by Susan Rice
supporters, 222
values and principles, 19
Obama, Barack, presidency of Affordable Care Act, 427, 472
Afghanistan and, 242, 390–95, 450
Africa agenda, 201, 385
Africa Summit hosted by, 451
Africa trip, 2013, 348
Africa trip, 2015, 379–81
Al Qaeda and, 242
American values of, 243
America’s global leadership and, 242–43, 407, 471–72
Asian policy, 242–43, 434, 451
banning torture, 237, 243
Benghazi attack and, 309–10, 315, 316–17, 319–20, 322
bin Laden’s killing and, 295–97, 310, 451
Cairo speech, 2009, 450
campaigning in 2012, 315
campaigning in 2016, for Hillary, 454–55
challenges and objectives, 241–42
China and, 243, 267, 433–41, 451
China and, Xi’s state visit, 437–39
China Summit, 2014, 436
China Summit, 2016, 439–41
climate change, Paris Agreement, 242, 244, 385, 427, 436, 451–52
Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, 130, 238, 245, 247
Cuba and, 341, 407–10, 427, 451
cyber defenses, 242
daily briefing, 1, 350–51, 352, 354, 355
daily schedule, routine, 351–55
diversifying federal workforce, 427–30
dogs of, 353
Ebola epidemic, 401–7, 452
economic recovery, 237, 242
farewell at Andrews, 8–9
final APEC Summit, 456–57
final meetings with Xi, Trudeau, and Turnbull, 457
final overseas trip, 2016, 456–57
foreign dignitaries at WH, 381
foreign policy, 19, 237, 450 (see also specific issues)
“Fourth Quarter” quote, Jan. 2015, 426–27
“The Furies” and, 370–71, 373
G20 Summit, 2013, 358, 364
global goodwill toward, 245
global health issues, 242, 407, 452
Guantánamo Bay and, 237, 243
Holder as attorney general, 238
Iran Nowruz message, 263–64
Iran nuclear deal and, 269, 341, 386, 411–18, 427, 451
Iran nuclear program, 263–64
Iran sanctions, 267
Iraq War and, 242
ISIS and, 418–23, 451, 452
Israel and, 430–33
Israel trip, Peres funeral, 2016, 432
Jones as NSA, 130, 238
Kerry as secretary of state, 318–19, 327, 331, 363, 364, 411
Latin America visit, 287
leaving office, 3–4, 8–9
Libya, Qaddafi, and military intervention, 279–84, 286, 289, 291, 292, 298, 367
limousine, “the Beast,” 377, 440, 457
management style, 424–25
Martha’s Vineyard vacations, 350–51
Middle East policy, 341
Mubarak and, 279
national security challenges, 237–38
national security team, first term, 237, 238
North Korean sanctions, 255
nuclear weapons and, 242, 244, 255, 301
Oval Office of, 3–4, 460
overseas trips: routines and protocols for, 374–77
Peres and, 255
Principals Committee meetings and, 387–90
Putin and, 398–99, 445–46
Republican obstructionism and, 450–51
Russia and, 243
Russian election interference and, 441–49, 451
St. Patrick’s Day at WH, 353–54
same-sex marriage, 427
second term team, 2, 343, 374
signature development programs, 385
Snowden and, 358–60, 451
South Africa trip, Mandela’s funeral, 377–79
South Sudan and, 395–96
SR as NSA, 13, 342–452
SR as secretary of state candidate, 319–31
SR as U.N. ambassador, 129–30, 200, 237–337
SR asked if wants World Bank presidency, 303
SR’s reflection on eight-year tenure of, 449–52
state visits at WH, 381–82
successes of, 451–52
Sudan, 270–77
Syria, 341, 362–69, 450–51
TPP, 242–43, 418, 434, 451
Trump transition and, 458
UN and, 243, 245
UNGA speeches, 273, 412
UN rituals, 301, 302–3
WH briefing, Jan. 5, 2017, 5–6
WH Correspondents’ Dinner, 382
Obama, Malia, 349, 350
Obama, Michelle, 8–9, 78, 232, 250, 378
