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by David J. Garrow


  Hines-Shah, Jay, 637

  Hinz, Greg, 769, 802–3, 988–89, 1017

  Hirsh, Michael, 1070

  Hispanics

  Bush judicial nominee, 833

  Chicago neighborhoods, 9, 22, 210, 220–21, 405

  Illinois voting challenge, 512

  majority district, 754

  redistricting, 734, 739

  HistoryMakers, The (video interviews), 727–28

  HIV testing. See AIDS

  Hobbes, Thomas, 425

  Hoberman, Jeff, 422, 438

  Hobson, Mellody, 668, 733, 773

  Hodas, Glenn, 623, 629

  Hoeffel, Joe, 950

  Hoffmann, Mike, 557, 593, 594, 596–97, 628, 637, 640

  on Obama reaction to congressional primary defeat, 709–10

  Holland, Louis, 733, 747, 785, 814

  Holland Capital, 747

  Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 401

  Holocaust, 314, 315, 632

  Holt, Barbara, 60, 521, 535, 541, 558, 560, 650–61, 663

  Holtz, Cindy Pratt, 57

  Holy Ghost Parish, 23

  Holy Name Cathedral, 263

  Holy Name of Mary Parish, 29–30, 40, 199, 206

  Holy Rosary Parish, 97, 222, 238, 252, 260, 267, 290

  and DCP office, 24, 28, 29, 206, 208, 209, 269, 1058

  most active parishioners, 29

  Holzhauer, Jim, 475–76

  home care workers, 823–24

  home mortgage lending, 27, 284

  Honolulu Advertiser, 52

  Honolulu Record, 69, 70

  Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 46, 47, 52, 56, 393

  Honolulu Symphony concert, 81

  Hooker, John, 518, 713, 868

  Hooks, Benjamin, 440

  Hoover, Larry, 601

  Hope, Lugenia Burns, 508, 524

  Hope Center, 508, 524, 548, 554, 572–73, 576, 718

  Hopefund PAC, 972, 975, 978, 983, 992

  Hopkins, Dwight, 468–69, 1030

  Hopkins & Sutter, 380–81, 417

  Horn, Elaine, 488

  Horowitz, Jason, 1068

  Horowitz, Leonard, 1046

  Horwitz, Morton, 353

  hospital report-card bill, 806, 825

  Hotel & Restaurant Employees International, 550

  Houlihan, Jim, 665

  House Financial Institutions Committee (Ill.), 651

  Houseman, John, 334

  Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD), 7, 27, 28, 182

  Houston, Charles Hamilton, 441, 974

  Howard, Connie, 545

  Howard, Jim, 612, 616–17, 626, 627, 630

  Howard, Sean, 798

  Howard University, 1026

  Howells, Anne, 123–24, 131

  Hoyt, Josh, 284, 502, 731–32

  Huebner, Cindy, 578, 596, 602, 621, 667, 768, 868

  Huffman, Craig, 508, 535, 567, 568, 576, 597, 666, 674

  Hughes, Megan, 105

  Hull, Blair

  campaign implosion, 904–5

  campaign in U.S. Senate primary, 748–49, 757, 763, 769, 772, 774, 789, 797, 817–19, 823, 825–26, 834, 839, 856, 865, 866

  campaign lead, 879

  campaign mailing, 891

  campaign manager, 896

  campaign mistakes, 903, 904

  campaign self-funding, 795, 797, 800, 814, 818, 821, 828, 830–31, 842–44, 878, 887, 888, 904

