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Trump Revealed

Page 55

by Michael Kranish


  NATO, 11, 15

  NBC, 174, 179, 180, 208, 212–13, 215, 220, 266, 273, 279, 291

  NBCUniversal, 312

  Neaher, Edward R., 66, 67

  Nessen, Ron, 370

  Newfield, Jack, 102

  New Hampshire, 5

  strategy for, 320, 322

  Trump’s speeches in, 99, 276–77, 291, 312, 316, 322

  Trump supporters in, 275, 276–77

  winning primary in as turning point, 323–24

  New Hampshire Union Leader, 5–6

  Newhouse, Si, 98, 106

  New Jersey Casino Control Commission, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131, 135–36, 148–49, 192, 197, 202, 294, 297

  New York (magazine), 112, 119, 190

  New York City

  mayoral elections in, 77, 280, 288–89

  Trump as possible mayoral candidate in, 279

  Trump on crime in, 278–80

  Trump’s donations in, 273–74, 288–89

  New York City Human Rights Commission, 54–55

  New York Construction News, 108

  New York Daily News, 106, 107, 108, 110, 114, 116–17, 118, 119, 155, 279

  New Yorker (magazine), 86, 110, 114, 216

  New York Military Academy (NYMA), Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, 38–45

  culture of, 38–39

  Dobias as master at, 39

  father’s decision to send Trump to, 38

  graduation from, 45

  impact of Kennedy’s death on, 43–44

  masculine excellence celebrated at, 40

  sports at, 42–43, 175

  strict code of conduct at, 39–40

  Trump as captain at, 44–45

  Trump’s aggressive behavior at, 41–42

  Trump’s competitive drive at, 40–41

  Trump’s dating of beautiful women during senior year at, 41

  West Point as model for, 39

  New York Post, 106–9, 112, 114–15, 117–18, 119, 120, 217, 220, 222, 279, 299

  New York State

  Native American casinos in, 281, 282

  Trump’s lobbying fine in, 282

  New York Times, 21, 28, 46, 85, 119, 279, 333

  Atlantic City casinos in, 149, 300

  destruction of Bonwit friezes reported in, 87

  Fred Trump’s project announced in, 28

  Penn Central and Commodore project and, 71, 77

  presidential campaign in, 275, 276, 287

  Trump candidacy and, 276, 287

  Trump discrimination case in, 57, 63

  Trump on advantage of stories in, 105

  Trump profiles in, 69, 105–6, 294, 300, 301

  Trump’s personal life in, 112, 120, 159

  Trump’s projects in, 97, 282, 301

  Trump’s worth in, 77, 112, 294

  Trump Tower reviewed in, 86, 95

  United States Football League in, 177, 178

  Nixon, Richard M., 48, 58, 277, 281, 338

  Nobles, Bruce R., 192, 204

  North Fork Bank, 302–3

  No Such Thing as Over-Exposure (Slater), 299

  Obama, Barack

  2008 elections and, 8, 290, 317, 335, 339–40

  Great Recession and, 235

  Republican 2016 campaign on, 343

  Rubio on, 322

  Trump on, 14, 291, 292, 319

  Trump’s contributions to campaign of, 290

  Obama, Michelle, 336

  O’Brien, Timothy, 300–304

  O’Donnell, John “Jack,” 142–43, 144–45, 148, 149–50, 151, 194

  Oldenburg, Bill, 173

  Onish, Paul, 34

  O’Reilly, Bill, 339

  Orteneau, Jeff, 41

  Osnos, Peter, 99

  Oswald, Lee Harvey, 317

  Packer, Billy, 182

  Page, Clarence, 5

  pageant industry

  international development partners found in, 244–45

  Trump’s ownership of pageants in, 162–65

  Page Six section, New York Post, 106–7, 108–9, 112, 114–15, 220

  Paige, Gerald, 42

  Palestine, 13

  Paley, William S., 50

  Panama City Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower, 250–54

  Pataki, George, 5, 281

  Patrick, Sharon, 179, 180

  Paucatuck Indians, 282–83

  Payne, Edith K., 304

  Peale, Norman Vincent, 81, 99, 271, 333

  Pence, Mike, 329, 341, 342

  Penn Central, 71–72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 97

  Penn Club, Manhattan, 49–50

  People (magazine), 119

  perfume, Trump-branded, 216, 224, 225

  Perot, Ross, 283, 284, 285, 287

  Perry, Rick, 317

  Pershing, John, 323–24

  Perskie, Steve, 133

  PGA Tour, 312

  Phillips-Van Heusen, 222–23

  Pignatello, Sebastian, 208

  Pitkow, Michael, 41

  Platt, Ronald, 282, 283

  Playboy (magazine), 100–101, 114, 302

  Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, 113, 189–91, 264

  acquisition of, 189–90, 295

  bankruptcy of, 205–6

  debt of, 189, 190–91

  famous residents of, 190

  Ivana as president of, 137, 157, 159, 190

  Ivana’s redesign of, 82

  publicity for, 109, 121

  purchase of, 133

  search for investors for, 116, 190–91

  politicians

  donations to campaigns of, 72, 273, 274, 281, 288, 290

  Trump’s endorsement in New York mayoral race, 288–89

  Trump’s opinion of, 289–90, 339

  politics

  donations as routine part of business, 274, 280, 289–90, 339

  electability of presidential candidates and, 272

