claim: "mitt romney is the first major party candidate for president of the united states in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."
author: debbie wasserman schultz
evidence_1: like all other citizens, u.s. presidents enjoy this protection of their privacy. since  the early 1970s, however, most presidents have chosen to release their returns  publicly. ... returns from recent candidates for president, including those running  in party ... gerald ford did not release his returns, but he did release summary  data ...
evidence_2: "mitt romney is the first major party candidate for president of the united states in  modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns." — politifact ...
evidence_3: willard mitt romney (born march 12, 1947) is an american politician and  businessman who is the junior united states senator from utah. he previously  served as the 70th governor of massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the  republican party's nominee for president of the united states in .... he was not  part of the counterculture of the 1960s then taking form in the ...
evidence_4: jun 30, 2015 ... ... "mitt romney is the first major party candidate for president of the united states  in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns.
evidence_5: nicholas shaxson delves into the murky world of offshore finance, revealing  loopholes .... ironically, it was mitt's father, george romney, who released 12  years of tax returns, in november 1967, just ahead of his presidential campaign,  .... but when you run for office in the u.s. and are not prepared to comply with  disclosure ...