Obasanjo, Olusegun, 172–73, 202–3 wife Stella, 203
O’Connor, Ann Michele, 492n189
O’Hanlan, Michael, 327
Olds, Sherry Lynn, 492n189
Olmert, Ehud, 95
Oman, as U.S.-Iran back channel, 412
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), 365
Organization of African Unity (OAU), 180–81, 183
“Osama Files, The” (Rose), 207–9, 210–11
Ottinger, Richard, 82
Ouyahia, Ahmed, 181
Oxford, England, 101–2
Oxford University, 110, 111, 113–14 New College, 109–11, 114
SR and anti-apartheid movement at, 115
SR as Rhodes Scholar, 108–17
SR’s lost passport and, 111–13
SR’s M.Phil degree, 111, 113
SR’s PhD, 118, 119
SR’s thesis and award, 120
Palestinian state, Palestinians, 157, 432, 450
Panetta, Leon, 332
Paris Climate Change Agreement, 385, 418, 427, 436, 451–52
Paulsen, Joe, 374
Payne, Donald, 223, 275
Pell, Claiborne, 73
Pell Grants, 73, 428, 430, 489n73
Pelosi, Nancy, 320
Penobscot Bay, Me., 226
Peres, Shimon, 254–55, 431–32
Perino, Dana, 310
Perry, Rick, 472
Persons, Michael, 112
Peru, 456
Petraeus, David, 321, 332
Philippines, 377, 434, 451
Pickering, Tom, 166–68, 191, 201, 208
Plouffe, David, 229
Podesta, John, 436, 444
Portland, Me., 14, 20–23, 25, 26, 27, 30
Portnoy, Elliott, 104, 111
Powell, Colin, 271, 275, 276
Power, Samantha, 251, 279, 282, 351, 368 gaffe by, 230
Principals Committee and, 389
A Problem from Hell, 152
South Sudan and, 397
SR and, 152–53, 344
as U.N. ambassador, 344, 388, 432
Power Africa, 385
Prendergast, John, 178, 182, 198, 327
Presidential Decision Directive 25 (PDD-25): “U.S. Policy on Reforming Multilateral Peace Operations,” 142–43
Presidential Policy Directive 28 (PDD-28), “Signals Intelligence Activities,” 360
Problem from Hell, A (Power), 152
Pryor, Richard, 55 Bicentennial Nigger album, 55
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 304–5
Pullman, Amy, 215, 217
Putin, Vladimir, 286, 291, 297, 359, 383, 450 election interference and, 441–49
Obama and, 364
Obama and, G20 meeting, 2016, 445–46
Obama phone calls, 398–99
Trump and, 477
Ukraine and, 400
Qaddafi, Muammar, 279–80, 369 Benghazi assault by, 281, 283, 284, 287
capture and killing of, 291
at the U.N., 301–2
Qatar, 287, 393
race, racial issues British/Caribbean racial caste system, 26
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 52
discrimination in education, 27, 28, 29, 35, 43, 100–101
> discrimination in employment, 25, 45–47
discrimination in the military, 21, 36–37
Obama and equality, 41
psychological impact, 29, 35, 37
social discrimination and segregation, 31–32, 35, 36, 38–39
“Southern prejudicial practices,” 28
SR as anti-apartheid activist, 102, 104–5, 115, 176
SR in England and, 114–15
SR’s experience with, 86, 88, 102–3, 124
SR’s family’s experiences and, 25–26, 29, 31–32, 34, 35, 36–37, 38–39, 45
Tuskegee Airmen as vanguard of black achievement, 36–37
Washington, D.C. riots, 52
Radcliffe College, 31, 41–42, 39 SR’s mother and, 31–32, 41–44
Ramos, Wilson, 342
Rangarajan, Taara, 346
Rawlings, Jerry, 172, 175
Reagan, Ronald, 19, 82–83, 104, 135
Reid, Harry, 315
Republicans/Republican Party Benghazi attacks, SR, and, 11–12, 308, 315–17
Bergdahl release and, 393
domestic partisan divisions and, 450–51, 480–81
freed blacks and, 34
Iran nuclear deal opposition, 414, 416
opposition to Obama policies, 450–51
opposition to SR as secretary of state candidate, 319–31