  New York City’s pay-to-play culture and, 273–74

  populist appeals in, 2, 98, 334–35, 345

  Pomerantz, Alan, 193, 196

  Post, Marjorie Merriweather, 160–61

  Post Foundation, 161

  Prejean, Carrie, 165

  presidency

  Reagan as role model for, 285

  Trump’s comments on desire for, 272–73, 277–78

  Trump’s decision to seek, 286

  Trump’s exploratory committee for 2000 run for, 285, 286

  Trump’s views on television and electability of, 273

  wealth as qualification for, 293

  presidential campaign, 2012

  Romney in, 310–11

  Santorum in, 321

  Trump’s decision not to run in, 291–92

  Trump’s front-runner status in, 291

  presidential campaign, 2016

  America First slogan in, 336, 345

  backlash against Trump during, 324–25, 326

  candidate debates during, 12, 314–15, 320, 322, 325

  concerns about Trump candidacy in, 5, 9, 13–14, 328–29, 330

  financial crisis as theme in, 235

  impact of terrorist acts on, 319, 339, 343

  Iowa caucus in, 320–22

  Make America Great Again slogan in, 2, 6, 219, 292, 311, 318, 331, 335, 339

  New Hampshire win for Trump in, 323–24

  opposition to Trump nomination in, 335, 336, 337–38, 344

  polls during, 314, 318, 320

  populist appeal, 2, 98, 334–35, 345

  protests during, 7, 11, 325–26

  questions about Trump’s net worth and, 306–7

  reactions to Trump comments in, 312

  release of personal income tax returns in, 306–7

  Republican convention and, 335–47

  support for Trump in, 4–5, 6, 7–8, 275, 276–77, 305, 311, 336–37

  Trump’s family’s role in, 340, 341, 344–45, 347

  Trump on life as a candidate during, 331

  Trump as presumptive nominee after victories in, 329–30

  Trump’s campaign
in, 1–2, 6–7, 9, 11–12, 309–31, 340

  Trump’s decision to enter, 272

  Trump’s law and order emphasis in, 338–39, 345

  Trump’s life after nomination in, 346–47

  Trump’s new approach to politics in, 310, 311, 315, 316, 320

  Trump’s plan to maximize convention delegates in, 328

  Trump’s refusal to accept donations in, 8–9

  Trump’s wealth as qualification in, 293–94

  Washington Post’s editorial board’s meeting with Trump during, 9–13

  presidential campaigns

  Internet in, 287

  Ventura campaign as model for, 287

  presidential elections

  1924, 21

  1928, 21

  1968, 278

  1972, 281

  1992, 283, 284, 285

  2000, 285, 286, 289, 290

  2004, 289

  2008, 8, 290, 313, 317, 336

  2012, 291–92, 293, 310–11, 321

  2016. See presidential campaign, 2016

  Priebus, Reince, 312

  Princess Diana, 95, 117, 161, 166, 167

  Pritzker, Jay, 75

  Pritzker family, 74, 75, 84–85

  Putin, Vladimir, 6–7, 244, 245, 246

  Quayle, Dan, 113

  race and racism

  Central Park jogger case and, 278–80

  federal housing programs and, 53

  Miss Universe winner and, 165

  Trump campaign and, 343

  Trump discrimination case and, 57, 65, 66, 68–69

  racially charged comments

  on Native American casinos, 280–81

  racial violence related to, 312

  Trump’s comments as, 279, 330–31

  radio shows, Trump’s appearances on, 9, 166–67, 217–18, 220, 270, 280–81, 290

  Random House, 98, 99

  Rangel, Charles, 290

  Ravitch, Richard, 75–76, 77

  Read, Walter N., 131

  Reagan, Ronald, 113, 192, 273, 275–76, 281, 285, 310

  real estate

  Trump-licensed developments and, 228–36

  Trump Mortgage and, 234–36

  Trump University and, 225–27

  Reform Party, 284, 285, 287

  ReganBooks, 169–70

  Reidy, Maureen, 164

  Reilly, Rick, 181–82

  Republican Governors Association, 290

  Republican National Committee, 12, 312, 329, 343

  Republican Party

  concerns about Trump candidacy among members of, 9, 328–29, 330, 337–38, 339, 342–43

  Fred Trump and, 43

  nominating convention in Cleveland and, 335–47

  Trump’s belief in principles of, 278, 289

  Trump’s frequent party-switching, 290–91, 314

  Trump’s membership in, 290

  Trump’s move to Reform Party from, 285

  Res, Barbara, 83, 88–89, 95–96, 100–101, 109, 120, 190

  Resorts International, 123, 124, 132–33, 134, 138

  Ridings, E. J., 234, 236

  Right to Rise USA, 310

  riverboat casino, Gary, Indiana, 207

  Robbins, Tony, 260

  Roe, Jeff, 324, 327

  Roffman, Marvin, 134, 139, 145–47

  Romney, Mitt, 291, 292, 293, 310, 325, 330, 337, 343, 344

  Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 21

  Rosenberg, Julius and Ethel, 61

  Rosenberg, Marty, 136, 203

  Ross, Jeff, 269

  Rothman, Frank, 185

  Rousseaux, Michael Leo, 231

  Rousseaux, Sheila, 231, 232

  Rozelle, Pete, 181, 184–85

  Rubeli, Paul, 138

  Rubell, Steve, 80

  Rubenstein, Howard, 108

  Rubio, Marco, 12, 317, 318, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 337, 338

