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days at Yale, xvii
John Paul II funeral trip, 93–97
Nelson Mandela funeral trip, 212
observation on 2008 campaign, 108
relationship with HRC, 110–12
relationship with Obama, 212
relationship with WJC, 104–10, 147–49, 227
tsunami relief effort, 90–91
Bush, Jeb, 111
Bush, Laura, x, 103, 111–12, 212
Bush, Prescott, 91, 92
Bush family
impact of 1992 loss, 99–100
relationship with HRC, 110–12
relationship with WJC, xv
reverence for George H. W., 107
WJC as “adopted son,” 108–10
WJC charm toward, 89, 93, 98–99
Business Week, xxi
Buzzfeed (website), 225
Byers, Dylan, xxiii–xxiv
Byrd, Robert, 42
C
Cable News Network (CNN), 246–49
Calderone, Michael, xxiv
Calhoun, Nancy, 16
Campbell, Naomi, 85
Capus, Steve, 126–27, 129
Caputo, Lisa, 4
Carlson, Robert, 84, 87
Carlson, Tucker, 84, 123, 129
Carson, Jay, xxii, 133, 170
Carter, James Earl, Jr. (“Jimmy”), 36, 58–60, 94, 257
Carter Center, 59
Carville, James
1992 presidential campaign, 51–52, 207
Gennifer Flowers story, xx, 85–86
preparing for 2016 campaign, 278
relationship with WJC, xvii, xxiii, 120, 142–43
sharp-tongued bombast, 133, 146
CBS, 140–41, 172, 192–94
Center for American Progress (CAP), 47–49, 51, 63, 163
Cha, Victor, 228
Chaffetz, Jason, 76, 155, 181, 187–89
Cheney, Dick, 183
Chisholm, Shirley, 202
Chozick, Amy, xiv, 232, 275
Cisneros, Henry, 145
civil rights, 148–49, 169, 203
Clinton, Chelsea Victoria
2008 presidential campaign, 121–31, 220–21
2016 presidential campaign, 277–78
education and business career, 219–20
entourage and journalistic pursuits, 223–25
feelings toward Obama, 212
Lewinsky affair, 15, 218–19
marriage, 225–26
McCain personal attack on, 121
NBC contract, 224–25, 278
positioning as presidential candidate, 221–23, 234
press relations, 121–23, 216–18
public vs. private persona, 223
role in Clinton Foundation, 214, 220, 229–30, 234–35, 269
role in Clinton political machine, 88–89, 215–16, 222–23
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
awards, ix–xi, 263–64
health issues, xi–xiv, xxiv–xxv, 241
press relations, 276
public vs. private persona, xix, 17, 65–69, 119–20
smoking pot, 255
Vince Foster relationship, 256–58
See also Clinton, Inc.
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (presidential candidate)
2004 presidential run, 88–89, 104
age issue, 238, 266
conspiracy theories, 141–42, 195–96
HRC aspirations, 3–5
lessons from 2008, 152–53, 261
press relations, 278–79
WJC impeachment issues, 249
See also 2004 presidential campaign; 2008 presidential campaign; 2016 presidential campaign
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (Secretary of State)
Biden role in nomination, 153
confirmation and travels, 155–57
creating her own platform, 163–74
departure from department, 190, 192–93
Distinguished Service Award, ix–xi
“enemies list,” xxii
organization and operation of department, 165–71
personal life and marriage, 270
relationship with Obama, 175–76, 180–81
relationships and achievements, 171–76
sidelined by Obama advisors, 157–63
terrorist attack on Benghazi, 181–90
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (Senator)
about plans and strategy, 1–12
accomplishments, 131–32
approval rating, 63–64, 88
“carpetbagger” label, 16
contest against Lazio, 19–26
earmarks and fund-raising, 50–51
establishing relationships, 41–43, 65–69, 115
press relations, 45–46
questionable ethics, 46–47
right-wing conspiracy theory, 47–49, 63–64
Clinton, Inc. (WJC-HRC partnership)
basis of partnership, xv–xvii, 271
building a political organization, 61–62
comparison of WJC with HRC, xix, 17
conspiracy theories, 141–42, 195–96, 225–26, 256
courtship and marriage, 13–16, 269–70
cult/mafia imagery, xv
divorce rumors, 1, 10, 11, 216
enemies list, 64–65, 149
entry of CVC, xvii, 217–18, 237, 269
house hunting, 270–71
loyalty requirement, xvii, xxi, xxv, 20, 168–69, 236–37
maintaining a permanent campaign, 264, 273–76
retribution for criticism and leaks, xx–xxv
right-wing conspiracy theory, 245
Clinton, Roger, Sr., 109
Clinton, William Jefferson
about charm of, 19, 69–71, 77–83, 89, 93, 98–99
childhood and family, 60–61, 109, 210
experience as Senate intern, 70
press relations, 276
public vs. private persona, xix, 17, 69, 271
pussy addiction, 55–56, 254–55
rumors of womanizing, 54, 56, 217, 246
sexual assault, 216, 250–51
smoking pot, 256
temper and anger issues, 82
treatment of people, 71–76
See also Clinton, Inc.
