20/20 (television show), 284–87, 295
60 Minutes (television show), 284
The $64,000 Question (television show), 57
Abbott, Carole, 350
Abbott, Jack, 296
ABC (television station), 173, 285, 287
Abernathy, Ralph, 193
Adler, Mr. (cantor), 24
Albert, Carl, 194
Alberts, Al, and the Four Aces, 33
Albuquerque Journal, 296
Alder, Thomas Patterson, 132
Algren, Nelson, xix
All in the Family (television show), 283
All Quiet on the Western Front, 28
Allen, Woody, 221
Allende, Salvador, 242
Alpert, Jane, 242
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 76, 115
American Communist Party, 224
American Indian Movement (AIM), 224
American Indians, 27, 28, 83, 85, 96, 102, 201, 224
American Program Bureau (APB) (booking agency), 336
American Psychiatric Association, 308
American Revolution, 22, 81, 82, 276
Anderson, Eric, 272
Anderson, Jack, 198
Ann Arbor Argus (alternative newspaper), 244
Anna Karenina, 16
anti-war movement, 22, 25, 26, 72, 86, 89–91, 118, 119, 156, 189–92, 343, see also Hoffman, Abbie: anti-war movement activities, antics media, writings; Vietnam War
Apollo 8 (spacecraft), 114
Arafat, Yasir, 285
Armed Forces Network (radio and television service), 162
Army (US), 13, 62, 67, 83, 96, 156, 162, 182, 186
Army Corps of Engineers, 258, 265–70, 273, 279, 320
Arnold, Matthew, 2
The Arnold Zenker Show (radio show), 164
Associated Press (AP), 90, 174, 181
Attica Prison, xv, 227, 278, 291
Attila the Hun, 203
Austin Sun (alternative newspaper), 251
Avedon, Richard, 104
Baker, Russell, 181
Ball, Lucille, xix
The Band (rock group), 79
Bani-Sadr, Abolhassan, 326, 328
Bank of America, 145, 146, 359ch7n23
Baronet Theater (New York City), 62, 63
Basie, Count, 30
Baskinger, Beverly, 101
The Beatles (rock group), xiv, 83
Begin, Menachem, 297
Bell, Big Mae, 57
Bergman, Ingmar, 57
Berkeley Barb (alternative newspaper), 244
Berkman, Alexander, 22
Berle, Milton, 36
Berlin Wall, 62
Bernstein, Leonard, 40
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 272
The Best of Abbie Hoffman, xv, 46, 77, 78, 82, 87, 94, 98–100, 104, 105, 126, 158, 201, 258, 266–70, 276, 284, 304, 315, 325, 326
Billy the Kid, 355
Bishop, Cameron, 243
Black Panther Party, 100, 118, 130, 131, 144, 146, 150, 156, 174, 180, 241, 319
Black Power movement, 72
Blackstone, Harry “The Great,” 28
Bobbi (Jack’s girlfriend c. 1960), 54–56
Bolívar, Simón, 4
Bolshevik Party (Russia), 281
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 240
Bond, Julian, 132
Born on the Fourth of July, 338
Boston College, 65
Boston Globe (newspaper), 249, 250
Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, 173, 175
The Boston Record (tabloid newspaper), 14
Boston University, xv, 54, 65, 148
Boy Scout Manual, 181
Braasch, Clarence, 101
Bradley, Omar, 25
Brandeis, Louis D., 40
Brandeis University, xiv, 17, 34, 40, 41, 43–47, 51, 65, 120, 166, 196, 335
Brando, Marlon, 49
Branfman, Fred, 190
Bremer, A.D., 243
Brewer, Teresa, 33
Brooklyn College, 42
Brown, George, 74
Brown, H. Rap, 119
Brown, Nacio Jon, 168
Brown, Pat, 49
Brown, Ruth, 39
Brown University, 313
Brubeck, Dave, 46
Bruce, Lenny, xv, 63, 69, 123, 162, 337, 338
Bryant & Stratton College, 10
Buddhism, 173
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, 124, 186
Bureau of Special Services (BOSS) (New York Police Department), xviii, 180, 186, 223
Bush, George, 326–28, 331–33, 337, 338
Button Shop (New York City), 79
The Cadillacs (rock ’n’ roll group), 39
Caine, Michael, 282
Candide, 45
Candy, 271
Capitol Building (US), 92, 242
Capitol Theater (Worcester, MA), 28
Carey, Susan, 75
Carmichael, Stokely, 72–74, 119
Carter, Amy, 313, 314, 318, 326
Carter, Jimmy, 259, 260, 313, 326, 328, 352
Casey, Bill, 326
Castro, Fidel, 46, 71, 104, 194, 253, 355
Catholic Worker (newspaper), 45, 65
CBS (television station), 103, 145
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (US), 48, 171, 180, 186, 242, 253, 313, 315–17, 320
Central Park (New York City), xiv, 78, 79, 85, 90, 91, 104
Cerf, Bennett, 123
Chamorro, Edgar, 316
Chancellor, John, 185
Channel 56 (television station), 277
Chapin, Dwight, 176
Cher (singer/actress), 294
Chicago Coliseum, 101
Chicago Conspiracy trial, 99, 102, 117, 118, 120, 125, 127–45, 147, 150, 155–57, 162, 168, 177, 184, 205, 210, 211, 227, 228, 238, 239, 316, 319
Chicago Sun-Times (newspaper), 273, 336
Chisholm, Shirley, 192, 193, 195, 196, 200
Christianity, xiv, xv, 10, 23, 24, 39, 40, 51, 62, 64–66, 93, 98, 101, 111, 132, 143, 198, 230, 231, 248, 249, 269, 288, 332, 355
City College (NY), 76
civil rights movement, 48, 61, 62, 66, 67, 72, 73, 89, 92, 93, 118, 119, 149,
150, 192, see also Hoffman, Abbie: civil rights movement activities
Civil War (US), 276
Classical High School (Worcester, MA), 33, 36, 44
Clift, Montgomery, 41
The Clovers (rock ’n’ roll group), 39
COINTELPRO (FBI counterintelligence program), 151, 160, 179, 224, 360ch10n17
Colbert, Claudette, 32
Collins, Bud, 45
Collins, Judy, 132
Colorado State University, 145, 147
Colson, Charles, 177
Columbia Pictures, 230
Columbia University, 40, 76, 92, 93, 120, 144, 156, 217, 218
Columbus, Christopher, 27
Commager, Henry Steele, 40
Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE), 61
Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), 304
Committee to Reelect the President (CREEP), 192
communism, xiv, 14, 37, 46, 67, 106–108, 125, 136, 138, 147, 174, 179, 224, 227, 242, 245, 252
The Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs, 346
Concepcion, Best, 216
Congress (US), 65, 66, 118, 140, 162, 192, 275, 279, 285, 301, see also House of Representatives; Senate
Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), 65
Constitution (US), 110–12, 119, 127, 130, 143, 150, 182, 204
Continental Airways, 334
Cooper, Gary, 28
Cornell University, 190
Coronet Theater (New York City), 63
Corso, Gregory, 47
Costello, Frank, 27
Country Joe and the Fish, 132, 147, 148
Coupon, William, 171
Court of Appeals (US), 114
Crawdaddy (magazine), 259
Creedence Clearwater Revival, 121, 181, 303
Criminal Court (New York City), 156
Cronkite, Walter, 309
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, 121, 122, 358ch7n7
C-Span (television station), 355
Cuban Missile Crisis, 62
Cunningham, Dave, 216
Currier and Ives (printmaking firm), 175
Cynthia (Abbie’s cousin), 280
Dade County Young Lawyers, 161
Daily News (newspaper), 285, 286, 288
Daley, Richard J., 92, 96, 119, 146, 162, 179, 314
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), 265
The David Susskind Show (television show), 75
Davis, Ossie, 271
Davis, Rennie, 98, 118, 132, 136, 139, 141, 177, 178, 180, 271
The Day of the Jackal, 259
de Gaulle, Charles, 44
De Niro, Robert, 294
Death of a Salesman, 15
Del-AWARE (environmental organization), 301, 319, 351
Dellinger, Dave, 100, 101, 118, 136, 139–41, 202, 253, 277
Democratic National Convention (1964, Atlantic City), 66
Democratic National Convention (1968, Chicago), 87, 92, 93, 96, 97, 101, 102, 107, 110, 118–19, 124, 127, 132, 136, 137, 143, 196, 200–202, 271, 273, 335, 346
Democratic National Convention (1972, Miami), 141, 189–200
Democratic National Convention (1988, Atlanta), 328, 335
Democratic Party (US), 61, 66, 91, 93, 94, 101–103, 118, 119, 192, 194, 198, 200, 202, 208, 234, 328, 332
Department of Environmental Conservation (New York State), 265
Department of Justice (US), 119, 216, 242
Department of Sanitation (New York), xiv
Department of State (US), 242
Department of the Treasury (US), 124
Deszey, Janos, 216
Dewey, Thomas E., 27
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R), 308
Dial Press, 103
Dick, Dan, 69
Dickens, Charles, 325
the Diggers (political group), 75, 76, 78
Disney World, FL, 263
Dorsey Brothers (jazz band), 30
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 41
Doubleday (bookstore chain), 163
Downstate Facility (Fishkill, NY, prison), 291–93
The Drifters (rhythm and blues band), 39
Drinan, Robert, 65
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), 216
drugs, 63, 69, 87, 88, 97, 109, 112, see also Hoffman, Abbie: drug entrapment case, drugs (illicit), drugs (prescription)
The Drum (alternative newsletter), 65
Dukakis, Michael, 200, 319, 320, 327–29, 331
East Village Other (alternative newspaper), 79
The Ed Sullivan Show (television show), 106
Edgecombe Correctional Facility (New York City minimum security prison), 293–95
Edwards, James, 297
Einstein, Albert, 40, 112, 178
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 36, 174
El Morocco Restaurant (Worcester, MA), 111, 271, 348
Electric Circus (nightclub), 105
Eli (Abbie’s bookie), 347
Ellsberg, Daniel, 181, 221, 316
Emerson College, 68
Environment and Public Works Committee (US Senate), 275
Epstein, Don, 296
Epstein, Jason, 157
Eros and Civilization, 43
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 297
Falwell, Jerry, 297
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (US), xvii xviii, 117, 118, 125, 128, 132, 138, 139, 148, 150, 151, 164, 178, 179, 183–85, 228, 229, 240, 242–44, 251, 253, 254, 259, 260, 264, 273, 276, 286, 295, 313, 360ch10n17, see also Hoffman, Abbie: intelligence files on, surveillance of
Federal House of Detention (New York City jail), 178
Fellini, Federico, 57
Felt Forum (Madison Square Garden, NY, theater), 271
The Feminine Mystique, 66
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, 47
Festival of Festivals, 338
Festival of Life, 90–92, 94, 96–100, 102
Fillmore East (concert hall), 79
“Fink” (New York police captain), 74, 76
Fisher, Eddie, 32
Fitzsimmons, Frank E., 177
Florida State University, 187
Fogelman, Mr. (rabbi), 23
Food (New York City commune), 79
Foran, Thomas A., 120, 136, 142, 143
Forcade, Thomas, 159, 160, 182, 183, 220
Four Walls Eight Windows (publisher), 338
Foxboro Stadium, 272
Framingham Peace Committee, 203
Free Store (New York City), 75
Free Time (television show), 185
Freed, Barry (Abbie’s pseudonym), 257, 259, 265–67, 270, 271, 273, 275, 276, 278, 279, 282–85, 297, 302
Freedom House (activist organization), 66
Freedom of Information Act (US), xix, 142
Freedom Summer (1964), 66
French-Algerian War, 44
Freud, Sigmund, 22, 34, 41, 47, 54
Frick, Henry Clay, 22
Friedman, Kinky, 271
Froines, John, 118, 136, 139, 141, 177, 178
Frost, David, 114
“Fuck the System” (pamphlet), 79, 81, 358ch6n10
The Fugs (rock group), 83
Gabree, John, 162
Gallup, George, 27
Gambino crime family, 215
Gandhi, Mahatma, 99
García Márquez, Gabriel, 4
Garry, Charles R., 130
Gentlemen’s Quarterly (magazine), 180, 181
Gignoux, Edward, 142, 227, 228
Gilgun, Bernie, 62, 64–66, 143, 354, 355
Ginsberg, Allen, 47, 48, 97, 99, 100, 132, 198, 220
Giordano, Al, 301
Giorno, John, 162
Gitlin, Todd, 66
Goddard, Robert, 22
Goldfader, Sid, 40
Goldman, Emma, 22
Goldman, Israel (rabbi), 2
Goldstein, Kurt, 41
Gone with the Wind, 153
Goodman, Benny, 30
Goodman, Howard, 346
Gould, Stan, 284
Graham, Bill, 79
Graham, Virginia, 145
Grand Central Terminal (New York City), 90, 91
The Grateful Dead (rock group), 79, 121, 352
Grathwohl, Larry, 242
Green Berets (US), xiv
Greater Talent (booking agency), 296, 336
Greer, Germaine, 196
Griffin, Merv, 145
Grove Press, 160, 161, 163, 209
Growing Up in America, 338
The Guardian (alternative newspaper), 343, 362ch16n1