Romney as presidential candidate, 2012, 308
SR as target of, 11–12, 87, 247, 309–11, 315–17, 319–37, 468
“Resignation” (Giovanni), 125
Rhodes, Ben, 3, 77, 279, 282, 302, 322–23, 350, 352, 355, 371, 373, 376, 380, 381, 408, 409, 411
Rhodes Scholarships, 104, 108, 109 SR and, 103–4, 108–17
Rice, Andrea Williams (sister-in-law), 102, 227–28, 342
Rice, Condoleezza “Condi,” 6
Rice, E. John Jr. “Johnny” (brother), 5, 12, 14, 20–21, 23, 33, 89, 250–51, 344 on Benghazi, 335–36
birth of, 49–50
Cafritz and, 115
career, 227
childhood, 51–52, 54, 55, 57, 61–75
father’s death, 289
at Harvard, 227
jazz and, 45
lessons of childhood, 38, 39
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), 227, 428
marriage of, 102, 227–28
mother’s relationship with, 226–27, 228, 462–63, 464
Obama’s election and, 232
parental discord and divorce, 62, 64, 66
at St. Albans School, 102
SR’s relationship with, 64, 102, 105, 109, 124–25, 342
SR’s withdrawal as secretary of state candidate and, 328–29
TWA’s Board of Directors’ trip to Egypt and Israel, 88–89
upbringing and values, 80, 428
at Yale, 102, 227
Rice, Emmett J. (father), 31, 34–39, 89 advice for SR upon leaving home, 96–97
Albright family and, 56
in the Army Air Force, World War II, 36
background and family, 32, 34–35
in Berkeley Fire Department, 46
blood pressure problems, 250, 357–58
in Camas, Wash., 224–26, 289
Ian Cameron and, 122
career of, 68
Carter appoints to the Federal Reserve Board, 68
at CCNY, 35
character and personality, 45, 53, 58, 68, 69, 224
core doctrine, 14
death of, 289
degrees of, 32, 35–36
détente with ex-wife, 250–51
favorite dance song, 225
as Fulbright Scholar, India, 46
as grandfather, 250–51, 288
growing up in New York, 35
health decline of, 288, 461
“life lessons” taught to SR and her brother, 37–38, 69
living in Shepherd Park, Washington, D.C., 54–55
marriage and divorce, 41, 47, 58, 61–68, 73–75
at the N.Y. Federal Reserve, 47
Obama campaign and, 223–24, 226, 232
parental role of, 58, 65, 67–68, 69, 80, 91, 92–93, 96–97
PhD at UC Berkeley, 32, 41, 44–45
philosophy about race in America, 38–39, 46, 80, 93
segregation in the military and, 36–37
SR’s adult relationship with, 224–26, 250, 288
SR’s childhood and, 20
SR’s Stanford graduation and, 105
SR’s wedding and, 124–25
teaching positions, 47
TWA’s Board of Directors, 65
TWA’s Board of Directors, trip to Egypt and Israel, 88–89
with USAID, Nigeria, 47
with U.S. Treasury, 49
workplace discrimination and, 45–47
World Bank and, 303
Rice, Gladys Clara (aunt), 34
Rice, Kiki (niece), 232, 342
Rice, Lois Dickson (mother), 11, 14, 23, 30, 43, 89 academic excellence, 30, 32, 42–43
Madeleine Albright and, 161, 162
Benghazi controversy, impact of, 316
birth of John, 49
birth of SR and stillborn twin, 48–49
on Board of Trustees, Beauvoir School, 55–56
Brookings Institution and, 226
Ian Cameron and, 122
cancer of, 11, 71, 228, 461–64
career of, 32, 39, 43, 72–73
at College Board, 44, 47, 57, 73
character and personality, 42, 71, 72, 463
at Columbia University, 43
at Control Data, 73, 226
death of, 5, 464–65
détente with ex-husband, 250–51
Fitt’s death and, 124
as grandmother, 228, 241, 250–51, 462–63
housekeeper for, 57–58, 67
Jamaican heritage, 23
Vernon Jordan and, 43–44
marriage, to Alfred Fitt, 69–71
marriage, to Emmett Rice, and divorce, 41, 58, 61–68, 73–75