Clinton, William Jefferson (governor)
1986 reelection campaign, 215–17
beginning of womanizing story, 49
civil rights record, 148–49
education record, 210
fund-raising, 79–81
Paula Jones incident, 6, 38, 60, 72, 128
Clinton, William Jefferson (president)
1992 presidential campaign, ix, 3, 51, 99–100, 244, 264
1996 reelection campaign, 192, 226
approval rating, 37, 39
disbarment as lawyer, 38–39
election victory, 99
“first black president” label, 136, 149
Fulbright funeral, 82
impeachment, 1–2, 49, 60, 64–68, 70–76, 101–2, 167–69
last-minute pardons, 35–36, 38–39
Lewinsky affair, xvi, 11–14, 28, 38, 49, 52, 59–60
Lewinsky and other womanizing scandals, 246, 249–55
secret correspondence with Nixon, xiv
vice presidential selection, 266
Clinton, William Jefferson (former president)
adjusting to post-presidential life, 39–40
building entourage, 51–55
Burkle friendship, 55–56
continued effects from Lewinsky affair, 94–95, 110, 117–20, 217–20, 246–49
continued womanizing rumors, 85, 86–87, 137, 226
creation of Clinton Global Initiative, 83
endorsement of HRC presidency, xiv–xv, 143
heart surgery, 74, 93, 139, 141–42, 220, 272
John Paul II funeral trip, 93–98
North Korea hostage negotiations, xxii
Obama 2012 reelection, 176–80, 199–200
Presidential Medal of Freedom, 209–11
rehab
ilitation from impeachment, 90–91, 143, 282–85
relationship with press, 278–79
relief efforts, 90–91, 106
storytelling, 83–86, 98
Clinton Foundation AIDS Initiative, 233
Clinton Foundation (renamed Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Foundation)
avoiding conflict of interest, 198
determining model and focus, 58–60
Doug Band activities, 57–58, 228–31
Doug Band departure, 231–32, 234, 236
entry and role of CVC, xvii, 214, 220, 229–30, 234–35, 269
entry and role of HRC, 267–69
financial issues, 232–34
money-raising efforts, 31, 226–27
See also Little Rock, AR
Clinton Global Initiative
conference center, 270–71
establishment of, 61, 83
fund-raising, 213–14
mismanagement, xxi–xxii, 267
renaming, 267
Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House (Felsenthal), xxii, 58–59
Clinton Presidential Center Park, 233
Clinton Presidential Library, 30–31, 33, 39, 233
The Clinton Wars (Blumenthal), 47
Clyburn, James, 149
Congel, Robert J., 50–51
Congressional Black Caucus, 275
conspiracy theories
2008 presidential campaign, 141–42
marriage of CVC, 225–26
Obama foreign birth, 165
Obama-HRC secret deal, 195–201
Vince Foster suicide, 256
See also right-wing conspiracy theory
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 244
“Contract with America,” 11
Cotton, Tom, 185
Crossfire (CNN TV series), 52
Crowley, P. J., 163–64
Cummings, Elijah E., 275
Cuomo, Andrew, 242, 264–65
Cuomo, Mario, 264
Cutter, Stephanie, 208
D
Dabbagh, Abdullah al-, 31
Dahdaleh, Victor, 231
Daily Beast (website), xxi, 194, 224
Daschle, Tom, 141
Davis, Lanny, xvii–xviii, 104–5, 129
Dayton, Mark, 41, 263
De Blasio, Bill, 282–85