Guthrie, Arlo, 132
Haber, Izak, 182
Hackman, Gene, 247
Haig, Alexander, 297
Hair (Broadway musical/movie), 315
Hampton, Fred, 131
Hanafin, Teresa, 286
Harrington, Katherine, 284
Harry (Jack’s friend c. 1968), 102
Hart, Gary, 195
Hartford Times (newspaper), 141
Harvard University, 46, 61, 63, 82, 148, 208
“Harvey” (Abbie’s roommate c. 1966), 72
Harvey Wasserman’s History of the United States, 298
Havens, Richie, 121
Hayden, Tom, 92, 118, 119, 135, 136, 139, 141, 297
Helms, Jesse, 297
Hemingway, Ernest, 31
Herlihy, Ed, 28
Hertsgaard, Mark, 334, 335, 345
Ho Chi Minh, 104
Hoffman, Abbie,
acquittals, 120, 128, 129, 141, 143, 227, 318
activism, xxi, 48, 61, 62, 64, 65, 72, 90, 91, 97, 133, 144, 151, 158, 200, 268, 271, 296, 297, 302, 325, 331, 344, see also Hoffman, Abbie: antics, arrests, cultural revolution, media, revolution; Yippies
anti-war movement activities, 61, 67, 70, 74, 78, 82, 90, 101, 102, 113, 118, 122, 156, 162, 175, 189, 190, 192, 198, 325, 344
antics, 75, 76, 80, 84, 113, 117, 124, 129, 311
Central Park Be-In, 78, 91, 104, 105
Festival of Life (Chicago), 87, 90–94, 96–102, 168, 200, 201
Grand Central Terminal “Yip-In,” 90, 91
“Lace” press conference, 83
Miami phone network shutdown, 197, 198
New York Stock Exchange action, 80–82, 93
arrests, 52, 66, 84, 90, 93, 97, 98, 101, 118, 120, 156, 175, 178, 184, 186, 301, 313–15, 319, 320, 334, 359ch8n11
desecration of the flag, 106, 107, 114, 162
drug related, 214–16, 219, 220, 232, 253, 275, 282
beatings, 18, 45, 67, 72, 91, 93, 134, 177, 178, 184, 186, see also Hoffman, Abbie: police, violence
celebrity, xx, xxi, 23, 84, 120, 134, 135, 143–45, 150–52, 164, 174, 175, 196, 199, 200, 242, 283, 288, 294–96, 302, 303, 308, 312, 336, 341, 346, see also Hoffman, Abbie: antics; media
notoriety, xvii, 73, 95, 117, 126, 163, 185, 313
Chicago Conspiracy trial, 99, 102, 117–21, 125, 126–29, 139–44, 155, 168, 177, 205, 211, 227, 228, 238, 239, 316, 319
aftermath, 145–47, 150, 156, 157, 162, 184, 210
childhood, 5–7, 11–20, 25–27, 165, 357ch2n1, see also Hoffman, Abbie: education, film, sports
civil rights movement activities, 61, 62, 64–74, 76, 77, 89, 92, 120, 145, 146, 173, 271, 345
Communist label, xiv, 37, 67, 108, 125, 138, 147, 174, 179, 227, 242, 245, 252
cultural revolution, 61, 72, 75, 79, 81, 93, 104, 113, 122, 133, 155, 159, 271, 294, see also Hoffman, Abbie: film, poetry, revolution, writings, Yippie
death, xvii, xviii, xx, 23, 102, 172, 217, 237, 254, 303, 306, 309, 314, 335, 344, 345, 351–55, see also Hoffman, Abbie: mental health
divorces, 68, 69, 185, 220, 299, 329
drug entrapment case, 213–15, 219, 222–25, 227, 232, 234, 237, 239, 247, 252, 262, 267, 271, 281, 288, 315, see also Hoffman, Abbie: underground arresting officers’ accounts, 216–18 support from celebrities, 220, 221
drugs (illicit), 68, 71, 97, 121, 136, 142, 157, 209, 211, 293, 297, 309, 320, 321, 333, see also Hoffman, Abbie: drugs (prescription)
cocaine, 79, 210, 213–18, 222, 223, 227, 287, 288, 309, 353
dealing, 74, 207, 216, 218, 222, 224, 225, 234
LSD, 54, 55, 64, 67, 72, 77–79, 83, 122, 141, 156, 174, 198, 310, 353
marijuana, 67, 72, 76, 77, 86, 94, 122, 156, 158, 174, 194, 210, 215, 228, 238, 334, 353
prescription drugs, 246, 289, 302, 308, 310, 323, 335, 339, 341, 342, 345, 346, 349, 350, 351, 353, 354
lithium, 278, 279, 289, 299, 302, 303, 308, 310, 341, 342
education, 15, 23, 24, 27, 33, 36, 39–50, 108, 114, 133, 146, 148, 320, 325
freedom school teaching, 66, 67
egotism, 59, 85, 104, 213, 251, 302, 306, 312, 313, see also Hoffman, Abbie: mental health
environmentalism, 297, 298, 301, 319, 324, 327, 332, see also Hoffman, Abbie: St. Lawrence River conservation
exploitation of, 180, 181, 332
fatherhood, 50, 53, 58, 62–64, 69, 131, 181, 210–12, 220, 241, 263, 276, 284, 319, 329, 330, 345
feelings of isolation, xx, 48, 49, 63, 123, 124, 144, 161, 173, 175, 179, 180, 184, 185, 204, 207, 208, 220, 293, 294, see also Hoffman, Abbie: mental health
while depressed, 293, 306, 312, 313, 318, 330, 332, 347
while underground, 227, 229, 234, 241, 243, 251, 254, 284
film, 27, 28, 31, 32, 45, 57–59, 62, 63, 338
gambling, xviii, 39, 40, 53, 86, 155, 203, 231, 303, 304, 327, 328, 347
health, 6, 19, 91, 112, 134–36, 138, 178, 180, 184, 186, 245, 333–35, 341, 342, 348, 349, see also Hoffman, Abbie: beatings, mental health
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings, 106–108, 114, 115
hustling, 21, 29, 35, 40, 44, 54, 185
intelligence files on, xviii, xix, 66, 124, 142, 144, 152, 156, 160, 161, 170, 180, 186, 223, 224, 232, 272
interviews, see Hoffman, Abbie: media
jail time, 90, 101, 102, 106, 118, 120, 126, 139–42, 145, 146, 159, 183, 184, 214, 218–22, 253, 276, 279, 291–94, 315, see also Hoffman, Abbie: arrests
avoidance of, 239, 278, 283, see also Hoffman, Abbie: underground
jobs (besides writing), 43, 44, 50–59, 61–64, 68, 79, 103, 187, 301, 305, see also Hoffman, Abbie: speaking engagements
marriage, 41, 50–54, 58, 59, 62–64, 68, 69, 72, 79, 80, 85, 120, 167, 169, 179, 210, 234, 235, 237, 255, 323, 329, 330, 334, 341
media, xviii, 100, 101, 110, 122, 150, 152, 195, 196, 216, 298, 303, 311, 316, 317, 338, 343, see also Hoffman, Abbie: writings; Hoffman, Jack: media
alternative sources, 65, 87, 92, 156 161, 175, 182, 183, 251, 345
as revolutionary tool, 46, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 93, 103, 158, 163, 164, 179, 200–202
losing control of the media narrative, 151–53, 179, 182, 183, 186, 200–202, see also COINTELPRO; Federal Bureau of Investigation
press conferences, 61, 82, 83, 99, 130, 175, 178, 182, 190, 251, 253
