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by David J. Garrow


  East Bank Club, 622, 921

  Easterbrook, Frank H., 566, 575

  Eastland, James O., 70

  East Roseland Pullman Concerned Citizens Organization (ERPCCO), 201

  East Side Republic Steel Plant, 207, 217, 234, 236

  East View condominium, 491–92, 973

  Eaton, Sarah, 384–85

  Ebony, 66, 493, 953, 973

  Echols, Barack, 78, 492–93, 535, 575, 709

  Economic Development Administration (EDA), 3, 4, 12, 262

  Economist, 624–25, 1052–53

  Ecumenical Coalition of the Mahoning Valley (ECMV), 6, 7–8

  Edelman, Marian Wright, 286, 528, 533, 574

  Eden Green complex, 30, 32–33, 212, 266, 267

  Edgar, Jim, 517, 539, 581, 599, 592, 594, 783

  and campaign finances, 611, 635

  and Chicago public schools, 523

  designation of gubernatorial successor, 611

  and education funding reforms, 607, 608, 616

  and gubernatorial primary, 503

  and Jack Ryan’s divorce records, 895, 915, 925

  on Jack Ryan’s withdrawal from U.S. Senate race, 927

  and Juvenile Justice Reform Act, 626

  on Keyes U.S. Senate candidacy, 950

  and legislature leaders, 586, 587

  and National Voter Registration Act implementation, 506, 512, 565

  Obama’s appraisal of, 590

  and Obama U.S. Senate candidacy, 907, 926, 949

  as potential U.S. Senate candidate, 816–20

  Safe Neighborhoods Act veto, 684

  State of the State address, 588

  Edley, Christopher, 328, 372

  Obama’s Harvard Law School classes with, 370, 371, 381, 383, 399, 432

  on Obama’s Law Review presidency, 394

  opposition to Emanuel as Obama White House chief of staff, 1051

  Edmonds, Nat, 724

  education reform. See school reform

  Education Summit, 281, 292, 316

  Education Under Mao (Unger), 155

  Edwards, Joella, 75

  Edwards, John, 1019, 1040, 1041

  Edwards, Steve, 875

  Egan, Carlos Alan, 116, 136–37

  Egan, Jack, 315

  Ehrbar, Tom, 174

  Eichmann, Adolf, 314, 315

  Einstein, Albert, 377

  Eldredge, Boy, 96

  Eldredge, Hastings Judd Kauwela “Pal,” 74, 80, 81, 83, 86, 88, 96, 536

  Electric Knowledge Interchange (EKI), 723–24, 729

  Obama’s consultant income from, 753, 755, 758, 826

  Obama’s resignation from, 758, 789

  electronic surveillance, 574, 830, 853, 1065

  Elia, Bob, Obama’s life-changing encounter with, 193–95, 202, 324–25, 458, 529, 530, 993

