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Carlson, Stephen, 94, 97
Carpenter, Paul, 52, 53
Carter, Ron, 227
Case, Steve, 47
Cashill, Jack, 166
Cepeda, Adela, 224
Chandoo, Mohammed Hasan, 53, 57
Chapman, Mark David, 240
Cheney, Dick, 228
Chicago, Illinois
Ann’s stay in, 21–22
black community in, 151, 154–55
civil rights movement in, 103
elections of 1992 in, 154–55
Michelle’s views about politics in, 206
Obama as community organizer in, 64–66, 103–13, 132, 164
Obama family homes in, 11, 159, 232–34, 293
and Obama’s ambitions, 117, 118, 130, 147, 161
Obama’s childhood visit to, 103
politics in, 74–75, 206
public education in, 165, 169
race in, 77
Robinson family roots in, 120, 249
and Ryan candidacy, 213
Southside of, 103–13
See also specific person Chicago Public Education Fund, 164
Chicago Reader, Obama article about Million Man March in, 172–73
Chicago Tribune elections of 1996 story in, 175
Obama’s review of Ayers’s book in, 166
and Osama-Obama curse, 195
and Ryan’s sealed files, 213
See also specific reporter Ching, Dennis, 41–42
church mothers, Obama’s, 105–6, 107, 158–59
Churcher, Sharon, 224
churches and Project Vote, 154
See also black churches City College of New York, Obama at PIRG on campus of, 64
civil rights movement, 103
Clinton, Bill, 154, 155, 160, 190, 247, 256, 259, 262, 271, 272, 301
Clinton, Chelsea, 284
Clinton, Hillary Rodham Alinsky’s influence on, 104
Bill’s relationship with, 301
and elections of 2008, 240, 242, 247, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258–60, 262, 263, 265, 266
as First Lady, 294–95, 298
and Iraq, 204
Michelle’s views about, 255, 269
and Palin candidacy, 276
Pfleger’s comments about, 265
as vice presidential candidate, 271, 272
Wright’s comments about, 258, 262
Clooney, George, 236
Collins, Lauren, 253
Collins, Norm, 86
Columbia University, Obama as student at, 10, 15, 56–62, 114, 115, 167
Communist Party, 20
Community Action Program, Chicago, 104
community organizer, Obama as, 62–63, 64–66, 103–13, 132, 164
Congress, U.S. Obama’s challenge to Rush for, 4, 5, 7, 188–91, 192, 201, 226
See also Senate, U.S. Congressional Black Caucus, Conference of the, Obama at, 204
conservatives and Harvard Law Review, 129, 136, 137
Obama’s views about, 129
and Palin candidacy, 276
See also Federalist Society; specific person Cooper, Anderson, 300
Corrigan, John, 194
Corzine, John, 235
Croft, Steve, 247
Daley, Michael, 208
Daley, Richard J., 4, 74–75, 147
Daley, Richard M.
Axelrod as political consultant for, 156
and Ayers, 165
and elections of 1992, 154
Michelle in administration of, 4, 147, 148–50, 161, 171
and Obama’s political ambitions, 196, 207–8
Rush campaign against, 188
Darfur, 236, 237
Darmawan, Israella, 32–33
Davila, Yvonne, 6, 242
Davis, Frank Marshall, 45–46
Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, 160–61,171, 175
Davis, Ron, 178
Day of Service program, 287–88
Democratic National Convention (Boston, 2004), Obama’s keynote speech at, 214–18, 221–22, 228, 230, 238
Democratic National Convention (Denver, 2008), 271, 272
Democratic National Convention (Los Angeles, 2000), 7
desk, Obama’s, 293
Developing Communities Project (DCP), Chicago, 103–4
Ditka, Mike, 214
Do the Right Thing (film), 123–24
Dodd, Christopher, 254
dogs, for Malia and Sasha, 244–45, 296
Dohrn, Bernardine, 164–65, 169–70
Donnelly, Catherine, 69–71
Dowd, Maureen, 249
Dreams from My Father (Obama), 60, 162–63, 164, 165–66, 168, 170, 175, 230–31, 239, 263, 279