print, 58, 79, 83, 87, 90, 91, 113, 135, 136, 145, 151, 160, 163, 173–75, 179, 181–86, 202, 205, 207, 220, 240, 241, 244–47, 249–53, 273, 285–88, 291, 295, 296–99, 334–36, 345–47, 352, 353, see also Hoffman, Abbie: underground (interview with Playboy), media (alternative sources), writings
radio, 79, 91, 128, 162, 331, 334, 346, 351, 355
television, 75, 81, 97–99, 102, 103, 120, 135, 145, 164, 173–75, 179, 185, 186, 197, 214, 243, 244, 270, 276, 277, 285–87, 295, 309, 314, 351, 353, see also Hoffman, Abbie: underground (interview with 20/20)
mental health, 135, 151–53, 155, 157, 164, 174, 175, 207, 208
depressive states, 1, 210, 211, 223, 228, 240, 249, 302, 327–29, 332, 333, 336, 341, 343–47, 349
mania / manic energy, 33, 53, 61, 64, 104, 123, 145, 157, 159, 186, 199, 201, 208, 209, 214, 215
during time underground, 236, 240–42, 245–47, 251–54, 267, 273–75, 277
later years, 300, 303, 328, 331, 333, 334
manic depressive disorder, 246, 278, 289, 296, 299, 300, 301, 312, 323, 324, 333, 335, 339, 341, 350–54
suicidal ideation, 254, 289, 344, 345, 348–50
suicide attempts, 302, 303, 342
treatment strategies, 157, 278, 279, 289, 299, 302, 303, 310, 341, 342, see also Hoffman, Abbie: drugs (illicit), drugs (prescription)
militancy, 65, 72, 100, 144–47, 149, see also Hoffman, Abbie: nonviolence vs. violence, revolution (need for)
misperceptions and misinformation about, xxi, 61, 69, 96, 94, 97, 103, 107–113, 136, 137, 151, 152, 160, 163, 164, 173–75, 179, 180, 182–86, 210
mythology, 21, 44, 46, 61, 69, 78, 83, 87, 91, 96, 105, 114, 122, 137, 138, 152, 174, 190, 196, 210, 239, 252, 259, 279–81, 288, 298, 306, 336, see also Hoffman, Abbie: media
nonviolence vs. violence, 91, 96, 99–102, 104, 117, 119, 127, 129, 136, 137, 144–46, 151, 157, 173, 183, 222, 244, 291, 343, 344
nuclear disarmament, 61, 276, 297, 298, see also Hoffman, Abbie: environmentalism
optimism, 1, 4, 24, 33, 43, 74, 78, 128, 152, 198, 202, 302, 311, 325, 341, see also Hoffman, Abbie: mental health
police, xii–xv, 25, 35, 52, 74–76, 78, 82, 83, 143, 174, 180, 187, 189, 195, 205, 208, 231, 240, 250, 287, 351, see also Hoffman, Abbie: beatings, drug entrapment case, surveillance
at the Chicago Festival of Light, 96–103, 106–108, 110, 113, 119, 120, 132, 134, 136, 137, 359ch8n11, see also Hoffman, Abbie: antics, Festival of Life; Hoffman, Abbie: Chicago Conspiracy trial
avoiding while underground, 244, 245, 251, 281, 286, 287
set-ups, 214–18, 222–24, see also Hoffman, Abbie: drug entrapment case
undercover, 97, 127, 136, 215, 217, 218, 223
violence, 45, 50, 72, 83, 91, 93, 97–103, 113, 119, 132, 178, 189, 200, 314, 315
politics (role in), see also Democratic Party; Hoffman, Abbie: anti-war movement activities, antics, civil rights movement activities, environmentalism, media, writings; New Left
as a symbol, 23, 78, 92, 113, 134, 150–53, 158, 183, 185, 196
Democratic National Convention (1972), 193–200
mainstream, 61, 62, 66, 200–203, 208, 326–29, 331, 333, 337
progressive movements, 89, 96, 97, 107, 110, 112, 118, 123, 137, 143, 144, 151, 164, 189, 191, 197, 200, 222, 266, 270, 281, 288, 295, 320, 338, 343–45
relationship with brother, see Hoffman, Jack: relationship with brother
relationship with father, 6, 15, 49, 51, 52, 65, 80, 84–86, 90, 95, 117, 124–26, 189, 209, 211–13, 230, 232, 234, 249, 250, 311, 312, 316–18
resignation from the Movement, 185–87, 189, 190
revolution (need for), xvii, xviii, 24, 25, 99, 126, 137, 155, 158, 173, 182, 204, 207, 211, 222, 225, 240–42, 266, 267, 273, 292, 295, 304, see also Hoffman, Abbie: activism, anti-war movement activities, antics, civil rights movement activities, cultural revolution, politics
sex life, 34, 35, 40, 54, 62, 69, 77, 130, 152, 153, 198, 199, 211, 228, 237, 252, 303, 336
birth control, 22, 158, 211, 213, 220
speaking engagements, 147, 148, 161, 187, 191, 229, 270, 288, 294–96, 300, 302, 303, 324, 330–32, 336, 342, 346, 349
sports, 18, 34, 40, 41, 46, 48, 53–55, 69, 135, 166, 212, 272, 273, 293, 312, 342, 347
St. Lawrence River conservation, 257, 258, 265–75, 279, 282, 283, 285, 294, 295, 297
surveillance of, 96–99, 101, 107, 124, 127, 136, 137, 161, 180, 215, 216, 222–24, 231, 233, 235, 241, 285, 304, see also Hoffman, Abbie: intelligence files on, police wire taps, 143, 186, 198, 216, 217, 223, 262
television, see Hoffman, Abbie: media (television)
underground, 169, 222, 230, 234, 254, 255, see also Hoffman, Abbie: environmentalism, media, mental health, writings
advice from Weather Underground, 226–28
aliases used, 233, 235, 238, 257, 259, 265–67, 270–73, 275–79, 282–85
disguises, 226, 229, 236, 238–40, 242, 244, 259, 272, 282, 287
fugitive status, 226, 228, 229, 231, 232, 237, 240, 241, 251, 252, 258–60, 262, 263, 267, 274, 281, 284
interview with 20/20, 284–87, 295
interview with Playboy, 207, 243–47, 249, 250–52
resurfacing, 271–73, 277–79, 281–83, 287
“secret army” of protection, 243–45
violence, see Hoffman, Abbie: beatings, nonviolence vs. violence, police
weapons, 29, 67, 100, 105, 120, 124, 147, 152, 173, 194, 195, 202, 253, see also Hoffman, Abbie: nonviolence vs. violence
writings, xv, xvii–ix, xx, 48, 49, 57, 79, 100, 103–105, 120, 121, 123, 124, 126, 144, 150, 151, 216, 252, 268, 269, 288, 324–26, 335, 338, 342, 348, 352, 358ch6n10
articles, 72–74, 77, 183–86, 249, 250, 254, 257–60, 268, 295–97, 326–28, 331–33, 337, 338, 343–45
autobiography, 5, 15, 17–20, 43, 47, 48, 50, 52, 64, 65, 69, 90, 136, 144, 149, 150, 178, 208, 209, 222, 234, 239, 240, 250, 254, 275, 276, 282, 288, 296, 323
books, see Woodstock Nation, Steal This Book, et al.
