Rising Star

by David J. Garrow

Robb, Charlie, 421, 438

  Roberts, Dorothy, 437

  Roberts, Helen, 44, 55

  Roberts, John G., Jr., 975–76, 979–80

  Roberts, Robin, 1062

  Robeson, Paul, 69

  Robinson, Avery, 736

  Robinson, Craig (brother-in-law), 363–67, 463, 493, 520, 664

  and basketball coaching, 736, 993

  divorce of, 736

  family life of, 520, 591–92, 615

  on Michelle Obama’s temperament, 1032

  and Obama campaigns, 675, 695, 758, 1017–18

  and Obama U.S. Senate win, 957

  at Obama wedding, 479

  second marriage of, 993, 1022

  Robinson, Fraser (father-in-law), 364, 365, 366, 367, 520

  death of, 445

  Obama’s admiration of, 417

  Robinson, Janis Hardiman (sister-in-law), 160, 363, 366–67, 485, 493

  and ABLE, 723

  divorce of, 736

  and family life, 520, 615

  as Obama campaign co-treasurer, 666

  and Obama’s aspirations, 591

  and Obama state Senate campaign, 527, 546

  at Obama wedding, 479

  Robinson, Leslie, 736

  Robinson, Marian (mother-in-law), 364, 365, 520, 568, 736, 766–67

  care of Malia and Sasha Obama by, 965, 969, 1039

  first impressions of Obama, 366

  Madelyn Dunham bond with, 479

  and Obama in home of, 417, 418, 454, 455, 458, 459, 462, 491

  and Obama potential presidential candidacy, 1017

  at Obama wedding, 479

  and Thanksgiving family gathering, 979

  Robinson, Michelle. See Obama, Michelle Robinson

  Robinson, Paul H., 333

  Robinson Crusoe (Defoe), 154

  Roby, George C., 685, 706

  Rock, Jill, 767, 768, 851

  Rock, Phil, 586

  Rockaby (Beckett), 172

  Rockefeller, Jay, 1072

  Roderick, David M., 18–19

  Rodgers, Lenora, 28

  Rodriguez, Byron, 745, 752

  Rodriguez, Petra, 16, 19, 20

  Roeser, Tom, 871

  Roe v. Wade (1973), 615, 633, 902

  Rogers, Gwendolyn LaRoche. See LaRoche, Gwendolyn

  Rogers, Joel, 493–94, 561–62

  Rogers, John, Jr., 463, 472, 516, 541, 577, 723, 851

  and Jones tribute, 769

  and Moseley-Braun’s former U.S. Senate seat, 788, 789, 791–92

  and Obama campaign funding, 667–69, 733, 747, 773, 785, 814, 840, 885, 892

  and Obama’s U.S. Senate bid, 758, 789

  See also Ariel Capital Management

  Rogers, Steven, 747, 814

  Roll Call, 693, 705, 853–54

  Rolling, Ken, 249, 304, 312, 350, 576

  and Chicago Annenberg Challenge, 523, 551, 570, 571, 715–16

  and “Future of Organizing” panel, 501

  as guest at Obama wedding, 478

  on Obama’s stresses, 716

  praise for DCP, 268

  and Woods Fund, 219, 220, 239, 247

  Rolling Stone

  Obama interview, 1056

  “The Radical Roots of Barack Obama” article, 1026–27

  Roman Catholic parishes

  and Catholic social teaching, 238, 318

  and CHD trainers, 263

  and community organizing, 7–14, 22, 24, 26, 39, 220

  as DCP base, 29, 199–200, 201, 205, 206, 239

  Gary (Ind.) diocese, 222–23

  Office of Black Catholic Ministries, 263

  and Roseland, 26, 29–30

  See also specific parishes and pastors

  Romero, Oscar, Archbishop, 136

  Romer v. Evans (1996), 579

  Romney, Mitt, 962, 1062, 1063, 1064

  Ronan, Alfred, 713, 814

  Ronen, Carol, 766

  Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1054, 1060

  Roque, Leonard “Tony,” 2, 6, 11, 18

  Rorty, Richard, 379, 426

  Rose, Charlie, 962, 1006

  Rose, Don, 545, 705, 774

  Roseland, 198–201, 202, 222, 239, 313

  and bribery scandal, 215

  Career Education Network proposal, 249–53, 262–68, 295–96

  CEN tutoring program, 294

  DCP key participants, 212

  decline of, 24–28, 36

  disappointment with Obama presidency, 1058

  dominant pastors, 25, 29–30, 253, 254, 266, 289

  Dreams From My Father portrayal of, 530

  economic development measures, 284

  gang intimidation, 257, 258, 503

  homeless people, 253–54

  jobs center, 261, 288

  jobs losses, 36

  Muslim community, 261

  as Obama formative experience, 197, 217, 245, 253, 254, 259, 272, 281, 288, 345, 362, 367, 373–74, 395, 441, 453, 457, 458, 534, 727, 909, 1028, 1044