Dean, Howard, xxiv, 88, 115, 242–43
Decision Points (Bush), 99
Defense of Marriage Act, 88
DeFrank, Thomas, 55
Delta Sigma Theta (sorority), 275
DeMint, Jim, 155
Dempsey, Martin, ix, 186–89
Dewey Square Group, 261
Distinguished Service Award, ix–xi
Dodd, Chris, 114
Dole, Robert, 192
Donilon, Tom, 158, 160, 162
Dorgan, Byron, 169
Dowd, Maureen, 36, 116
Dreyfuss, Robert, 48
Drudge, Matt, 149, 283
Drudge Report, 207, 249
E
Edwards, Elizabeth, 138
Edwards, John, 114, 117, 134, 138
Ehrlich, Robert, 84
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 88
Elton John Foundation, 263
Emanuel, Rahm
loyalty to Clintons, xvii, 142–43
presidential aspirations, 207–8, 242
support of HRC for president, 207
WJC chief of staff, 165
F
Fares, Issam, 31
Feinstein, Dianne, 41
Feldman, Mike, 44
Felsenthal, Carol, 58–59
Ferguson, Charles, 246–48
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, ix, xxv
Fleischer, Ari, 32–33, 37–38, 46, 59
Flowers, Gennifer, 85–86, 192, 216
Fluke, Sandra, 222
Follieri, Raffaello, 231
“The Follieri Charade” (Vanity Fair), 232
Ford, Betty, 55
Ford, Gerald, 55, 58, 91
Foreign Policy (journal), 157
Foster, Vince, 11, 14, 256–58
Franken, Bob, 123–24
Freeh, Louis, 28–31
Fulbright, J. William, xix, 70, 81–82
G
Gaines, Jeremy, 127, 129
Game Change (Heilemann and Halperin), xxii
Gates, Bill (Microsoft), 59, 83, 167
Gates, Robert (Defense Secretary), x–xi, 68, 158, 160–61, 171
Gates Foundation, 59
Gawker (blog), 194, 195
gay rights/gay marriage, 87–88, 93, 174, 203–4, 273
Geffen, David, 116
Geico gecko (TV character), 224
Geithner, Timothy, 176–77
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, 112
Gershon, Gina, 55, 86
Gerth, Jeff, 46
Gillibrand, Kirsten, 266
Gingrich, Newt
“Contract with America,” 11
HRC as president, 73–74, 90, 112, 200
observations on WJC-HRC, xvi, 59, 269–70
relationship with WJC, xiv, 73
resignation over affair, 64–65
role in Clinton Foundation, 234–35
Giuliani, Rudy, 2, 16, 19
Giustra, Frank, 231
Gore, Al
1992 vice presidential selection, 266
2000 presidential campaign, xxi, 94–95, 114, 179, 204–5
2000 selection of running mate, xvi, 71, 266
2008 endorsement of Obama, 147
comparison with HRC, 239
comparison with WJC, 17
Florida vote recount, 102
New York vote count, 24
relationship with Bush, 102–3
relationship with WJC, 103–4, 120
GQ (magazine), 132–33
Graham, Lindsey, 68
Gramm, Phil, 74
Greeley, Andrew (Fr.), 78–79
Green, Joe, 131–32
Gregory, Edgar & Vonna Jo, 35
Griffin, Phil, 124, 127, 129
Grunwald, Mandy, 44, 143
Gulf War I (1991), 30–31
H
Haberman, Maggie, 261, 262
Hagel, Chuck, 160
Hardball (TV program), 126, 133–34
Harriman, Pamela, 226
Hathaway, Anne, 231
Hawkins, Ronnie, 86
health issues, HRC, xi–xiv, xxiv–xxv, 241
Henry, Mike, 117
Herbert, Bob, 114
Herridge, Catherine, 231
Hicks, Gregory, 181
Hill (newspaper), 279
Hillary (TV miniseries), 246–49
Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center, 263