letters, 48, 49, 140, 211, 221, 222, 226, 234, 235, 241, 264, 332, 335
poetry, 47, 48, 77, 78, 82, 133, 162, see also Ginsberg, Allen
Hoffman, Al (Abbie’s uncle), 51, 311
Hoffman, america (Abbie’s son), 181, 187, 210–12, 227–29, 234, 240, 241, 263, 284, 319, 323–25, 329, 338, 345
Hoffman, Andrew (Abbie’s son), 53, 58, 63, 131, 175, 181, 212, 220, 241, 276, 323–25, 329, 330, 332, 338
Hoffman, Anna (Shapoznikoff) (Abbie’s grandmother), 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 84, 86, 167, 279–82
Hoffman, Florence Shanberg (Abbie’s mother), 84, 85, 102, 125, 134, 139, 171, 172, 214, 221, 237, 239, 248, 249, 274, 275, 283, 316, 318, 319, 341, 350, 351, 354
early life (pre-1965), xvii, 3, 7, 1–13, 15–17, 20, 23, 26, 29–34, 36, 40, 41, 44, 48, 49, 51, 55, 63, 121, 165–67, 355
travels, 15, 94–96, 138, 212, 229, 230, 260, 261, 271, 272
Hoffman, Ilya (“Amy”) (Abbie’s daughter), 64, 131, 175, 181, 212, 220, 241, 276, 323–25, 329, 330, 332, 338
Hoffman, Jack, 165, 166, 167, 169
business, 47, 53, 54, 68, 72, 74, 80, 109, 138, 139, 209, 210, 213, 214, 229, 247–49, 235, 260, 261, 329, see also Worcester Medical Supply
childhood, 3–7, 9, 11–20, 23, 24, 25–31, 33, 34–36, 39, 41, 44, 165, 230, 231
fatherhood, 96, 138, 203, 212, 230, 231
gambling, 86, 94, 95, 203, 327, 347
interview with Arthur Nascarella, 217, 218
media, 107–110, 141, 142, 306, 354
relationship with brother, xvii, 17, 19, 29, 30, 36, 53, 54, 57, 62, 87, 147, 193, 218, 221, 261, 263, 275, 283, 312, 329, 334, 337, 351, 355, see also Hoffman, Jack: support for Abbie
admiration for Abbie, xv, xvii, 19, 20, 26, 36, 56, 84, 107–109, 112, 152, 219, 313, 355
go-between for family members, 90, 95, 102, 125, 221, 227, 230, 281
feelings of estrangement, 30, 44, 72, 111, 139, 144, 218, 260, 261
influence/control over Abbie, 17, 18, 54–56, 135, 140, 194–97, 200, 202, 214, 208, 218, 220, 234–36, 240, 241, 248, 249, 260, 263, 293, 313
negative repercussions of Abbie, xvii, 95, 109, 110, 124, 125, 138, 139, 186, 218, 231, 232, 233
support for Abbie, 208, 336, 337
as his manager, 23, 294, 329–31, 336
drug procurement, 209, 213, 214, 218–20
during the Chicago Conspiracy trial, 134–36, 138, 140
mental health issues, 245, 273, 274, 301, 331, 333, 342, 343, 347, 349, 350
while in jail, 218, 219, 221, 291–94
while underground, 228, 233–41, 248–52, 261–64, 274, 283, 286
Hoffman, Jacob (Abbie’s uncle), 6, 15
Hoffman, Jaime (Abbie’s niece), 203, 212, 247, 273, 330
Hoffman, Joan Bressman (Abbie’s sister-in-law), xvii, 68, 71, 72, 84, 86, 87, 94–96, 105, 138, 139, 165, 181, 212, 233, 235–38, 240, 247, 265, 273, 277–79, 303, 330, 339, 351
Hoffman, John (Abbie’s father), xvii, 7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 20, 32–34, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 55, 58, 62, 68, 94, 96, 102, 113, 138, 148, 166, 167, 214, 221, 225, 229, 331
business, 12–14, 28, 30, 35, 39, 46, 53, 65, 248, 249
early life (pre-children), 1–5, 10, 28, 29
death, 231–34, 237–39, 247, 250, 261, 264, 279, 281, 296, 311
relationship with Abbie, 6, 15, 36, 40, 47, 49, 51, 52, 63, 65, 80, 84–86, 90, 95, 117, 124–26, 139, 189, 209, 211–13, 230, 232, 234, 249, 250, 311, 312, 316–19
Hoffman, Julius J. (Chicago Conspiracy trial judge; no relation), 129–31, 134, 136–43, 162, 195, 227, 239, 271
Hoffman, Justin (Abbie’s nephew), 96, 138, 212, 230, 231, 247, 273, 330
Hoffman, Kanef (Abbie’s great-uncle), 4, 12 165
Hoffman, Leonard (Abbie’s cousin once removed), 12
Hoffman, Morris (Shapoznikoff) (Abbie’s grandfather), 6, 7, 10, 11, 15
Hoffman, Phyllis (Abbie’s sister), xvii, 3, 4, 12, 14–18, 20, 23, 27, 30–33, 41, 76, 84, 86, 95, 102, 134, 165–67, 169, 212, 226–30, 232, 235, 240, 248, 271, 274, 280, 293, 337, 350
the Holocaust (World War II), 24, 126
Holy Cross College, 40, 147, 148, 330, 331
Homer (Worcester newsboy), 14
Hoover, J. Edgar, xix, 95, 118, 142, 143, 151, 260
House, Linn, 79
House of Representatives (US), 50, 106–108, 114, 192, 194, 275, 301
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) (US House of Representatives), 50, 106–108, 114
Howard Miller’s Chicago (television show), 179
The Howdy Doody Show (television show), 36
Howe, Irving, 40
Howl and Other Poems, 48
Hughes, Howard, 32
Humphrey, Hubert, 93, 101, 103
Huston, Tom, 177
Hutchinson, Stuart, 346
Huxley, Aldous, 43
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (US), 151, 186, 241, 313, 350
International Peace Society, 22
International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT), 242
INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization), 232
Iran-Contra scandal, 312, 316, 326–28, 331, 333, 337, 338
Irish Republican Army (IRA), 311
Irvin, Sam, 211
Islam, 346
It’s a Wonderful Life, 353
Jackson, George, 242
Jackson, Henry “Scoop,” 199
Jackson, Jesse, 132
Jackson State University, 149
James, Harry, 30
Jefferson, Thomas, 141