  plight of schools, 242–43, 268, 289–90, 441

  and Project VOTE!, 475

  prospective health center, 262

  University of Chicago law student from, 486–87

  violence, 37, 200, 1059

  “white flight” from, 24–25, 26–27

  Roseland Christian Ministries Center, 26, 37

  Roseland Clergy Association (RCA), 254

  Roseland Community Development Corporation (RCDC), 261

  Roseland Heights Community Association, 27–28

  Rosen, Louis, 25

  Rosenberg, David, 328, 333, 334, 342–44, 370, 401

  economic perspective of, 441

  Obama and Fisher student relationship with, 343, 348, 354, 357, 358, 447, 476

  Torts exam, 349

  and value of Law Review presidency, 383

  Rosenbloom, Richard S., 7

  Roskam, Peter, 918

  Ross, Donald K., 183

  Roth, Andy, 144, 145, 158

  New Year’s Eve party, 167, 168

  Obama’s good-bye lunch with, 192

  and Obama’s Law Review presidency, 404

  and Occidental College, 113–14, 135

  Roth, Jon, 167, 168

  Rothenberg, Stuart, 776, 963

  Rothkopf, David, 1071, 1072

  Rouse, Pete

  as Daschle’s U.S. Senate chief of staff, 948

  and Obama’s presidential candidacy, 983, 991, 1000, 1001, 1003–14, 1018, 1022

  as Obama’s U.S. Senate chief of staff, 961–62, 968, 969, 976, 977

  as Obama White House temporary chief of staff, 1057

  Rowan, William A., 30

  Rowe, Romelle, 131

  Rubin, Alicia, 333–34, 336, 340–41, 342, 356

  Rudd, Jean, 12, 13, 350, 363, 466, 605

  and community organizing roundtable, 372

  as guest at Obama wedding, 478

  interviewed about Obama, 554

  and Obama campaign funding, 666, 748

  and Obama law school choice, 304

  and Obama’s bid for Joyce Foundation presidency, 750

  and Obama’s bid for state Senate, 519, 526

  and Obama’s book manuscript, 482–83, 484

  and Palmer congressional campaign, 517

  and Woods Fund, 219–20, 239, 268, 305, 312, 322, 495, 501, 503

  Ruenitz, Robert, 54

  Ruggie, John G., 161

  Ruiz, Jesse, 486–87, 538, 546, 548, 576, 716

  and Obama campaign funding, 747

  Rules, Roles, and Relations (Emmet), 426

  Ruppersberger, C. A. “Dutch,” 820

  Rush, Bobby

  and asbestos problem, 225, 226

  and congressional district revised boundaries, 735

  and congressional reelection primary, 669, 673–82, 685, 698

  and congressional reelection primary victory, 706–8, 710, 755

  deaths of son and father, 677–78, 679, 697, 707

  and Democratic politics, 744–45, 902


  as endangered incumbent, 667

  endorsement of Hull’s U.S. Senate candidacy, 831–32, 834, 855, 860, 886

  as former Black Panther, 471, 645, 662, 663, 708

  as grudge-holder, 832

  HistoryMakers video interview of, 727

  and mayoral challenge to Daley, 645, 646, 659, 660, 665, 670, 675, 677, 679, 709

  non-support of Obama’s U.S. Senate candidacy, 795, 798, 858, 888, 894

  “Obama as tool of white liberals” charge, 704

  and Obama congressional primary challenge, 661–65, 669, 670–71, 675, 685, 688–91, 692, 693, 696–99, 701–10, 738, 739, 930

  and Obama primary loss, 706–10, 750, 755, 782, 793, 841

  on Obama’s missed state Senate gun-control vote, 687

  resentments toward, 660

  seat in U.S. Congress, 471, 504, 645, 648, 659, 661, 662, 663, 667

  significance of Obama’s loss to, 750

  and U.S. Senate primary candidates, 802, 829, 831

  Rush, Carolyn, 669, 832

  Rush, Marlon, 855, 858

  Rush, Thomas, 351

  Rusk, Barbara Cannon, 56

  Russert, Tim, 933, 983, 996, 1007–8, 1013, 1039

  Russians, The (Smith), 155

  Rutan v. Republican Party (1990), 426

  Rutherford, Dan, 733

  Rutizer, Barry, 166, 170, 940

  Ryan, George (Illinois Republican governor), 611, 618, 627, 630, 636, 640, 720, 893