  Ruggiero, Steve, 207

  Rush, George, 108, 109, 110

  Russert, Tim, 286

  Russia

  Miss Universe pageant in, 243, 244–45

  nuclear disarmament talks with, 276

  proposed Trump projects in, 233, 243, 245–46

  Ryan, Paul, 330–31

  Salaam, Yusef, 280

  Salerno, “Fat” Tony, 90

  Saltsman, Chip, 313–14

  S&A Concrete, 90

  Sanders, Bernie, 346

  Santorum, Rick, 321

  Sanzillo, Frank, 289, 290

  Sater, Felix, 232–33

  Saturday Night Live (television show), 265–66

  Sawyer, Diane, 158–59, 166

  SB Hotel Associates, 232, 233–34

  Scadron, Michael, 40, 44, 78

  Scalia, Antonin, 323

  Scanlon, John, 116

  Scarfo crime family, 126, 127

  Scavino, Dan Jr., 316

  Scheck, Jan, 234

  Scheffler, Steve, 311

  Scherf, Chrisman, 35

  Schrager, Ian, 80

  Schuster, Katherine and Fred, 23–24

  Schwartz, Tony, 98, 134, 334

  Scotland

  Trump-branded golf courses in, 5, 241, 255–56, 257–59

  Trump’s mother’s birthplace on Lewis in, 17–18, 19, 20, 29, 255, 256–57

  Scully, James, 165

  Scutt, Der, 83–84, 86, 100

  Seecharan, Naraine, 231, 232, 233

  Serafin, Jack, 43

  Sex and the City (television show), 264–65

  Sexton, Michael, 227

  Shannon, T. Sean, 265–66

  Shapiro, Kenny, 126, 127

  Sharper Image, 224

  Sharpton, Al, 279, 288

  Shula, Don, 176

  Sibilia, Patricia, 185–86

  Simmons, Chet, 178, 180

  Simpson, O. J., 159

  Singer, Mark, 109–10, 111, 114, 116

  Sipe, Brian, 176, 180

  Slater, Robert, 299

  Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (documentary), 187

  Smith, David, 41

  Smith, Donald, 19

  Smith, Liz, 107, 114, 115–16, 118

  Snyder, Howard, 200

  Solovey, Sam, 215

  South Korea, 11, 241

  Specht, Bill, 49

  Spin City (television show), 264

  Spinks, Michael, 183

  Spiro, Phyllis, 56–57

  Spitzer, Eliot, 289

  Sports Illustrated (magazine), 186, 267

  Spy (magazine), 79, 113–14, 118

  Stahl, Lesley, 342

  Stasi, Linda, 119

  Stein, Andrew, 274

  Steinbrenner, George, 118, 175

  Steinke, Kevin, 7–8

  Stern, Henry, 98

  Stern, Howard, 159, 166–67, 220, 270, 290, 342

  Stevenson, Mark, 253, 254

  Stewart, Martha, 213, 217

  Stone, Roger, 162, 281–82, 284, 286

  Studio 54, Manhattan, 80–81

  Success by Trump fragrance, 216, 224

  Sullivan, Daniel, 126, 127

  Sunshine, Louise, 72, 73, 75, 82–83, 85, 94, 99, 154, 268

  supplement-marketing company, Trump-branded, 236–38

  Supreme Court, appointment of justices to, 323, 338

  Swifton Village, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45

  Syrian refugees, 319

  Taj Mahal casino. See Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City

  talk radio shows

  Trump opposition during campaign from, 326

  Trump’s appearances on, 166–67, 217–18, 220, 270, 280–81, 290

  Tanenbaum, Myles, 173–74, 174–75

  Taylor, John, 110, 120–21

