9. LUCK RUNS OUT

1. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=002279&type=maples.

2. Barrett, 184, 389.

3. Harry Berkowitz, “The Manager Behind the Mogul,” Washington Post, September 23, 1989, E39.

4. “Lightweight” and “piece of garbage” from “There They Go Again,” Philadelphia Inquirer, December 2, 1987, C2.

5. Margot Hornblower, “Private Prosperity, Public Corruption; Politicians Take a Cut of the Profits,” Washington Post, August 21, 1987.

6. For the complete story of corruption in the Koch administration see Jack Newfield and Wayne Barrett, City for Sale: Ed Koch and the Betrayal of New York (New York: Harper & Row, 1988). See also Alan Feuer, “Up from Politics, Almost,” New York Times, October 1, 2004; and Trump: Art of the Deal, 243–45.

7. Hurt, 190.

8. Adell Crowe, “Trump Ad Only Advice,” USA Today, September 3, 1987, 4A.

9. Interview with Dunbar.

10. Fox Butterfield, “New Hampshire Speech Earns Praise for Trump,” New York Times, October 23, 1987, 3.

11. Laura Keirnan, “No Respect,” Boston Globe, November 1, 1987, 10; and Larry Eichel, “‘Draft Trump’ Committee in N.H. Gets Visit from the Non-Candidate,” Philadelphia Inquirer, October 23, 1987, A3.

12. Kevin Phillips, The Politics of Rich and Poor (New York: HarperCollins, 1990), chap. 6, “The New Plutography of 1980s America”; http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/MichelleLee.shtm; “Income and Inequality: Millions Left Behind: A Report Based on the Work of Woodrow Ginsburg, Former Chair, Economic Policy Committee,” 2012 update by William Rice, Director of Policy and Programs, ADA Education Fund, with help from Mary von Euler, 8th ed. (Washington, D.C.: Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund, 2012); Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press, 2014), 24; and Russell S. Whelton, “Effects of Excessive CEO Pay on U.S. Society,” Saginaw Valley State University, https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=21289.

13. Nixon letter courtesy of Donald Trump.

14. Susan C. Faludi, “Behind the Scenes Ghostwriting Booms,” Wall Street Journal, September 5, 1990, A1; Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, “Books of the Times,” New York Times, December 7, 1987, C29; Jeannie Williams, USA Today, December 15, 1987, 2D; and Elizabeth Mehren, “Donald Trump: The Art of the Party,” Los Angeles Times, December 20, 1987, 10.

15. From interviews with Jones and Fitzsimmons.

16. Ron Alexander, “From Astor to Minnelli, Greetings to the Rainbow Room,” New York Times, December 10, 1987, B1.

17. Neil Barsky, “Trump Again Seeks to Delay Loan Payment—Payout for Airline Shuttle Is Due in Three Weeks; Bailout Pact Seems Safe,” Wall Street Journal, September 20, 1990, A4; Doug Carroll, “Who’s Looking at Eastern; Deals Would Benefit All Parties,” USA Today, October 7, 1988, 1B; and Paula Span, “The Selling of the Shuttle; How Donald Trump Forged Another Deal,” Washington Post, October 23, 1988, H1.

18. For Carson’s losing investment see Henry Buskin, Carson (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013): 272–74.

19. Glenn Plaskin, “Trump: ‘The People’s Billionaire,’” New York News, March 12, 1989.

20. Joe Feagin and Melvin Sike, Living with Racism: The Black Middle Class Experience (Boston: Beacon Press, 1995), 187; and Walter Goodman, “A Poll of Viewers’ Feelings About Racial Issues,” New York Times, September 8, 1989, C24.

21. Jonathan Van Meter, “That’s Why the Lady Is a Trump,” Spy, May 1989, 86–88; and “Dear Donald,” Spy, May 1989, 98–100.

22. Blair, Trumps, 293–94; and Hurt, 243–44.

23. David Johnston, “For A.C. Casinos, Cash Has Slowed at Critical Time; Some Worry That for the First Time, the City’s Gambling Capacity May Exceed Its Gamblers,” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1988, F5; Bob Drogin, “For Atlantic City, Casino Jackpot’s Still a Long Shot,” Los Angeles Times, August 1, 1989, 1; David Johnston, “A Human Toll Adds to A.C.’s Troubles,” Philadelphia Inquirer, October 15, 1989, C1; and Neil Barsky and Pauline Yoshihashi, “Three Executives of Trump Casinos Die in Air Crash,” Wall Street Journal, October 11, 1989, 1.