  and bipartisanship, 651

  and bribery scandal, 693, 732, 739, 754–55, 783, 861, 926, 931

  and child-support bill veto, 668, 682, 704

  contest between successors, 739–40

  Cullerton skit impersonation of, 735

  and Daley political machine, 740

  and death penalty, 644, 648, 693, 740, 744, 748, 755, 791

  election as governor, 642–43

  and gun control, 711, 714

  indictment of, 861

  and ISBI board appointees, 736

  and KidCare expansion, 776

  as lame duck, 740

  and line-item budget vetoes, 766, 769

  and lobbyists, 653

  and Medicaid-funded-abortion bill, 714

  Philip discord with, 646–47, 648, 684, 685, 689, 711

  political transformation of, 714–15

  and predatory lending regulation, 717

  and public works construction project, 652, 655

  and Safe Neighborhoods Act, 684, 685–86, 687

  and state budget, 657, 728, 766

  and state budget agreement, 712, 735

  and tax abatement “enterprise zones,” 722

  Ryan, Jack (Illinois Republican U.S. Senate candidate)

  campaign assets, 839, 844

  campaign chances, 854, 907

  campaign critics, 919

  campaign strategy, 923

  campaign vulnerabilities, 913

  and divorce records, 886–87, 894–95, 901, 902, 911, 912, 915, 924, 925–26

  favorability rating, 922

  and Obama campaign, 918

  and Obama debate challenge, 923, 945

  oppositional research report on, 908

  political record of, 911

  poll results, 912, 922, 926–27, 947, 948

  prediction of Obama 2008 successful presidential campaign, 967

  and sex club charge, 887, 895, 924

  and videographer stalking of Obama, 915, 919, 951

  withdrawal from campaign, 927, 930, 945, 947, 949

  Zorn press takedown of, 967

  Ryan, Jeri, 886, 895, 924, 926

  Ryan, Jim, 640, 684, 734, 739–40, 754, 755, 783

  Ryan, Mary, 248–49, 262, 274, 275, 311

  Ryan, Paul, 1059

  Safe Neighborhoods Act (Ill. 1999), 683–87, 711, 826

  Saguaro Seminar, 592, 613, 617, 620, 632, 637–38, 645, 660, 711

  Sahlins, Marshall, 228, 245

  Said, Edward, 146, 153, 158, 632

  St. Anne Parish, 33

  St. Catherine of Genoa Parish, 26, 29, 39, 207, 212, 252, 260, 297, 317

  St. Francis Assisi school (Jakarta), 64, 65

  St. Francis de Sales Parish, 19

  St. George and St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 253, 254

  St. Helena of the Cross Parish, 24, 26, 29, 199, 200, 201, 206, 209, 230

  St. John de la Salle Parish, 29, 199, 206, 267

  St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 517

  St. Kevin Parish, 19, 20, 33, 199, 210, 248

  landfill rally, 306–8, 310, 311

  St. Sabina Parish, 29, 260, 297, 473, 475, 481, 714, 716

  St. Salonea Parish, 24

  St. Victor Parish, 14, 20–21, 22, 23, 33, 207

  core activists, 8–9, 29, 33, 205, 206

  Leo Mahon departure from, 238

  St. Xavier University, 304

  Saitoti, George, 58

  Sakata, Shinko, 229

  Saladi, Indira, 618

  Salazar, Ken, 953, 957

  Salem Baptist Church, 991

  Salter, Mark, 985, 986

  Saltmarsh, Kathy, 811

  Saltzman, Bettylu, 472, 481, 807

  and anti-Iraq war rally, 778, 779, 1034

  and Obama campaign funding, 785, 814, 840, 885

  and Obama congressional campaign, 666

  and Palmer congressional campaign, 517

  Salz, Kenji, 92, 93, 94, 104, 106, 484

  same-sex marriage, 561, 633, 637, 845, 846

  Biden support for, 1062

  Obama positions on, 865, 875, 887, 923, 925, 949, 992, 993, 1004, 1030, 1060

  Obama support for, 1062

  Sampson, Al, 254–55, 257, 284, 315

  Samuels, David, 1049

  Samuels, Mark, 845

  Samuels, Summer, 690–91, 698, 704

  Samuelson, Robert, 1041

  San Antonio v. Rodriguez (1973), 487

  Sandburg, Carl, 191

  Sandoval, Martin, 868

  Sanger, David, 1066

  Sangmeister, George, 553

  Sarmina, Teresa, 349

  Sarrafan, Sima, 340

  Sasono, Adi, 182

  Sater, Greg, 335, 340, 341–42, 344, 358

  Satter, Beryl, 282–83

  Sautter, Chris, 579–80, 688, 695, 699

  and Obama missed gun-control vote, 688

  pessimism about Obama congressional campaign, 669, 675, 678, 679–80, 699, 700, 705