Jefferson Airplane (rock group), 121
Jefferson Starship (rock group), 272
Jehovah’s Witnesses, 216
Jericho High School (Long Island, NY), 349
“Jethro” (psychiatric patient), 53
Jethro, Sam, 53
Jezer, Marty, 158
Joan (Abbie’s cousin), 280
Joel (Abbie’s friend c. 1967), 104, 105
Johnson, Dean, 96
Johnson, Lyndon B., 66, 72, 74, 84, 91, 103, 190
Johnson, Sterling, 287
Jolson, Al, 27
Judaism, 6, 8, 11, 26, 27, 33–35, 47, 64, 76, 80, 104, 151, 166, 172, 237, 253, 272, 300, 314, 319, 354, 355
anti-Semitism, 7, 12, 24, 25, 28–30, 32, 41, 43, 126, 148, 177, 178, 327
cultural/linguistic, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 24, 25, 29, 40, 68, 86, 87, 95, 110, 121, 124, 125, 140, 197, 212, 231, 281, 292, 311, 318, 328, 332, 346
justice system, see Federal Bureau of Investigation; Hoffman, Abbie: acquittals, arrests, beatings, Chicago Conspiracy trial, drug entrapment case, House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, intelligence files on, jail time, police, surveillance; New York Police Department; police
Kane, Carol, 277
Kantner, Paul, 272
Karen (Save the River office manager), 284
Karklin, Sheila (Abbie’s first wife), 41, 42, 49–54, 58, 63–69, 77, 86, 131, 167, 175, 220, 237, 275, 323, 325, 330, 332, 333, 345
Kefauver, Estes, 27
Kempton, Murray, 221
Kennedy, Robert, xix, 91, 93, 94
Kenner, Marty, 93
Kent State University, 149
Kesey, Ken, 67
Khomeini, Ruhollah, 347
King, Martin Luther, Jr., xix, 45, 89, 92, 118, 119, 243
Kirk, Grayson, 92
Kline, Nathan S., 289, 300–302, 310, 342
Kostmayer, Peter, 301
Krassner, Paul, xiii–xv, 79, 87, 97, 101, 259, 271
Kroeber, Alfred, 40
Kunstler, William, 128–30, 139, 220, 271, 359ch7n23
Kurshan, Nancy, 87
Kushner, Anita (Abbie’s second wife), 79, 84–87, 101, 144, 152, 155, 159, 164, 169, 174, 180–82, 216, 218, 220, 230, 237, 252, 263, 275, 279, 299
and america, 178, 181, 187, 210–12, 227–29, 234, 240, 241, 263, 284, 325, 329, 345
political activity/work, 76, 77, 83, 98, 106, 107, 118, 130, 210, 211, 221
writings, 179, 234, 235, 240, 241, 255, 345
Kushner, Leah (Anita’s mother), 210, 216
La Mama (New York City theatre), 79
Ladd, Alan (Abbie’s pseudonym), 241, 242
Laing, R.D., 258
Lanin, Lester, 120
Laugh-In (television show), 89
Lauriat’s (bookstores), 175
Lawrenson, Helen (Johanna’s mother), 237, 248, 257, 273, 277
Lawrenson, Jack (Johanna’s father), 237, 257
Lawrenson, Johanna (Abbie’s ultimate love), 171, 222, 234–36, 240, 261, 263, 264, 268, 269, 272, 280, 286, 288, 300, 304, 313, 315, 316, 324, 329, 330, 332, 341, 343, 351, 353, 354
support for Abbie during imprisonment, 291–93
support for Abbie while underground, 237, 238, 241, 245–47, 249–51, 253–55, 257, 259, 260, 265–67, 273–75, 278, 279, 282, 284, 285
support for Abbie’s mental health, 245–47, 277, 279, 293, 299, 302, 303, 312, 323, 342, 346, 348–50
Lazarus, Dick, 50
Leary, Timothy, 63, 64, 132, 349
Lefcourt, Jerry, 134, 184, 218, 220, 221, 277, 283, 284, 291, 313, 334
leftism, see Democratic Party; Hoffman, Abbie: activism, anti-war movement activities, antics, civil rights movement activities, cultural revolution, environmentalism, politics, revolution; New Left
Leinwohl, Stef, 168
Lenett, Richie, 47, 56, 214, 348
Lenin, Vladimir, 243
Levy, Howard, 182
Lewissohn, Ludwig, 40
Liberation (magazine), 100, 164, 184
Liberty House (New York City activist organization/store), 71, 74, 76, 77
Liddy, G. Gordon, 296, 297, 305
Life (magazine), 110
Limerick nuclear power reactor (Limerick Township, PA), 301
Lincoln, Abraham, 141
Lindsay, John, 79
The Living Theatre (theater company), 79
Loews Theater (Worcester, MA), 28
Logan, John A., 273
LoGiudice, Joe, 202, 214, 234, 271
Long, Steve, 269
Lopez, Johnny, 31
Love without Fear, 52
Lowenthal, Wolfe, 98
Lucas, J. Anthony, 135
Lucky Lady, 247
Lynd, Staughton, 132
“Ma Bell” (Bell System telephone conglomerate), 163, 312
MacKinnon, George E., 114
MacLaine, Shirley, 49
Mademoiselle (magazine), 152, 153
Madison Square Garden (New York City arena), 271, 272
the Mafia (US), 108
Mailer, Norman, 93, 114, 123, 132, 196, 354
Malboeuf, Mr., 28
Malcolm X, 73
Malverne Jewish Center (Malverne, NY), 68
Mamaroneck High School (Mamaroneck, NY), 161
Manuel, Paul, 41
March of Dimes (nonprofit organization), 26
Markow, Harry, 348
Markson, Elaine, 233
Markson, Morley, 338
Marshall, George, 25
Martin, Dick, 89
Maslow, Abraham, 39, 41–44, 65, 93, 289
Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy, 12
The Massachusetts Spy (newspaper), 22
Massad, Duddy, 57
Masterson, Pete, 272
Matthiessen, Peter, 224
McCartney, Paul, 238
McCord, James W., Jr., 204
McDonald, Country Joe, 132, 147, 148
McDonald, Dwight, 220
McEwan, Robert, 275
McFarlane, Bud, 326
McGehee, Ralph, 316
McGhee, John, 9
McGill University, 254
McGovern, George, 190, 191, 195, 199, 200, 202, 203, 327, 360ch9n14
McLuhan, Marshall, 74, 93, 104