24. Adam Smith, The Roaring ’80s (Summit Books, 1988), 204–5.

25. Blair, Trumps, 404; and Hurt, 247.

26. Michele Digiralomo, “Analyst Angers Trump, Is Fired; Report Questioned Taj Mahal’s Prospects,” Philadelphia Inquirer, March 24, 1990, A1; “Analyst Who Was Fired Sues Trump,” Boston Globe, July 11, 1990, 40; Ann Hagedorn, “Philadelphia Analyst Fired After Trump Threatened to Sue—Real Estate Tycoon Angered by Comments on Market for His Taj Mahal Casino,” Wall Street Journal, March 26, 1990, C5; Randall Smith, “Wall Street Takes Tough Line on Leveraged Companies,” Wall Street Journal, February 7, 1990, C1; Bryan Burrough, “RJR Nabisco: An Epilogue,” New York Times, March 12, 1999, 23; and Neil Barsky and Pauline Yoshihashi, “Trump Is Betting That Taj Mahal Casino Will Hit Golden Jackpot in Atlantic City,” Wall Street Journal, March 20, 1990, B1.

27. Neil Barsky, “Shaky Empire: Trump’s Bankers Join to Seek Restructuring of Developer’s Assets—Wary About His Cash Flow, They Might Force the Sale of Certain Properties—Loans Seem to Be Up to Date,” Wall Street Journal, June 4, 1990, 1; David Johnston, “Bankers Say Trump May Be Worth Less Than Zero,” Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 1990, 1; and Diana B. Henriques with M. A. Farber, “An Empire at Risk—Trump’s Atlantic City; Debt Forcing Trump to Play for Higher Stakes,” New York Times, June 7, 1990, 1.

28. John R. O’Donnell with James Rutherford, Trumped!: The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump—His Cunning Rise and Spectacular Fall (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991), 138–43; Barrett, 16; and James Barron, “Almost Everybody’s Playing Stomp-the-Trump,” New York Times, June 30, 1990, 1, 27.

29. Susan Lee, “The Down Side of the Donald,” The New York Times, July 14, 199, BR24; Lee Siegal, Not Remotely Controlled: Notes on Television. (New York, Basic Books, 2007) 269; Pat Widder, “The Trump Slump,” Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, June 30, 1991, 10f; David S. Hilzenrath, “Tape Portrays Trump Creditors’ Fear, Anger; Bankruptcy Worries Led to Casino Deal,” Washington Post, November 29, 1992, 24.

30. Hurt, 245–46.

31. David Hilzenrath and Michelle Singletary, “Trump Went Broke, but Stayed on Top; Fearing a Bankruptcy Quagmire, Lenders Made Deals with Developer,” Washington Post, November 29, 1992, 1; David Johnston, “Taj Mahal to File for Bankruptcy,” Philadelphia Inquirer, January 30, 1991, B1; Alison Cowan, “Taj Mahal Casino Contractors Say Trump Is Slow to Pay Cash,” Austin American-Statesman, May 4, 1990, 3; and Neil Barsky, “Donald Trump Gets $3 Million in Chips off the Old Block—Father Helps His Son Make Casino Bond Payment, but Will Deal Crap Out?,” Wall Street Journal, January 21, 1991, C13.

32. David Johnston and Barbara Demick, “Uncertain Days for Executives in Trump’s Empire,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 17, 1990, E1.

33. “Raucous Support for Ivana Trump,” New York Daily News, February 15, 1990.

34. Charlotte Hays, The Fortune Hunters: Dazzling Women and the Men They Married (New York: Macmillan, 2007), 158–62; and Hurt, 272–77.