  and viability of Obama U.S. Senate candidacy, 755–56

  Savage, Bonnie, 355, 356

  Savage, Gus, 275, 306, 406, 407, 471, 472, 669

  Save Our Jobs Committee (SOJC), 9–14, 18, 29, 34, 38, 239, 284

  celebratory rally, 559–60

  MacArthur grant to, 640

  Mayor Washington sympathy with, 213, 221

  and UNO first protest, 11

  Sawyer, Diane, 935, 1040–50, 1054

  Sawyer, Eugene, 206, 292, 294, 616

  and aide’s ethnic slurs, 314–15

  Daley’s defeat of, 374, 465

  as Mayor Washington’s successor, 292, 294, 306, 308, 311

  and waste management task force, 307, 310, 322–23

  SBC Communications, 823

  SCA Chemical Services, 16, 21, 305

  Scalia, Antonin, 576, 615, 975

  Scanlon, James M., 563, 564

  Scates, Steve and Kappy, 610

  Schakowsky, Jan, 694, 753, 789, 967

  endorsement of Obama, 857, 858, 862, 863, 872, 878, 898

  and Obama’s gay-rights position, 864

  and poll results, 762, 763, 764

  Schapiro, Andy, 378, 386, 390, 400, 700

  Law Review satiric Revue, 407–8

  Scheiber, Noam, 921, 1071

  Scheid, Bernard “Benny,” 19, 20

  Scheiner, David L., 262, 547, 916

  Scheinman, Bill, 43, 54

  Scheper, Scott, 370–71

  Schiavo, Christine, 1007

  Schieffer, Bob, 933
, 987, 1066, 1071, 1073

  Schiff, Robbin, 515

  Schilling, Warner, 161

  Schlafly, Phyllis, 127

  Schmich, Mary, 208, 802

  Schmidt, Jeanne Reynolds, 536. See also Reynolds, Jeanne

  Schmidt, John R., 478, 505, 563, 610, 618, 723

  and attorney general bid, 740

  and gubernatorial race, 623, 740, 833

  and Illinois Project VOTE! fund-raising, 472, 476

  and Obama’s campaign funding, 638, 785, 814

  and Obama’s congressional bid, 662, 669

  and Obama’s unfinished manuscript, 483, 484

  Schmitz, Paul, 567

  Schmoyer, Shannon, 336, 340, 356

  Schneider, Barbara, 378, 390, 414

  Schneier, Ned, 184

  Schnider, Robert A., 924

  Schoenberg, Jeff, 518, 807, 868, 918, 939

  Schoenburg, Bernard, 642, 915, 919, 942, 977, 991

  and Obama’s 2004 DNC speech, 932

  and Obama’s controversial missed vote in state Senate, 688

  and Obama’s youthful drug use, 853, 862

  Schofield, Doug, 803

  Schofield Barracks (Hawaii) party, 88–89, 535–36, 543

  school reform, 203, 281, 289, 290, 405, 524, 546, 547

  and Donald Moore, 715–16, 867

  and foundation funding, 509–11

  and Illinois state funding, 588

  Obama ideas about, 633, 696, 697, 730, 732, 987

  and Raby, 303, 322

  and UNO, 265–66, 283, 303–4, 316–18, 322, 350

  school vouchers, 697, 833–34

  Schopp, George, 19, 20, 21, 199, 208, 209, 210, 248

  and landfill rally, 307, 308

  Schultz, Connie, 1010

  Schultz, Robert, 63

  Schumann Foundation, 540

  Schumer, Chuck, 992, 994

  Schumer, Ellen, 242, 508, 517, 521, 549, 558, 563

  Schumpeter, Joseph, 450

  Schwartz, Michael, 112

  Schweickart, Karen, 753

  Schweitzer, Albert, 228

  Scott, Hal, 355

  Scott, Jackie, 388, 396

  Scott, Janny, 56, 58, 80

  Scott, Jason, 488, 489, 567

  Scott, Rob, 781, 822

  Scully, Steve, 1052

  seat-belt bill, 799, 811, 829

  Second Amendment, 632, 806, 911, 949

  Secter, Bob, 870

  Sederstrom, Scott, 275

  Seeger, Kristen, 724

  Seidman, Gary, 179

  Seidman, William, 284

  Seliga, Joe, 706

  Senate Agriculture Committee, 960

  Senate Banking Committee, 284

  Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 963, 976, 1012

  Senate Finance Committee, 960

  Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 960, 963, 967, 971, 973, 976–77, 1013

  Rice testimony on Iraq war “surge,” 1023

  Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, 1013

  Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, 1013

  Senate Intelligence Committee, 1072