drinking, and Obama’s youth, 47–49, 58, 135 drugs
and Obama’s book, 166–67
and Obama’s youth, 47–49, 51, 58, 59, 135, 166–67
Duke’s Happy Holiday Resort (White Cloud, Michigan), Robinson family vacations at, 80
Dunham, Madelyn “Toot” (grandmother) and Ann-Stanley relationship, 19
and Ann’s birth, 17
and Ann’s illness/death, 172, 173
Barack and Michelle’s holiday visits with, 4
Barack lives with, 37–49
and Barack’s attitude about money, 176
and Barack’s birth, 27–28
and Barack’s book, 165, 166
and Barack’s childhood and youth, 30, 37–49, 103, 134, 168
and Barack’s personality and character, 41
and Barack’s political ambitions, 132, 133
and Barack’s presidential campaign, 263
Barack’s relationship with, 47, 49, 62
and Barack’s swearing-in as U.S. Senator, 228
and Barack’s U.S. Senate campaign, 206
Chicago visit by, 103
childhood and youth of, 16
courtship and wedding of, 16
death of, 277–78, 279, 281–82
family background of, 16
gifts to Barack from, 52
and Gramps’ death, 153
Gramps’ relationship with, 41, 42
health of, 236
and homeless man incident, 45–46
influence on Barack of, 159, 181
and Malia’s name, 185
memorial service for, 283
and Michelle and Barack’s relationship, 6
Michelle first meets, 131–34
and Obama senior and Ann’s relationship, 24, 25, 27
personality and character of, 21, 41–42, 127
professional career of, 18, 30, 37, 41–42
and race issues, 17, 38, 45–46, 47, 262, 263
role in family of, 37
smoking and drinking by, 134, 236
Dunham, Stanley Ann. See Obama, Stanley Ann Dunham Dunham, Stanley Armour “Gramps” (grandfather) and Ann’s birth, 17
Ann’s relationship with, 18, 19, 21, 22–23
Barack and Michelle’s holiday visits with, 4
and Barack’s birth, 27–28
and Barack’s book, 165, 166
and Barack’s childhood and youth, 30, 37–49, 134, 168
and Barack’s education, 36, 37
and Barack’s personality and character, 41
Barack’s relationship with, 47, 49, 62
childhood and youth of, 16
courtship and wedding of, 16
death of, 153
education of, 17
family background of, 16
gifts to Barack from, 52
influence on Barack of, 15–16, 36, 37, 181
Madelyn’s relationship with, 41, 42
Michelle first meets, 131–34, 156
and Obama senior and Ann’s relationship, 24, 25, 26
personality and character of, 18–19, 21, 41, 127
professional career of, 16, 17, 18, 41
and race issues, 38, 45, 47
smoking and drinking by, 134
in World War II, 16–17, 205
Durbin, Dick, 221
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bsp; Dystel, Jane, 138, 162, 230, 231
East Shore Unitarian Church (Bellevue, Washington), 20–21
economic crisis, U.S. and elections of 2008, 277
and Michelle’s redecorating of White House, 294
and Obama as President, 299
and Obama as President-elect, 283
Edwards, John, 222, 227, 254
Effendi (Indonesian teacher), 32
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 20, 285
elections of 1956, 20
elections of 1992, 154–56, 160
elections of 1996, 4, 169–71, 173–75
elections of 2000, Obama-Rush congressional campaign in, 4, 5, 6, 7, 188–91, 192, 198, 201, 226
elections of 2002, 228
elections of 2004
and black community, 210
Democratic National Convention for, 214–18, 221–22, 228, 230, 238
Obama’s U.S. Senate campaign in, 196–98, 200, 202–4, 207–12, 213–18, 222–23, 224–27
and race issues, 209
results of, 227
elections of 2006, 238
elections of 2008
Clinton concedes in, 266
debates for, 254, 255, 276, 277
Democratic delegates and “superdelegates” in, 256, 263, 266
Democratic National Convention for, 271, 272
and economic crisis, 277
Inauguration Day for, 288–93