McNamara, Robert, 297
Mead, Taylor, 271
Melville, Sam, 278
Menninger Institute, 47
Merry Pranksters, 67
The Merv Griffin Show (television show), 145
Metesky, George (Abbie’s pseudonym), 81, 358ch6n10
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 79
MGM Pictures, 28
Miami Vice (television show), 303
Middlesex College, 40
Middlesex Medical School, 2
Mighty Joe Young, 31
Miller, Arthur, 15
Mills, Wilbur, 194
Minnelli, Liza, 247
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 66
Mitchell, Billy, 23
the Mobe (National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam), 82, 99, 100, 118, 149
Mondale, Walter, 327
Monroe, Vaughn, 33
Moon, Sun Myung, 149
Moore, Richard, 150
Morin, Haskell (“Hack”), 33–35
Morrison, Jim, 79
The Motherfuckers (anarchist group), 151
Movietone Pictures, 28
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 257, 275, 276, 285
The Nation (magazine), 338
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 64
National Association of College Activities (NACA), 302
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 347
National Guard (US), 62, 63, 96, 102, 122, 149
National Lampoon (magazine), 352
National Lawyers Guild, 129
National Maritime Union, 237
National Student Action (NSA), 319, 325
National Student Convention, 325
Native Americans, see American Indians
NBC (television station), 36, 97
The New Hope Intelligencer (newspaper), 333
New Left, 73, 118, 149, 160, 164, 209, 232, 244
New Line (booking agency), 294, 295
New Times (magazine), 244
New York Police Department (NYPD), xiii–xv, xviii, 74, 78, 79, 91, 93, 180, 217, 223, 242, 245 New York Port Authority, 122
New York Post (newspaper), 75, 151, 232, 288, 352
New York Stock Exchange, 80–82, 93
New York Times (newspaper), 14, 91, 135, 176, 181, 182, 205, 220, 286, 297, 353, 359ch8n11
New York Times Book Review, 181, 182, 288
New York University, 145
Newman, Paul, 221
Newport Folk Festival, 72
Newport Jazz Festival, 57
Nicholson, Jack, 196, 221, 294
Nietzsche, Friedrich, 34
Night of the Living Dead, 55
Nightbyrd, Jeff, 251
Nixon, Richard, 89, 103, 113, 114, 117, 119, 148, 149, 164, 176–78, 189–92, 198, 202–204, 211, 250, 271, 297, 336
Norman, Ralph, 166
Northwestern Law School, 129
O’Connor, Carroll, 283
Odetta (singer/actress), 63, 272
O’Donoghue, Michael, 277
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, 175, 178, 346
One-Dimensional Man, 43
Pace College, 149
Page, Patti, 33
Paine, Thomas, 318
Palladium (New York City theater), 353
Panther 21 (Black Panther Party group), 144, 150
Paramount Pictures, 28
Park Arts Theatre (Worcester, MA), 57, 58
Parliament (UK), 132
The Paul Benzaquin Show (television show), 173
PBS (television station), 89, 185
Peltier, Leonard, 224
Pembroke College, 2
Penguin Books, 326
Pentagon (US), 77, 82–85, 181, 242
Pentagon Papers, 181
Perlman Funeral Home (Worcester, MA), 11, 231, 312
Peterson, Diane, 215
The Phil Donahue Show (television show), 291, 347
Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO), 301, 319
Phillips, John, 297
The Phoenix (alternative newspaper), 175
The Phoenix (political meeting place in Worcester, MA), 62, 65
Phoenix Program (US military plan), 198
“Phone Phreak” (Abbie’s friend c. 1972), 198
Pierson, Robert, 107
Pigasus (Yippie! presidential candidate), 97, 106
Pirate Editions, 161
A Place in the Sun, 41
Playboy (magazine), 207, 244, 245, 247, 251, 252, 264, 326, 328, 331–34, 337, 338
Plich, Mr., 23
Plotkin, Sid, 166
Plymouth Theater (Worcester, MA), 28
police, 62, 92, 96, 113, 131, 148, 149, 220, 242, see also Hoffman, Abbie: arrests, beatings, jail time, police; New York Police Department
Poor People’s Corporation, 71
Prairie Fire, 244
Pravda (newspaper), 193
Presley, Elvis, 123
Price, Betty, 271
The Price Is Right (television show), 247
Probus Club, 14
Prospect House (Worcester, MA, community center), 66, 319
Prysock, Red, 39
The Psychedelicatessen (New York City head shop), 79
Public Law Education Institute, 132
Puerto Rican Independence Movement, 224
Punch (alternative Worcester, MA, newspaper), 77, 78
Putnam Books, 295
Puzo, Mario, 174
Radio Free Europe, 162
Radio Hanoi, 162
Rahway Penitentiary, 208
Ramos, Hilario (Abbie’s brother-in-law), 96, 226, 227, 232, 235, 293, 294
Ramos, Hilario, Jr. (Abbie’s nephew), 212, 226, 227
Random House (publisher), 123, 150, 157, 159, 161
Raskin, Jonah, 93
The Rat (alternative newspaper), 251
Rather, Dan, 309
Ray, James Earl, 243
Reader’s Digest (magazine), 14
Reagan, Ronald, 282, 294, 297, 326, 327
The Realist (magazine), xiii, xiv, 79
Reason and Revolution, 43
Redford, Robert, 196
Remarque, Erich Maria, 28
Republic Pictures, 28
Republican National Convention (1972, Miami), 141, 191, 197–99
Republican Party (US), 27, 204, 294, 326, 332, 333
Reserve officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) (US), 46, 149