  cocaine use, 894

  debate performances, 848, 862, 880–88, 891

  and divorce scandal, 761, 842, 878–79, 881–83, 884, 886, 887, 888, 891, 904

  and Election Day tactics, 897

  on Jack Ryan Senate candidacy, 926

  as leading candidate, 879

  Rush endorsement of, 831–32, 834, 855, 860, 886

  third-place finish of, 900, 903

  wealth of, 852, 904–5

  Zorn press takedown of, 967

  Hunter, Laura Russell, 713, 738, 747, 748, 773, 882, 884

  Hunter, Mattie, 807

  Hunter-Gault, Charlayne, 511, 528, 532–33

  Hurley, Chuck, 799, 812

  Hurricane Katrina, 974, 975, 996

  Husain, Imad, 109, 111, 115, 120, 139, 153, 189–91, 496

  Hussein, Saddam, 777, 779, 786, 809, 833

  Hutchinson, Dennis J., 566, 725

  Hutchinson, Perry, 35, 215, 261, 262, 263

  Hwang, Lee, 407

  Hyatt Regency Chicago, 898–99, 900, 912, 956, 957, 1026

  Hyde Park

  amenities of, 492

  Ayers’s book description of, 616–17

  Mahmood’s apartment in, 191, 197, 198

  Obama’s apartments in, 198, 211, 237, 245, 270, 360, 458, 521

  Obama’s characterization of, 202, 211

  Obamas’ condominium in, 491–92, 973

  Hynes, Christina, 870, 885

  Hynes, Dan, 640, 669, 753, 761, 799, 875, 878, 954

  at AIPAC event, 811

  campaign debates, 848, 893

  campaign endorsements, 864, 865–66, 890, 892

  campaign for U.S. Senate Democratic primary, 775, 778, 795–97, 800, 804, 807, 813, 817, 823, 827, 829–32, 834, 838–49, 853, 890–97, 989

  campaign funding, 797, 813, 814, 831, 852, 869, 885, 887, 888, 974

  campaign optimism, 866

  campaign supporters, 855, 856, 863, 867, 868, 894, 901

  campaign TV ads, 885

  and Election Day, 896–97

  as favored candidate, 854, 907

  and Hull’s candidacy, 903

  and Hull’s dropping out, 882

  and Iraq war issue, 864–65, 872, 881, 904

  Madigan support for, 855, 867, 894

  and Mendell interview of Obama, 270

  Obama landslide victory over, 900

  as Obama presidential candidacy advocate, 999

  on Obama’s DNC speech, 939

  and Obama’s national campaign, 924

  Obama’s projected win over, 896

  second-place finish, 900

  Hynes, Matt, 80, 866

  Hynes, Tom, 251, 263, 669, 679, 700, 868, 894

  Iams, Jim, 91

  Ibbitson, Helen, 167

  Ickes, Barb, 964

  Ignatius, David, 1036, 1076

  Ihejirika, Maudlyne, 688, 697, 699

  Ikenberry, Stanley, 511

  Illinois bar exam, 454, 462, 463, 466, 467

  Illinois Bipartisan Health Care Reform Commission, 915–16

  Illinois Campaign Finance Project, 588, 611

  Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, 631, 824

  Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence, 651

  Illinois Coalition for Community Services, 640

  Illinois Commerce Commission, 679

  Illinois Constitution of 1970, 683–84, 733

  Illinois Education Association, 589, 631

  Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, 648–49

  Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), 16, 32, 33, 240

  Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT), 289, 795–96, 807, 838

  endorsement of Obama, 852–53, 863, 864

  Illinois FIRST—Fund for Infrastructure, Roads, Schools, and Transit, 652, 653, 655, 665

  Illinois General Assembly, 505, 1077

  Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board (IHFPB), 931

  Illinois Hospital Association, 806

  Illinois Issues, 312–13, 606, 609, 692

  Illinois Lawmakers (TV program), 655, 712

  “Illinois Legislature, The” (Simon), 582–84

  Illinois NOW, 846

  Illinois Planned Parenthood, 601, 602–3, 806, 863, 891, 916

  Illinois Public Action Council (IPA), 8

  Illinois Senate Select Committee on Public Pensions Investment, 851, 857

  Illinois Small Loan Association (ISLA), 722

  Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), 270, 724–25, 728, 729, 735

  Illinois State Board of Investment (ISBI), 726, 736, 851

  Illinois State Democra
tic Fund, 757

  Illinois State Department of Labor, 6

  Illinois State Fair, 838–39, 947, 996

  Illinois State Library, 729

  Illinois State Medical Society, 631

  Illinois State Rifle Association, 632

  Illinois State Senate

  1996 spring session, 462, 518

  1997 spring session, 588–97, 602–10

  1997 veto session, 616–18

  1998 spring session, 618–22, 624–32

  1998 veto session, 640–41

  1999 spring session, 642–57, 659

  1999 veto session, 681, 682–88

  1999 special session, 684, 685–87

  2000 spring session, 689, 692–95, 712–13

  2000 special session, 715

  2000 veto session, 722

  2001 spring session, 724–35, 737

  2001 veto session, 748–49

  2002 spring session, 752–56, 761–63, 766–67

  2002 veto session, 787–88

  2003 spring session, 796–802, 806–12, 821–28

  2003 veto session, 855–56

  2004 spring session, 866, 907–8, 915–20, 929, 932–33

  See also Obama, Barack Hussein, state Senate; Obama, Barack Hussein, state Senate primary