marriage, to Ted Irish, 44
MLT and, 227
in Nigeria, 47
at NSSFNS, 43
Obama and, 226, 464, 465
Pell Grants and, 73, 428, 489n73
Penobscot Bay, Me., home, 226
pregnancy with SR, 47–48
race, racial issues and, 39
at Radcliffe, 31, 39, 41–44
as role model, 56–57
scholarships for, 32
SR’s Benghazi TV interviews, warning by, 307, 308, 334
SR’s childhood and, 20
SR’s children and, 216
SR’s lost passport, 112, 113
SR’s relationship with, 11, 47–50, 56–57, 71–73, 74, 90, 91, 92, 97, 211, 226–28, 461–65
SR’s Stanford graduation and, 105
SR’s wedding and, 124–25
SR’s withdrawal as secretary of state candidate and, 328–29
Stevenson campaign and, 43
tribute to her mother, 23
visiting SR at the WAT apartment, 250
Rice, Mateo (nephew), 232, 304–5, 342
Rice, Pansy Victoria (aunt), 34, 66, 79, 225
Rice, Sue Pearl Suber (grandmother), 34–35
Rice, Susan on America’s polarization, 477–81
appearance, 2, 116, 161
character and personality, 3, 12–13, 14, 38, 54, 56, 61, 62–63, 72, 74–75, 86, 87, 117, 170, 210, 224, 337, 342
compartmentalizing by, 461
competitiveness, 12, 21
on democracy in jeopardy, 479
family as priority of, 460–61 (See also Rice-Cameron, Jake; Rice-Cameron, Maris)
father, Emmett, 96–97, 105, 224–26, 288
father’s death, 289
fiftieth birthday party, 463–64
friends, closest, 19, 76, 87–88, 110–13, 116–17, 125, 195
husband and marriage, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 154, 163, 212–19 (See also Cameron, Ian)
jazz and, 45
li
fe after government service, 466–67
mother, Lois, and, 11, 47–50, 56–57, 71–73, 74, 90, 91, 92, 97, 105, 112, 113, 211, 226–28, 461–65
mother’s death, 5, 464–65
opinion of Trump, 8, 468, 477
as parent, 205, 212–19, 241, 287–88, 460–61
philosophy about race, 38, 80, 93, 103
role models and mentors, 56–57, 80–81, 82, 85, 118, 130, 161, 204, 347
signature mantra, 7
solutions for healing America’s divides by, 481–82
tennis and, 2, 12, 224, 289, 342
values, 13, 14, 19, 21–22, 33, 37–38, 39, 59, 69, 80, 100, 227, 428
—1964–82, early years, 20–22, 49–58, 61–75 college acceptances, 90–92
conception and birth, 47–49
events of the 1960s–70s, 52–54
family and heritage, 19–39, 41–50, 239
middle school and high school, 79–82, 86–90, 99
as page, U.S. House of Representatives, 83–86
parental discord and divorce, 58, 61–68, 88
politics, early interest in, 81–86
preschool and elementary school, 50–51, 54, 55, 56, 82
religious ties, first church, 79–80, 89, 124
teenage recklessness, 89–90
TWA’s Board of Directors’ trip to Egypt and Israel, 88–89
—1982 to 1993, as young adult Africa, China backpacking, 116–17, 120–21
anti-apartheid movement and, 102, 104–5, 115
Ian Cameron and, 97–100, 102, 108, 116–17
Ian Cameron, engagement, 122–24
Ian Cameron, wedding, 123–25
colleagues of, 119
Dukakis campaign, 1988, 118–19, 131, 132, 220
at McKinsey & Company, 121–22, 131, 132, 133
NEC position offer, 131–32
Oxford M.Phil, 111, 113
Oxford PhD, 117–18, 119
Rhodes Scholarship, 103–4, 108–17
role in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow Is Enuf, 113
Soviet Union trip, 116
at Stanford, 91–92, 96–106
thesis and award, 120
Zimbabwe research, 119–20
—1993–97, Clinton’s NSC staff, 13, 59, 131–65 Albright and, 134
Angola and, 156
Beers and, 76, 134–35, 142, 220
Berger and, 131, 132, 133
Burundi and, 155
Clarke and, 133–34, 155
hiring of, 132–34