Iowa primary in, 247, 254, 256–57, 258
McCain-Obama campaign in, 275–82
and media, 257, 259, 266–69
Michelle and Barack’s relationship during, 241, 243–44, 251, 260–61, 262, 272, 276, 282
Michelle’s campaigning in, 246, 247–72
and Michelle’s “proud of my country” statement, 261, 268
Michelle’s role in, 248
New Hampshire primary in, 258–59, 265
North Carolina primary in, 265–66
and Obama family life, 270–71
Obama’s announcement of candidacy in, 246–47
Obama’s funding for, 240
Obama’s photograph for, 237
Obama’s presidential exploratory committee for, 245
Obama’s primary campaign in, 241–72
and Obama’s safety, 246, 252
and Obama’s sex appeal, 258
Obama’s vice presidential search in, 271–72
Obama’s victory in, 280–82
and race issues, 256
Republican National Convention for, 276
voter registration for, 279
Wright as issue in, 261–63, 264, 279
Elizabeth II (Queen of Great Britain), 298–99
Emanuel, Amy, 229
Emanuel, Rahm, 200, 201, 205, 229, 283
Ethiopian Relief Fund, 91
Ettinger, Amber Lee, 258
Europe Obama tour of, 269, 270
Obama’s first official trip to, 298–99
Fair Housing Act (1968), 77
Fairey, Shepard, 237
Farrakhan, Louis, 8, 109–10, 166, 167, 264
Favreau, Jon, 288
Feast (student literary journal), 163
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 116, 145
Federalist Society, 116, 129, 137
Feuer, Joyce, 185–86
financial affairs, Obama
and Barack as community organizer, 64, 66
and Barack’s books, 149, 162–63, 175, 230–31
and Barack’s political ambitions, 6, 187, 191, 198, 202, 203, 206
and courtship of Michelle and Barack, 122–23
and Michelle and Barack’s relationship, 6, 7, 11, 301
Michelle’s concerns about, 175–76, 206
and Michelle’s jobs, 148–49, 231–32
Fishman, Charles, 287
Fitzgerald, Peter, 196, 206
Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senate, Obama on, 230
Foubert, Val, 20
Franciscus Assisi Primary School (Indonesia), Obama at, 32, 35
Franklin, Aretha, 34, 290
Friedman, Thomas, 203
Funnye, Capers C., Jr., 76–77
Gadhafi, Muammar, 109, 167
Garcia, Mannie, 236–37
Geddie, Bill, 268
Germany, Obama in, 270
Gibbs, Robert, 211, 215, 216, 230, 237, 255, 280
The Godfather (film), 192
Goldberg, Whoopi, 268
golf, and Obama as golfer, 180, 211
Good Morning America (TV program), 27
Gordon (Chicago restaurant), 141–42
Gore, Al, 7
Graham, Lindsey, 277
Grammy, Obama’s award for spoken word, 239, 260
Grant Park (Chicago, Illinois), Obama’s presidential victory celebration in, 281–82
Gravel, Mike, 254
Gray, Clive, 39–40
gun control legislation, 4, 5, 190
Hahiyari, Tine, 32
Hale, Dan, 43
Hamid, Wahid, 53, 54, 57
Harvard Law Review BlackLetter Law Journal as alternative to, 95
and conservatives, 129, 136, 137
esteemed alumni of, 135
and job offers for Obama, 141, 171
and Michelle, 96, 116
Obama as president of, 135–38, 147, 152, 197, 248
Obama as writer for, 163
Obama at, 116–17, 133, 135
Obama’s plans to run for president of, 129–30, 131
and race issues, 117
tensions at, 129
Harvard Law School Clinton (Hillary) acceptance at, 104
Michelle at, 3, 15, 68, 94–97, 114, 116, 120, 128, 139, 160, 244
Obama application to, 111
Obama at, 15, 114–17, 133, 135–38, 167, 245
Harvard University Michelle’s application to, 88
Obama senior at, 28–29, 40
pinup calendar of black men at, 138
race issues at, 94–95
Hasselbeck, Elizabeth, 268, 269
Hawaii Ann returns to, 42
Dunham family moves to, 22–23
Obama family trips to, 4–5, 131–34, 168, 173, 190, 206, 236, 243, 283
Obama returns from Indonesia to, 36–38
Obama’s trips to, 153, 278