  Illinois Supreme Court, 379, 380, 683–84, 686, 748, 810, 916

  Gift Ban Act ruling, 761

  immigration, 840, 1033–34

  Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), 52, 53, 57, 59–62, 75

  In a Different Voice (Gilligan), 426

  Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. See IVI-IPO

  Indonesia

  Ann Dunham’s life in, 81, 85, 89, 62, 182, 379–80, 510

  Genevieve Cook’s ties with, 168

  Lolo’s forced return to, 62

  Obama’s early life in, 63, 64–65, 72–74, 162, 331, 402, 465

  Obama’s return to finish manuscript, 484–85, 490

  Obama’s visits to, 139, 162–63, 185

  political situation in, 61–62

  women’s employment in, 162–63

  Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), 13, 39, 184, 191, 198, 216, 1063–64

  confrontational style of, 307–8

  Obama’s disagreement with, 373–74

  training events, 220, 222, 227, 230–33, 238

  worldview of, 252

  Inouye, Daniel P., 81, 101

  Inside Illinois Government (TV program), 640–41

  Institute on the Church in Urban Industrial Society, 6

  In Struggle (Carson), 184

  Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

  and Ann Dunham’s unpaid taxes, 110, 214, 470, 549

  and Michelle Obama’s income, 1017

  and Obamas’ refund, 970

  and Obamas’ tax bills, 625, 651, 713, 733, 755, 814, 914, 990, 1044

  International Harvester Company, 1, 2–3, 18, 29

  lawsuits against, 38, 262

  See also Navistar

  interrogation-videotaping bill, 798–99, 801, 804, 811, 812

  In This Our Life (film), 48

  Investing Licensing & Trading (ILT), 166

  Invisible Man (Ellison), 172, 1049

  Iowa caucuses, 1024–25, 1038, 1039

  significance of Obama victory, 1040, 1050–51

  Iraq war, 817, 967, 982, 983, 990, 1037

  Hull position on, 880–81, 891

  Hynes support for, 864, 865, 872, 881, 904

  Jack Ryan’s support for, 926

  and national debt, 991

  Obama opposition to, 778, 779, 781, 785, 786–87, 802, 803, 809, 816, 827, 830, 833, 841, 847–49, 862, 864, 872, 904, 912, 934, 973, 994, 1014, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1034, 1035, 1037

  and Obama presidency, 1054, 1063

  Obama speeches on, 979, 1014, 1034

  Pappas support for, 881

  rally (2002) against, 778, 779, 1034

  Senate authorization of, 781

  Senate troop withdrawal vote, 994

  “surge” strategy, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1037

  and terrorist threat, 1014

  troop withdrawal advocacy, 973, 976–77, 978, 979, 984, 987, 1014

  See also under Bush, George W.

  Irondalers Against the Chemical Threat (IACT), 17–23, 28, 32, 33, 35, 36

  five demands, 20

  Irving, Evangeline “Vangie,” 225, 226

  Isbell, Michael, 171–72

  Islam, 254, 259, 261, 298

  See also Nation of Islam (NOI)

  Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 632, 692, 847, 910, 912, 938

  Obama administration on, 1063

  Obama senatorial visit, 982

  and two-state solution, 849

  IVI-IPO, 512, 554, 560, 563, 574, 580, 830, 864

  demise of, 616

  endorsement of Obama over Rush, 689

  Jack, Lisa, 118

  Jackson, Adrienne Bitoy, 29, 39, 199, 205, 207, 227, 255, 267

  and CEN street-corner demonstration, 251–52

  Obama description of, 197–98

  Jackson, Donna Schwan, 966

  Jackson, J. H., 259

  Jackson, Jesse, 339, 373, 411, 473, 492, 507, 570, 669, 706

  and anti-Iraq war rally, 779

  Citizen Education Fund, 665, 729, 796

  and Cokely’s racist epithet, 314

  and congressional primary endorsement, 526, 551

  and criticism of Obama, 1037

  Gardner support from, 516

  and Hurricane Katrina evacuees, 974

  1984 presidential candidacy, 172, 292, 462, 1023

  1988 presidential candidacy, 841, 1023

  and Obama’s DNC 2004 keynote speech, 938, 939

  and Obama’s political career, 769, 770, 771, 790, 795, 825, 826, 898, 934, 938, 944, 1023

  and poll negative votes, 762, 764

  and rally against Bush jobs policy, 855

  sixty-fifth birthday celebration for, 1009

  son’s strained relationship with, 526

  See also Operation PUSH

  Jackson, Jesse, Jr., 417, 490, 507–8, 636, 669, 681

  at anti-gun violence event, 988

  as backer of Rush challenge to Mayor Daley, 645

  bid for Palmer’s state Senate seat, 526, 541

  and congressional district’s changed boundaries, 735

  and congressional primary, 525, 526, 538, 539, 544, 545, 550–52

  congressional seat of, 557, 694

  Obamas as guests at wedding of, 462, 525, 544

  on Obama’s potential presidency, 964

  Obama’s praise for, 694

  and Obama U.S. Senate campaign support, 934, 946

  and Obama U.S. Senate primary bid support, 770, 771, 789, 790, 792, 793, 802, 847, 861, 876–77, 878, 898