  Eliot, T. S., 156

  Elleithee, Mo, 818

  Ellen, David, 442, 445, 456

  Elling, Kurt, 973

  Ellison, Ralph, 172, 1049

  Ellman, Lisa, 935

  Elrod, Richard, 774

  Emanuel, Rahm, 749, 760, 826, 975

  as White House chief of staff, 1051–54, 1057, 1058

  Emerging Viruses (Horowitz), 1056

  Emmanuel Baptist Church, 255

  Emmet, Dorothy, 426

  Emmons, Katrina, 777, 784, 785, 792, 796–97

  Employment Division v. Smith (1990), 381

  employment of ex-offenders, 831, 860, 888, 1033

  “End of the Rainbow, The” (Lind), 613

  Enforcement Act (1871), 424

  Envirodyne Industries, 2, 3, 4, 11, 262

  settlement for plant closure, 560

  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 21, 32, 34, 200, 248, 290

  Ephedra Prohibition Act (Ill.), 801, 810, 823, 825

  Epstein, Richard, 497, 575, 732

  Epstein, Susan, 497–98

  Epton, Bernard, 18

  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 565

  Erickson, Paul E., 206

  Erikson, Erik, 1009

  Erkes, Jason, 749, 882

  Esquire magazine, 1032

  E2 Club, 801–2

  Evans, Clay, 835

  Evans, Harold, 825

  Evans, Lane, 795, 810, 812, 827, 829, 830, 861, 898

  on Obama DNC keynote speech, 942

  Evans, Michael, 481

  Evans, Tim, 225–26, 268, 291, 292, 374, 459, 461–62, 546, 548

  Ewell, Marc, 545, 553, 558, 560, 561, 562, 563–64

  Ewell, Raymond, 545, 562, 563–64

  Eyes on the Prize (TV documentary), 249–50, 307

  Eyman, Barbara, 391

  Ezrol, Lauren, 356–57, 358

  Fab Five (state Senate), 592, 595, 596

  Face the Nation (CBS), 933, 987, 1023, 1071

  Factual Fictions (Davis), 153

  Fairchild, Mark, 553

  Fairway Inn, 193, 202, 458, 529

  Fallows, James, 1061

  Falsani, Cathleen, 909

  False Necessity (Unger), 447

  FamilyCare, 776, 825, 829, 839

  Fannie Mae, 27

  Fanon, Frantz, 123

  Farier, Stanley, 30

  Farley, Bruce, 611

  Farrakhan, Louis, 255, 314, 407, 546, 617, 805, 1030, 1045–46

  Farrell, Mike, 136

  Farrow, William, 322

  Far South Side, 1–41, 249, 271, 313–14

  beginning of decline of, 31

  Beverly Bank loans to, 284

  cancer rates, 32

  Career Education Network proposed for, 249–53

  DCP improvement plans, 219, 220, 221, 229, 239

  environmental problems, 240

  high school problems, 264, 287, 289

  jobless steelworkers, 213, 216, 217, 219, 236

  lack of employment services, 229, 239

  parks improvement, 230

  religious institutions, 29–30, 266

  Faruqi, Muhammad Umar, 261, 262

  Faux, Jeff, 7

  Favreau, Jon, 936–37

  Fawell, Scott, 754–55

  Fecych, Ruth, 501, 515

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 69, 70–71, 215, 261, 822, 824

  Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 357

  Federal Courts and the Federal System, The (Hart and Wechsler), 424

  Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC), 284

  Federal Election Commission (FEC), 777, 789, 800, 812, 829

  advertising stipulation, 883

  and candidate’s self-funding, 795, 821

  and Obama staff compliance team, 906

  and presidential nominees’ (2008) funding, 1025

  and Rezko irregularities, 869–70, 886

  strictness of contribution rules, 869–70

  U.S. Senate candidate filings, 830–31, 845, 869

  U.S. Senate primary candidate filings, 789

  Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (2006), 999, 1001

  Federal Housing Administration (FHA), 26–27

  Federalist Society, 339

  Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 27

  Feigenbaum, Brent, 179

  Feinberg, Gerald, 147, 148, 159

  Feinberg, Jeremy, 159

  Feingold, Russ, 795, 929, 951, 986, 989, 994, 1052

  Feinstein, Dianne, 1033–34, 1072

  Feldman, Diane, 673

  Feldman, Leonard, 419

  Feller, Dave, 780

  Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 988

  Felsenthal, Carol, 1058, 1071

  Felsenthal, Edward, 353

  Ferguson, Andrew, 1032

  Fernandes, Julie, 488

  Fernwood United Methodist Church, 254

  Ferraro, Gayl, 935

  Ferris, Henry, 490–91, 500, 501, 515

  Field, Richard H., 332

  Fiesta Educativa, 236

  Finfer, Lew, 375

  Finkelman, Paul, 352

  Finney, Leon, 546

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p; Fire Next Time, The (Baldwin), 695

  First Amendment, 399, 444

  First Lutheran Church of Harvey, 33, 206

  Fischer, Sunny, 496, 508, 546, 568

  Fisher, Lisa, 483, 571, 613, 614, 647–48, 716, 750, 989

  Fisher, Rob, 331, 382, 399, 400, 409, 414, 415, 458, 499

  and Ames Moot Court, 354–55

  belief in rational discourse, 452

  brilliance of, 332, 371

  and Civil Society seminar, 425–26, 432

  and complaints against Macneil, 356

  editing of Dreams From My Father by, 483–84, 490, 498, 500, 515

  editing of The Audacity of Hope by, 989

  exam preparation rule of, 416

  and Glendon’s Property course, 353

  and Harvard Law exam grades, 354

  and Harvard Law magna cum laude degree, 457

  on Macneil’s Contracts course, 335

  marriage of, 571 (see also Fisher, Lisa)

  on Obama and Michelle Robinson, 361

  Obama campaign contributions from, 666, 814

  Obama close friendship with, 332, 337, 338, 340, 341, 344, 346, 347, 359, 374, 406, 428, 441, 453, 457, 606, 609, 613, 614, 847

  and Obama coauthored paper for Minow, 432–34, 448–53, 457, 578

  and Obama Law Review presidency, 383

  and Obama’s career, 647–48

  on Obama’s disinterest in Law School politics, 411

  and Obama’s interest in Joyce presidency, 750, 751

  on Obama’s Law Review problems, 404

  on Obama’s possible 2008 presidential candidacy, 991

  on Obama’s public image vs. true self, 1036

  on Obama’s smoking, 347

  Obamas’ visit to, 716

  at Obamas’ wedding, 478

  and Rosenberg’s course, 342, 343, 348, 476

  third-year law classes, 424, 425, 435–36, 447

  Tribe association with, 357, 371, 376–77, 400–401

  Fisher, William “Terry,” 352

  Fitch, James A., 35, 323

  and O’Brien Locks landfill deal, 276, 290, 294, 299

  UNO’s ambush against, 299–300, 302, 306, 308, 310, 311

  Fitzgerald, Patrick (U.S. Attorney), 925–26, 927, 1003

  Fitzgerald, Peter (U.S. Senator)

