Is America ready for a Mormon president?

January 13, 2012 6:31 AM

If Mitt Romney or Jon Huntsman win the Republican nomination and go on to win the general election, America would have its first Mormon president. Erica Hill, Charlie Rose and Gayle King speak with National Journal Congressional correspondent Major Garrett and CBS Religious and Faith Issues Contributor Father Edward Beck about whether Americans are ready for a Mormon president.

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