  as Obama wedding guest, 479, 525, 544

  and political poll results, 762, 765, 772

  political promise of, 640, 663

  Jackson, Sandi, 462, 526, 557

  Jackson, Santita, 462, 479, 525, 544, 1009

  Jacobs, Denny, 578, 587, 599, 621, 624, 628, 630, 658, 725

  and Gift Ban Act challenge, 761

  and Obama friendship, 662, 732, 1077

  on Obama’s celebrity, 947

  on Obama’s help from Jones, 808

  and Obama U.S. Senate bid, 759, 792, 810, 861, 868

  and Wednesday night poker games, 651

  Jacobs, Lowell, 841

  Jacobs, Michelle, 334, 335, 358, 424, 425

  Jacobs, Sally, 46, 47, 58, 59, 78, 79

  Jacobson, Sharon, 220

  Jacobson, Walter, 225

  Jager, Bernd, 228–29, 246–47, 338

  put-down of Kim, 743

  put-down of Obama, 271

  Jager, David, 229

  Jager, Geesje, 228

  Jager, Hendrik, 228

  Jager, Sheila Miyoshi, 236, 260, 282, 287, 302

  anthropology studies, 228, 245, 246, 324

  apartment with Obama, 237–38, 244–47
, 270–71, 273, 298–99, 360

  background of, 228–29

  as biracial, 229, 245, 367, 1055

  characterization of Obama, 278

  deep commitment to Obama, 245, 278, 1053

  discussion of marriage with Obama, 245, 246, 247, 271, 277, 295, 324

  as Dreams From My Father composite girlfriend, 531, 1070

  emotional tension with Obama, 277–78, 301–2, 315–17, 324, 469, 531

  end of Obama relationship, 317–18, 321, 323, 453–54, 458

  and Hawaii Christmas visit, 294–95, 379, 381

  internationalism of, 367

  introduction to Obama, 228

  and Obama at Harvard, 337–38, 453

  and Obama–Michelle Robinson relationship, 367, 382, 470

  and Obama phone call about Maraniss book, 1061–62

  Obama’s continuing emotional ties to, 324, 325, 382, 744

  Obama’s description of, 229, 237–38

  and Obama’s “destiny” insight, 271–72, 277, 278, 285, 305, 324, 344–45, 368, 469, 993

  and Obama’s journal, 317

  Obama’s letters to, 500, 531, 743, 744

  and Obama’s political caution, 1037–38

  on Obama’s presidency, 1064

  and Obama’s presidential ambitions, 277, 278, 285

  on Obama’s secularism, 298

  professional accomplishments of, 323, 328, 337, 743–44

  and race issue, 271, 277, 278, 315–16, 318, 531

  relationship with Jiyul Kim, 453, 743–44

  Remnick characterization of, 1055–56

  retrospective view of Obama, 1061–62, 1065, 1070, 1074, 1078

  Jager, Shinko Sakata, 229, 247, 277, 338

  Jakarta International School, 139

  Jakobsson, Naomi, 949

  James, David, 124, 133, 135, 137

  James, LeBron, 1041

  Jania, Ken, 23, 39

  Janis, Irving, 146

  Jarrett, Valerie

  background of, 464, 475

  book party for Obama, 534–35

  extreme regard for Obama of, 1037

  Martha’s Vineyard home of, 947

  and Mayor Daley’s inner circle, 466, 482, 488, 516, 540–41, 867

  New Republic profile of, 1071

  and Obama campaign funding, 747, 748, 785, 898, 968

  and Obama DNC keynote speech, 939

  and Obama presidency, 1054, 1057, 1063, 1071

  and Obama presidential campaign management, 1036–37, 1045, 1046

  and Obama’s presidential candidacy decision, 1011, 1012, 1018, 1019, 1021

  and Obama’s state Senate campaign, 576

  and Obama’s unfinished manuscript, 484

  and Obama’s U.S. Senate campaign, 757–58, 788, 792, 874, 877, 892, 912, 922, 1036–37

  as Obama wedding guest, 478

  and Public Allies, 490, 508

  Jarrett, Vernon, 407, 459, 461–62, 464, 465, 896

  and Project VOTE!, 475, 477

  Jarrett, William, 465, 896

  Jay Z, 813, 1063, 1067

  jazz, 81, 89, 97, 100, 348, 405, 457

 

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