35. John Taylor, “Trump the Soap,” New York, March 5, 1990, 30–37.

36. James Barron, “Herald of Trump Trouble Is Sorry for ‘Media Circus,’” New York Times, February 17, 1990, 30.

37. Hurt, 333.

38. Ibid., 385.

39. Ibid., 354; and Barrett, 9.

10. TRUMP THE SPECTACLE

1. Blair, Trumps, 443.

2. Duncan Norton-Taylor, “How Top Executives Live,” Fortune, July 1955.

3. Richard Cohen, “Wretched Excess, 1989; How the Steinbergs Put the Nouveau Back in Riche,” Washington Post, August 20, 1989, 1; and Margot Dougherty, David Hutchings, and Fred Hauptfuhrer, “Ali-Dada’s Arabian Night,” People, September 4, 1989.

4. “Study: High Suicide Rate for Farmers,” Philadelphia Inquirer, October 14, 1991, C12; Jay Romano, “Thousands Lose Homes in Mortgage Foreclosures: Mortgages from an Era of ‘Boom Psychology’ Can Be Difficult to Pay Off,” New York Times, April 26, 1992, NJ1; and Kevin Phillips, The Politics of Rich and Poor (New York: HarperCollins, 1990), 206–7.

5. Bob Greene, “Million Idea: Use Greed for Good,” Chicago Tribune, December 15, 1986; and John F. Dickerson, “Battling Boesky’s Penniless (He Says) and Barred from Wall Street, Ivan Boesky Pulls a Raid on His Ex-Wife’s Fortune,” Time, May 3, 1993.

6. For “image means” see Trump: Surviving at the Top (New York: Random House, 1990), 11; David Johnston, “Banks Sell Trump on Art of Allowance,” Chicago Tribune, June 25, 1990, 1; Joseph P. Kahn, “Imitation Maples Was Forbes’ Joke on Trump,” Boston Globe, April 6, 1990, 69; Jim Hankins, “Soviet Comic Getting Serious: View Profile,” Austin American-Statesman, December 15, 1990, A22; “Vanishing Villains; Hollywood Casts About for Replacement Rogues,” Washington Post, April 15, 1990, 1; Kim Foltz, “Trump, the Brand Name, Faces a Tarnished Image,” New York Times, February 22, 1990, D22; Valerie Helmbreck and Peter Johnson, “Sawyer’s ‘Primetime’ Scoop: Marla Maples,” USA Today, April 18, 1990, 1D; and Mike Meyer, “The Whirlwind Tour,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 2, 1991, 1G.

7. Howard Kurtz, “Marla: ‘I Love Him’; Trumps’ Problems Weren’t Her Fault, She Tells Sawyer,” Washington Post, April 20, 1990, C1.

8. Marie Brenner, “After the Gold Rush,” Vanity Fair, September 1990; Liz Smith, “Trump Fuming over Article, Vows to See Editor in Court,” Orange County Register, August 21, 1990, F4; and Liz Smith, “Donald Faces Up to Barbara on Friday’s ‘20/20’ Interview,” Orange County Register, August 16, 1990, K4.

9. Mark Feeney, “Donald Trump as Chump,” Boston Globe, August 16, 1990, 77.

10. Michael Lewis, “Trump Fights Back,” New York Times, September 2, 1990, A3.

11. Kevin Phillips, “A Capital Offense; Reagan’s America,” New York Times, June 17, 1990, A26.

12. James Warren, “Stay Tuned for ‘Masterpiece Network,’” Chicago Tribune, August 1991.

13. Susan Heller, “Chronicle,” New York Times, June 27, 1991, B6; and Jeannie Williams, “Notorious and Uproarious in N.Y.,” USA Today, January 9, 1991, D2.

14. “Trump Says He Asks Dates to Take AIDS Test,” Saratoga (N.Y.) Daily Gazette, June 29, 1991, B11; and Lori Brown, “Trump Plans for Safe Dating,” Austin American-Statesman, June 29, 1991, A24.

15. “Return Engagement: Was She Trumped, Er, Dumped? No Way! Marla Maples Has Donald—and a $250,000 Ring—Wrapped Around Her Finger,” People, July 22, 1991.

16. Hurt, 385–87; Sue Carswell, “Trump Says Goodbye Marla, Hello Carla,” People, July 8, 1991; Susan Heller Anderson, “Chronicle,” New York Times, June 27, 1991, B6; “Personalities,” Washington Post, June 29, 1991, C3; Benjamin Weiser, “Fugazy Admits Perjury,” New York Times, June 6, 1997, 9; and “Return Engagement: Was She Trumped, Er, Dumped? No Way! Marla Maples Has Donald—and a $250,000 Ring—Wrapped Around Her Finger,” People, July 22, 1991.