  at AIPAC event, 811

  on downside of U.S. Senate, 962

  filibuster to avert state misuse of federal funds, 719–20

  Jack Ryan candidacy for U.S. Senate seat of, 926, 927

  Obama candidacy for U.S. Senate seat of, 760, 764, 788, 789, 790, 794

  Obama’s assessments of, 650, 957

  on Obama’s over-diligence, 596

  and poll results, 762–63, 765, 771, 772, 802, 814, 815, 816, 926

  possible 2004 reelection bid, 720, 738, 748, 772, 787, 788–89

  retirement from U.S. Senate, 538, 814–16, 817, 844, 923, 926, 957, 977

  successful U.S. Senate campaign against Moseley Braun, 636, 640, 641, 719, 772, 788, 927

  as “too honest” for politics, 753, 862

  voter negativity toward, 788–89

  Flannery, Mike, 878, 905

  flat income-tax, 620

  Fleming, Thomas, 11

  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 652

  Ford, Harold, 982

  Ford, Lula, 691

  Ford, Richard Thompson, 1051

  Ford Foundation, 139, 144, 162, 175

  Fornek, Scott, 951

  Forrest, Terry, 888

  Forte, Tania, 245

  Forth, Gary, 493

  Fortier, Fred, 521

  FORUM—Fulfilling Our Responsibilities Unto Mankind, 678–79, 719–20, 753

  Foster, Andy, 517, 587, 619, 629

  Foster, Leo, 678

  Fourez, Bunny, 781

  Four Quartets (Eliot), 156

  Fourteenth Amendment, 359

  Fox News, 956, 983, 1030, 1042, 1045

  Frank, Barney, 399

  Franken, Al, 980

  Frankl, Viktor, 231

  Franklin, David, 580

  Franklin, Homer D., 249, 265, 290

  Frank Lumpkin v. Envirodyne Industries (1991), 559

  Freeman, Aaron, 779

  Freiwald, Susan, 370, 377, 378, 391, 396, 400, 402

  and affirmative action, 397

  and Law Review book notes, 396, 402

  and Obama as Law Review president, 383, 423, 437

  and Yu, 378, 383

  French, Howard W., 1055

  Fried, Charles, 399, 413–14, 420, 422, 426

  Federal Courts course, 424, 435

  and Law Review muffins, 425, 456

  Friedman, Milton, 1049

  Friends of Barack Obama, 546, 638, 747, 757

  formation of, 526–27

  Friends of the Parks (FOP), 221–22, 261, 269

  Frist, Bill, 984, 986

  Froman, Mike, 413–14, 420–21, 422

  From the Yaroslavsky Station (Pond), 155

  Frontline (PBS), 258–59

  Fross, Roger, 751

  Frost, Wilson, 586

  Frug, Gerald, 353, 382, 399–400, 415–16, 448, 451, 455

  Frug, Mary Joe, 455

  Fuchs, Amanda, 910, 927, 945

  Fuchs, Jackie, 336, 342, 345, 346–47, 356

  Fugitive Days (Ayers), 743

  Fundamentals of Criminal Law (Robinson), 333

  Fund for Neighborhood Initiatives, 267–68

  Furishima, Kelli, 90, 94, 536

  Gabriel, Darryl, 96

  Galbraith, John Kenneth, 407, 409

  Galica, Larry, 234, 253

  Galland, George, 230, 486, 505, 547–48, 565, 590, 634, 641

  Obama campaign contribution, 668

  on Obama’s talents, 961

  Galluzzo, Greg, 9–15, 19, 22, 222, 293, 323, 405

  and Alinsky-style organizing, 9, 281

  and Back of the Yards, 284

  and Dreams From My Father, 530, 537

  formal mentoring of Obama, 238, 260–61

  as former Catholic priest, 9, 219

  and Gamaliel Foundation, 235–36, 264

  as guest at Obama wedding, 478

  hiring of Kellman, 13–14

  and IAF training event, 230–31, 373

  and Kruglik replacement of as DCP counsel-adviser, 350

  marriage to Mary Gonzales, 9–10

  Obama disagreement with, 373

  and Obama leaving DCP, 311–12, 318

  and Obama’s African American identity, 313–14

  on Obama’s pragmatism, 469

  and Obama weekly meetings, 247–48, 263, 270, 276, 281, 282

  and organizing power of local churches, 231

  training network, 287

  UNO founding, 10–12

