigned a bombardier on a B-17 Flying Fortress, 525th Squadron, 379 Bomb Group A.P.O. 550 (#0-768946).
Flying over Neosho as they headed out to Kimbolton, England, 23-year-old Billy wrote a Happy Mother's Day note to his mom, tied it with a handkerchief to a small piece of metal and dropped in from the plane. A neighbor got it and brought to my grandparents. That was the closest they would ever be again, as Billy was shot down by the Nazis on his first mission, July 9, 1944.
For a year his official status was "Missing in Action" and my grandparents prayed he might still be alive. Their hearts were broken when a year later his status was changed to deceased and his few possessions were sent home. After the war, they put a gravestone for him in the Neosho cemetery. In 2005, my sister Winnie researched declassified government records and found that his plane had plunged into the English Channel near Holland.
My grandparent's older daughter was Joan, who was beautiful, intelligent and voted Neosho's "Centennial Queen." She worked for an advertising agency in New York and eventually moved to California with her husband Jim Giles, a Texas A & M graduate who later was president of American Cement Company. After having three children, Chris, Eppy and Ali, Joan earned her Ph.D. in English and taught at Claremont College as did Jim, who was head of the Finance Department.
In the 1926, my grandmother, Dede, had seen MGM's epic silent motion picture Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ, written by Civil War General Lew Wallace. She was so taken by the actress playing the role of Ben Hur's sister, Tirzah, that she gave that name to their last child, my mother.
My mother, Tirzah, was gorgeous and during the War had every soldier at Neosho's USO hall wanting to dance with her. After high school, she broke many hearts by refusing numerous marriage offers and travelled 300 miles across Missouri to attend Webster College in St. Louis County.
There, while stage director in the drama department's production of Our Town, Tirzah met my father, Richard Louis "Dick" Federer, who was a St. Louis University student (and later attorney) from a prominent St. Louis real estate family. She liked dating him because he was imaginative, creative, and always filled with ideas. Besides, she loved dancing with him.
A humorous story when they first met happened when my mother said she needed to go home to Neosho. My father offered to drive her there in a few minutes, thinking she was referring to a street in south St. Louis named "Neosho."
After graduation, my mother moved to Washington, D.C., to work for the Department of Navy. She was later hired as a junior executive at Kahn's Department Store. My father, with stubborn German determination, drove 900 miles across the country to court her and then drove to Neosho to visit her parents.
Tirzah and Dick were married June 10, 1950, at little Saint Canera's church on a hill overlooking Neosho. Dick's best man was Ted Wetterau, of Wetterau Foods, who later had Dick be his best man when he married his wife, Helen. The day before the wedding, Tirzah and Dick went into a field and gathered daises for the church altar. That night a tornado swept through Neosho.
My parents went on to have 11 children: Mimi, Kathy, Dicky, Lisa, Billy, Winnie, Tommy, Teddy, Connie, Jimmy, Johnny, and over 60 grandchildren!
Growing up, we looked forward to the long, hilly drive on the two-lane Highway 66 from St. Louis to Carthage, then south to Neosho. Often traffic was backed up for miles and we would hold our breath as Dad slam down on the accelerator and pass those slow 18-wheeler trucks. As we crossed the railroad tracks into Neosho, Dad would teasingly tell us to lift our feet. Late at night we would pull into Dede and Poppy's driveway and see the warm glow of their screen porch light left on for us.
Neosho was a great town for kids. Walking down the big hill of Lafayette Street, which my mother claimed was great to sled down in the winter, we would explore the town square, the old hotel, the nickel & dime store, city hall, and the Bank of Neosho. We loved playing miniature golf or visiting the Fish Hatchery. We would put pennies on the railroad tracks and wait for a train to come and smash them.
Once Poppy took me to his barber who shaved my head so close my siblings did not recognize when I walked home. One summer, my brother Rich, cousin Eppy and I had the fond experience of spending time in Neosho. Then, for a few weeks, it was just Dede, Poppy and me.
I rode my bike across every hill in Neosho, from the railroad tracks to Big Spring Park, collecting every kind of leaf I could find, which Poppy would identify for me as I taped it in a scrap book. I imagine much of the town I explored was the same as when George Washington Carver lived there as a boy.
My family often visited the George Washington Carver Memorial in Diamond Grove. We watched the movie of his life and saw the replica of the cabin where he was raised. We stared at the tree where "Uncle Mose" Carver was hung up by his thumbs while raiders blistered his feet with hot coals that fateful night when George was kidnapped. We hiked through the woods and imagined young George touching the tiny plants and flowers, knowing someday he would touch the world.
On December 13, 2000, I was honored to be the keynote speaker at an Officer Candidate School Graduation Formal Dinner at Fort Benning, Georgia. In greeting new officers, I met Second Lieutenant McDaniel and his father, Willie, who was employed at Tuskegee University. He suggested I visit the campus, which I did on my trip home. My long desire of seeing the buildings where George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington lived and worked was fulfilled.
Much like visiting a secret garden, the life of George Washington Carver holds mystery and inspiration, as a quiet woods beckons one deeper. His life bearing such great fruit seems to be rooted in his quiet, intimate relationship with his Creator. By reading his own words, we can get a glimpse into the humble heart of this outstanding man, and perhaps discover keys to life's great accomplishments.
Over the years I have spoken across America, on radio, TV, at Colleges, Universities, Military Bases, from the National Lawyers Association and American Legion Halls to Mount Rushmore and the U.S. Capitol. Through this, I have become friends with many great African American leaders who mirror the spirit of George Washington Carver, rising from humble beginnings to impacting the world. They, like Carver, inspire us to "work on projects which fulfill a real human need."
I am grateful to my grandparents for introducing me to the life of George Washington Carver and I am grateful for the opportunity of sharing his life and faith with you.> 1957WF002
The most important thing is to bring people to Christ. The second most important thing is to preserve the freedom to do the most important thing.
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American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement.
1957WF002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). William Joseph Federer, 2008, author's Biographical Note in the Appendix of the book, "George Washington Carver-His Life and Faith in His Own Words" statement.