17. Sierra Helen, “2 More Presidential Candidates Squaring Off in Court; Seattle Suburb Goes with the Floe; Scarlett, Rhett Get Top Lip Service; Making a Point on Fragrances; The Donald, Again,” Chicago Tribune, February 6, 1992, 24.

18. Susan Bickelhaupt and Ellen O’Brien, “Not Singing Marla’s Praises,” Boston Globe, May 30, 1995, 58.

19. Hurt, 417–19.

20. Julie Baumgold, “Fighting Back,” New York, November 9, 1992, 36.

21. O’Brien, 204; and Richard T. Pienciak, “Marla Against the Ropes,” New York Daily News, October 20, 1997, 5.

22. O’Brien, 2, 204–5.

23. Roxanne Roberts, “They Do, They Do, Already! Six Years, One Baby and a Zillion Bucks or So Later, the Trump-Maples Merger,” Washington Post, December 21, 1993, B1; “Trump-Maples Wedding Will Be Lavish,” Chicago Tribune, December 19, 1993, 4; and Howard Kurtz, “The Emperor’s Old Clothes,” Washington Post, September 2, 1990, X5.

11. NEW TRUMP

1. Interview.

2. Hubert Herring, “Business Diary,” New York Times, May 9, 1992, A2.

3. Tracey A. Reeves, “Trump Decries Indian Gaming,” Seattle Times, October 6, 1993.

4. Timothy O’Brien, “What’s He Really Worth?,” New York Times, October 23, 2005.

5. O’Donnell, 252–53, 269–73.

6. Peter Truell, “A Saudi Prince Fond of High-Profile Investing,” New York Times, April 12, 1995, D6; Calvin Sims, “Rich Saudi Bails Out Disney Unit,” New York Times, June 2, 1994, D1; and David Stout and Kenneth Gilpin, “Trump Is Selling Plaza Hotel to Saudi and Asian Investors,” New York Times, April 12, 1995, A1.

7. Kurt Eichenwald, “Art of the Public Offering: Trump Plans to Sell Stock,” New York Times, March 31, 1995, D2; and “Trump Gets $295 million in Sale of Stock, Debt,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 8, 1995, 7C.

8. Linda Sandler, “Heard on the Street: Trump Castle Junk Bonds Attract Gamblers Itching to Bet on the Empire’s ‘Iffiest’ Casino,” Wall Street Journal, January 2, 1996, 18.

9. Blair, Trumps, 438–41.

10. Elizabeth Kolbert, “Trump’s Loss Is a Victory for Taste,” New York Times, August 3, 1998, 1.

11. Charles Bagli, “Partnership in Deal for Empire State Building,” New York Times, March 19, 2002, B3.

12. Christine Smith, “Selina Scott: Why Did I Say No to Warren Beatty?,” Mail Online, June 5, 2009.

13. Interviews with Scott and Brocklebank. Also Severin Carrell, “Great Scott, It’s Trump v. Selina, Round Two,” Guardian, August 6, 2009.

14. Associated Press, “Donald Trump Regretting Not Asking Out Princess Diana,” Bowling Green (Ky.) Daily News, December 2, 1997, 16C.

15. Richard T. Pienciak, “All-Biz Donald Repelled Marla: ‘I Wanted a Man Who Would Read Stories with Me to My Baby … That’s Important,’” New York Daily News, October 19, 1997, 3; and “Marla Against the Ropes,” New York Daily News, October 20, 1997, 5.

16. “Other Shoe Drops For Publicist Maples’ Aide Guilty In Foot Fetish Case,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch Feb. 17, 1994, 2; Barbara; Ross, Larry McShane, “Heel Hound! Maples’ Shoe-Fetish Stalker At It Again, Pleads Not Guilty to Nutty Email Rants,” New York Daily News, June 28, 2012, 9; Rebecca Rosenberg, “Marla Maples’ Stalker Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail,” New York Post, March 21, 2014.