  Galston, William, 1057, 1066

  Gamaliel Foundation, 235–36, 241, 242, 247–48, 249, 282, 572

  and Chicago school reform, 296, 350

  and training sessions, 263–64, 287, 311–12

  UNO split with, 405

  gaming, 655–57, 668, 714, 821–22

  Gandhi’s Truth (Erikson), 1009

  gang activity, 266, 290, 501, 503, 556, 684, 851

  and Altgeld Gardens, 244, 294

  and death-penalty bill, 735, 740, 748

  Ganis, Steve, 447–48

  Gannett House, 366, 442, 445

  bagel and muffin amenities, 420, 424–25, 445

  See also Harvard Law Review

  Gantt, Harvey, 428–29

  Garcia, Evelyn, 518

  Garcia, Jesus “Chuy,” 318, 518, 520, 593, 600, 623, 628

  and anti-Iraq war rally, 779

  on Daley’s politics, 665

  Garcia, Romeo, 117

  Gardley, Randon, 792, 797, 836, 841, 847, 853–55, 866, 884

  Gardner, Edward, 475, 476

  Gardner, Frank, 280

  Gardner, Joe, 472, 473, 474, 478, 480, 494, 504

  challenge to Daley machine, 516

  and Jones congre
ssional primary bid, 539

  Gardner, Terri, 476

  Garg, Sunil, 989

  Garhart, Molly, 580

  Garin, Geoff, 755

  Garrett, Betty, 24, 29, 209, 212, 238–39, 267, 274, 308, 350

  Garrett, Major, 1042

  Garrett, Susan, 868

  Garrett Ripley’s bar (Chicago), 896, 900

  Garvey, Marcus, 487

  Gates, Robert M., 1057, 1076–77

  Gaughan, Norbert F., Bishop, 223

  gay and lesbian rights, 113, 127, 137, 637, 748, 812

  and domestic partnerships, 561, 574, 845–46

  and military service, 845, 1057

  Obama positions on, 864–65, 875, 889, 955–56, 1057

  See also same-sex marriage

  Gay Pride Parade, 828

  Geaney, Dennis, 20, 21, 22, 410

  Gecan, Michael, 184, 231, 232, 233

  GE Commerce Financial Corporation, 966

  Gellhorn, Walter, 370

  Genachowski, Julius, 383, 385, 396, 428, 675, 716, 851

  Gendler, Harry, 632

  Geoghegan, Tom, 13, 38, 262, 302–3, 559, 560, 570

  Geo-Karis, Adeline, 599, 606, 754, 824

  George, Erika, 481

  George Mason University, 1025

  Gephardt, Richard, 910, 939, 1012

  Gerberding, Julie, 977

  Gergen, David, 1067–68

  gerrymandering, 1013, 1025

  Gervais, Christine, 8, 23, 29

  Gettleman, Robert W., 724–25, 728, 729, 735

  Ghulam Safdar Shah, 137

  Giangreco, Pete, 669, 720, 778, 789, 799–800, 812

  and Obama prime-time DNC speech, 913, 914, 928

  and Obama U.S. Senate campaign, 906, 910, 913

  and Obama U.S. Senate primary strategy, 820, 821, 832–33, 837, 838, 841, 855, 863–64, 883–84, 891, 896, 897

  postprimary analysis of success, 903–4

  Giannoulias, Alexi, 814, 988, 989, 990, 992, 996, 998–99, 1003

  elected state treasurer, 1011

  Gibbs, Robert, 996–97, 1003

  journalist relations with, 1049

  as Obama communications director, 910, 913, 927, 948, 957, 967, 973, 976, 1007

  and Obama-McCain ethics reform exchange, 985–86

  and Obama presidential bid, 1011, 1020

  and Obama’s DNC keynote speech, 928, 936, 937, 939

  and Obama White House, 1054, 1058

  reaction to Rolling Stone article, 1027

  Shomon’s discord with, 921–22

  Gibson, Aletha Strong, 221, 238, 239, 249, 254, 266, 268, 269

  Obama’s respect for, 302

  on Owens as DCP executive director, 350

  and school reform movement, 294, 316

  Gibson, Charles, 1044, 1048

  Gibson, Eugene, 254

  Gift Ban Act (Ill.), 761

  Giglio, Frank, 205

  Gilboy, Janet, 557

  Giles, Calvin, 601

  Gill, Tom, 54

  Gilliam, Sharon Gist, 276

  Gilligan, Carol, 425

  Gills, Jeanne, 487, 488, 546, 576

  Gilman, Richard C., 109, 114, 122, 128, 136

 

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