The Amateur (30 page)
Authors: Edward Klein
In Florida, I wish to thank Steve Plamann and Chris Ruddy.
In Oregon, I wish to thank Richard Harmon and Courtney Hight.
In New Mexico, I wish to thank Joe Wilson.
In New Jersey, I wish to thank (ret.) Colonel Jack H. Jacobs.
In Honolulu, I wish to thank Henry Chapin.
I owe a special debt of gratitude to my longtime assistant, Leon Wagener, whose skills as an investigative reporter never cease to amaze. As in past books, Leon’s reportorial gems are displayed in several key chapters.
At Regnery Publishing, I would like to single out Marji Ross, who was present at the creation—and evolution—of the project that turned into
The Amateur
. I should also like to thank Harry Crocker, who waited patiently for the completed manuscript, then shepherded it smartly and expertly to publication. I also want to thank Mary Beth Baker for her punctilious copy editing.
The Amateur
. I should also like to thank Harry Crocker, who waited patiently for the completed manuscript, then shepherded it smartly and expertly to publication. I also want to thank Mary Beth Baker for her punctilious copy editing.
To Ryan Harbage, my agent, I am indebted for his handholding skills and his unflagging encouragement.
And then, of course, there is my wife, Dolores Barrett, about whom I cannot say enough, and therefore to whom I will only say, “I love you.”
SOURCES
AUTHOR’S INTERVIEWS
Abdon Pallash, Alan Solow, Ali Abunimah, Armstrong Williams, Arnold Goldberg, Barry Jackson, Bernard Cornwell, Beverly Berke, Bill Harlow, Bill Higginson, Bill Stenzel, Billy Tauzin, Bob Starks, Bradford Berenson, Brian O’Connor, Brian Ross, Carol Felsenthal, Charles Butler, Charles Thomas, Dan Danner, Daniel Borouchoff, Dave McKinney, David Mendell, David Scheiner, M.D., Delmarie Cobb, Don Fierce, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Douglas Baird, Douglas Feith, Drew Davis, Ed Lasky, Ed Nardoza, Edward Silverman, Elaine Kamarck, Elijah Zarlin, Forrest Claypool, Fred I. Greenstein, Henry Chapin, Harry Alford, Hermene Hartman, Ivby Brooks, Jack Guthman, Jack Jacobs, Jack Roeser, James Baker, James Montgomery, Jeff Bader, Jeff Berkowitz, Jeri Wright, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jerry Kellman, Joe Bast, Joe Morris, Joe Pounder, Joel Pollak, Joel Sprayregen, Joel Weisman, John LeBoutillier, Josh Block, Judy Lavin, Kenneth Dubertein, Kirk Dillard, Laura Anderson, Lee Walker, Les Bond, Leslie Gelb, Leslie Hairston, Matt Kairis, Maureen Orth, Mike Flannery, Father Michael Pfleger, Nassir Gaemi, Paxton Quigley, Rabbi Samuel Gordon, Rahni Flowers, Richard Baehr, Richard Epstein, Richard Harmon, Rick Cohen, Robert Cancro, Roland Burris, Sam Youngman, Shael Cigal, Shalom Klein, Sharon Churcher, Steve Plamann, Steve Rogers, Sue Erikson Bloland, Tavis Smiley, Terry Martin, Thomas Jarrett, Timuel Black, Tom Peters, Toni Preckwinkle, Vince Frillici, Walter Anderson, William Cousins.
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INDEX
1967 Six Day War
1994 Rwanda massacre
2009 fiscal crisis
AAaron, Joseph
Abbas, Mahmoud
ABC News
Afghanistan
al Qaeda
al-Assad, Bashar
Alford, Harry C.
Ali, Muhammad
see also
Clay, Cassius
see also
Clay, Cassius
Alliance Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs (ABLE)
Alter, Jonathan
American College of Emergency Physicians
American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America
American Jewish Committee
American Jews
civil rights movement and in Congress
Democratic Party and Israel and
Jewish community
Obama and
Anderson, Laura
Anderson, Walter
Angelou, Maya
Anti-Defamation League
Apollo Theater
Arab League
Arab Spring
Axelrod, David
Baird, Douglas
Baker, James
Baker, Peter
Barnes, Melody
Benjamin, Regina
Berry, Robert Marion
Beschloss, Michael
Betts, Kate
Bialkin, Kenneth J.
Biden, Jill
Biden, Joe
HHS contraceptive mandate and
bin Laden, Osama
Black Liberation Theology
Boehner, John
Bound Man, A
Bowman, Barbara Taylor
Bowman, James
Bradley, Anthony B.
Brands, H. W.
Breitbart, Andrew
Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama, The
Brinkley, David
Brooks, David
Bruni-Sarkozy, Carla
“buppies,”
Burns, William (“Bill”)
Bush, George W.
American people and
financial crisis and
foreign relations and
relationships with staff
unilateralism
wars of
Capus, Steve
Caro, Robert
Carter, Jimmy
Carville, James
Catholic Church
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Chasing the Flame
Chesnoff, Richard Z.
Chicago
African-American community of
Chicago-style politics
Jewish community of
segregation and
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago’s Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Citizens Energy Corp.
Civil Rights Act
civil rights movement
Civil War
Clay, Cassius
see also
Ali, Muhammad
see also
Ali, Muhammad
Cleaver, Emanuel
Clifford, Clark
Clinton library
Clinton, Bill impeachment of personal relationships and as politician
Clinton, Chelsea
Clinton, Hillary
2008 campaign of
2012 campaign and
as first lady
Israel and
personal relationships and
as secretary of state
Clyburn, James
Coakley, Martha
Coates, Ta-Nehisi
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