  Taylor, Lawrence, 177–78

  Teal, Gary, 337–38

  television, and electability of presidents, 273

  Television City project, Manhattan, 97, 112

  television ratings

  for candidate campaign debates, 315

  for Miss Universe contests, 164

  for NFL games, 174

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sp; for The Apprentice, 213, 215, 216, 226

  television shows

  candidate campaign coverage on, 6, 9, 314–15, 327

  proposed Trump shows on, 219–20

  Trump as candidate on, 286

  Trump brand promoted on, 209, 215, 234–35, 263

  Trump-Maples engagement on, 203

  Trump’s appearances on, 6, 9, 176, 263–66, 272–73, 278, 295, 339, 340, 341–42, 346

  Trump’s role in The Apprentice and 210–19

  terrorist acts

  impact on presidential campaign, 319, 339, 343

  September 11 attacks on World Trade Center, 289, 323

  Trump on, 2, 319, 323–24, 330, 331, 339, 345, 346

  Thomas, David Prince, 43

  Ticktin, Peter, 43, 44

  Tiffany & Co., 85, 86

  Time (magazine), 113, 333

  Time to Get Tough (Trump), 216

  Tisch, Laurence, 113

  T Management, 165

  Today (television show), 176, 262

  Tollin, Michael, 186–87

  Tong, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, 18–20

  Toobin, Jeffrey, 5

  Toronto Trump International Hotel & Tower, 241, 242

  Tour de Trump, 182

  Tower, The (proposed television show), 219–20

  Trees, Ann, 34

  Tropicana, Atlantic City, 124, 138

  Trump

  meaning of, as brand name, 121

  name as treasured asset, 272

  variations in spelling of, 22–23

  Trump, Barron (son), 119, 268

  Trump, Donald J.

  CHILDHOOD

  birth, 30

  childhood home, 32

  family wealth, 32–33, 45–46

  Kew-Forest School, 33–35, 36, 38

  New York Military Academy, 38–45

  parents’ disciplined household, 37, 38

  sports, 35, 36, 42–43

  switchblade collection and Land game, 37–38

  Times Square, Manhattan, explorations, 31–32

  EDUCATION

  Fordham University, 45–47

  Kew-Forest School, 33–35, 36, 38

  New York Military Academy, 38–45

  Wharton School, 47–50

  LAWSUITS

  American Dream Calendar Girl Model Search contest, 163–64

  over O’Brien’s TrumpNation on estimates of Trump’s wealth, 301–4

  Panama City Trump Hotel, 253–54

  against Scotland during golf course construction, 258

  as Trump business tactic, 299–300, 304

  Trump-licensed developments, 228–29, 233–34

  Trump University, 226–27

  Wallach, for slander, 296

  OTHER BUSINESS INTERESTS

  The Apprentice (television show), 210–19

  lecture circuit, 260

  management fees, 252, 253

  modeling agent, 165–66

  pageant industry, 162–65

  Trump Mortgage, 234–36

  Trump Shuttle, 191–92, 204–5

  Trump University, 225–27

  United States Football League (USFL), 172–76, 178–81, 183–87

  PHILANTHROPY

  determining amount of, 307–8

 

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