Hillary’s Choice (Sheehy), 5, 15
HILLPAC (PAC), 235
Hispanics, as voting bloc, 275–76
Hitchens, Christopher, xv, 10
Holbrooke, Richard, 162–63
Holder, Eric, 33–36, 150
Howe, Rosemarie, 27
HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton (Allen and Parnes), xxii, 149, 279
Hsu, Norman, 50
Hubbell, Webster, 257
Huckabee, Mike, 75–76, 125
Huffington Post, xxiv, 221, 247–48
Human Rights Campaign, 273
Hume, Brit, 78, 82
Hurley, Elizabeth, 55
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, 106
Hutchinson, Asa, 65, 76
Hutchison, Kay Bailey, 65
Hyde, Henry, 64
I
Ickes, Harold, Jr., 1–3, 5, 9, 142
Ickes, Harold, Sr., 9
Immelt, Jeffrey, 129
immigration reform, 67, 178, 276
Indonesian tsunami of 2004, 90–92
Insight (magazine), 253
Iran, 31, 33, 175, 240, 268
Iraq/Iraq War, 30, 63, 68, 78, 104, 107, 138–40, 157, 161–62, 205, 243, 282
Isakson, Johnny, 66, 77–78
&n
bsp; Islam/Islamic issues, 43–44, 134, 172, 182
Israel/Israeli relations, 18, 20, 33, 172, 252–53
Issa, Darrell, 183
It Takes a Village (Clinton), 216, 284–85
J
Jackson, Jesse, Sr., 139, 141, 202, 211, 219, 275
Jarrett, Valerie, 151, 158, 162, 198, 212
Jefferson, Thomas, 156
Jews/Jewish relations. See Israel/Israeli relations
John Paul II (Pope), 93–94
Johnson, Tim, 144
Jon Bon Jovi (stage name), 84
Jones, Paula, 6, 38, 49, 60, 72, 128
Journal of Muslim Minority, 43
Juffali, Walid, 31
K
Kagan, Robert, 164
Kaine, Tim, 151
Kane, Jeremy, 223
Karl, Jonathan, 279
Karzai, Hamid, 162
Kelly, Declan, 227–29
Kelly Alan, 227
Kennedy, Caroline, 146, 150
Kennedy, Edward M., 42, 145–47
Kennedy, John F., 7, 210–11
Kennedy, Joseph, 185
Kennedy, Patrick, 183
Kennedy, Robert F., 9, 16, 141
Kennedy, Robert, Jr., 16
Kennedy Center, 108
Kent, Muhtar, 83
Kerry, John
2004 presidential campaign, 104, 107, 271
2008 endorsement of Obama, 144, 165
comparison with HRC, 239–40
Secretary of State, 205, 240, 245
selection of HRC as VP, 88, 205
Keyes, Alan, 138
Khobar Towers bombing (1996), 28–31
Kim Jong Il, 232
King, Larry, 250
Kissinger, Henry, x, 171
Klaus, Ian, 223–24
Klein, Ed, 199
Klobuchar, Amy, 242, 266
Knox, Simmie, 105
Kornblut, Anne E., 142
Koss, Johann Olav, 87
Kroft, Steve, 193, 195
Kucinich, Dennis, 114
Kuwait, 31, 99
Kyl, Jon, 67
L
LaHood, Ray, 76
Lane, Diane, 246
Lasry, Marc, 220
Lavrov, Sergey, 166
Lazio, Rick, 9, 19–26
Lenzner, Terry, 32
Lewellen, Winnie, 79–81
Lewinsky, Monica
impact on 2000 election, xxi, 94–95
impact on 2008 campaign, 117–20
impact on 2016 campaign, 217–20, 246–49
impact on HRC, 1–6, 9–11
impact on WJC public opinion, xvi
infamous blue dress, 28
internship, 56
“The Monica Files,” 250–54
reaction of Barbara Bush, 110
reaction of Carter to scandal, 59–60
reaction of Gingrich to scandal, 73
reaction of Lieberman to scandal, 71
revelation of other mistresses, 49, 52, 72, 254
WJC admission of affair, 11–14, 38
WJC legal fees, 60
Lieberman, Joseph, xvi, 71, 94–95, 103, 266
Limbaugh, Rush, 69, 216, 222