revolution, see Hoffman, Abbie: cultural revolution, revolution
Revolution for the Hell of It, 77, 98, 103–105, 120, 123, 126, 137, 150, 201, 338, 352, 355
Rexroth, Kenneth, 47
Reynolds, Burt, 247
Rice University, 147
Rieff, Philip, 41
Rilke, Rainer Maria, 41
Rinaldi, John, 215
Ritter, Tex, 28
Rivera, Geraldo, 218
RKO Pictures, 28
Rockefeller, Nelson, 291
Rolling Stone (magazine), 123, 182, 284
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 40
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 140
Rosenberg, Julius, 25, 26, 125
Rosset, Barney, 160
Rotary Club, 14
Rowan, Dan, 89
Royko, Mike, 353
Rubin, Jerry, 81, 82, 87, 92, 97, 98, 106, 107, 118, 127, 131, 132, 136, 139, 141, 151, 152, 156, 160, 184, 190, 191, 193, 198, 199, 201, 247, 259, 260, 271, 277, 305, 306, 352
Rusk, Dean, 84
Russian Revolution, 281
Rutgers University, 325
Sacco and Vanzetti trial, 22
Safer, Morley, 185
Sammie (Abbie’s bookie), 203, 327
Samuels, Howie (Abbie’s pseudonym), 233, 235, 238
Samuels, Mark (Abbie’s pseudonym), 264
San Francisco Chronicle (newspaper), 163
San Francisco Mime Troupe, 75
San Quentin Federal Penitentiary, 49
Sanders, Ed, 97, 101, 132, 190, 191, 193, 198, 199, 201, 253
Sandinista National Liberation Front (Nicaragua), 304
Sanger, Margaret, 22
Santana (rock group), 121
The Satanic Verses, 346
Saturday Night Live (television show), 277
Save the River (citizen action group),
268–70, 273, 275, 294, 295, 297, 298
Saxe, Susan, 243
Schanberg, Jill (Abbie’s cousin once removed), 84
Schanberg, Lou (Abbie’s great-uncle), 84
Schanberg, Mark (Abbie’s cousin once removed), 84
Schanberg, Paul (Abbie’s cousin once removed), 84
Schanberg, Sarah (Abbie’s great-aunt), 84
Schanberg, Sydney (Abbie’s cousin once removed), 354
Schlafly, Phyllis, 297
Schneider, Burt, 277, 334, 354
Schultz, John, 100, 102, 119, 346
Schultz, Richard G., 129, 136, 137, 143
Scott, Randolph, 28
Screen Romances (magazine), 2
Seale, Bobby, 118, 130, 131, 134, 139, 142, 146, 271, 319, 349
Seberg, Jean, xix
Secret Service (US), 197
The Seed (alternative newspaper), 92, 251
Seeger, Pete, 41, 132, 172, 354
Select Committee on Intelligence (US Senate), 360ch10n17
Senate (US), 27, 61, 91, 106, 118, 190, 191, 194, 211, 257, 275, 285, 360ch10n17
Shakur, Afeni, 144
Shanberg, Abe (Abbie’s uncle), 1–3, 5, 9, 10
Shanberg, Betsy (Abbie’s great-grandmother), 8
Shanberg, Gen (Abbie’s aunt), 84
Shanberg, Ida (Abbie’s grandmother), 3, 7–11, 13, 15, 16
Shanberg, Jacob (Abbie’s grandfather), 3, 7–9, 11, 13
Shanberg, Rose (Abbie’s aunt), 1–5, 9, 10, 12, 40, 84, 86, 274
Shanberg, Saul (Abbie’s great-grandfather), 7, 8, 10
Shanberg, Schmule (“Sam”) (Abbie’s uncle), 7, 9, 10, 13, 18, 44, 84, 86, 312
Shanberg Wrecking Company, 9
Shriver, Sargent, 199
Silvers, Jonathan, 321, 325–28, 331–33, 335, 338
Simmons College, 192
Simon, Carly, 294
Sirhan, Sirhan, 94
Sirica, John J., 204
Skolnick, Sherman, 180
Small Business Administration (US), 94
Smith, Howard K., 185
Solari, Bob, 271
Solomon, Mark, 192
Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, 5, 15, 17–19, 43, 45–48, 50, 52, 58, 64, 65, 67, 69, 74, 75, 81, 87, 90, 94, 114, 118, 121, 136, 144, 149, 150, 174, 178, 189, 209, 211, 223, 227, 228, 245, 246, 252, 282, 288, 309, 323
the South (US), 48, 66, 67, 71, 77, 118, 119
Southern, Terry, 271
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 132, 193
Spock, Benjamin, 221
Square Dancing in the Ice Age, 264, 295
Stand Up (New York City comedy club), 337
Stanton, Frank, 103
Stapleton, Jean, 283
Steal This Book, 79, 150, 157–59, 161, 163, 164, 173–75, 179–84, 198, 209–211, 254, 295, 302, 338, 346, 352, 358ch6n10
Steal This Urine Test, 310, 320, 321, 325, 338, 352
Stevens, Cat, 233
Stevenson, Adlai, 82
Stewart, Ellen, 79
Stockman, David, 297
Stoddard, Robert, 148
The Stone (nightclub), 305
Stone, Oliver, 338
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (United States–Soviet Union), 191
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 48, 66–68, 71–74, 119, 132
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 118, 343
Students for Social Responsibility, 349
Styron, William, 132
Summer of Love (1967), 79
Superman, 282
Suzuki, D.T., 43
Swayze, John Cameron, 36
Swinton, Pat, 243
Suzie (Abbie’s girlfriend, c. 1953–1956), 35, 40, 41
Symbionese Liberation Army, 232
Syracuse University, 269
Taylor, Elizabeth, 41
Taylor, Sam the Man, 39
Teamsters Union, 177
Ted Mack Amateur Hour (radio show), 26
Temple Emanuel (Worcester, MA), 231, 354
Tessier, Al, 13
Thayer, Webster, 22
Thieu, Nguyen Van, 198
Tho, Le Duc, 204
Thomas, Isaiah, 22
Thousand Island Sun (newspaper), 268
Thurmond, Strom, 118
To america with Love: Letters from the Underground, 211, 234, 235, 255
The Today Show, 197
“Tokyo Rose,” 162
The Tombs (New York City jail), 76, 214, 218, 221, 222
Top Value Television (TVTV), 243, 244
Torn, Rip, 271
Townshend, Peter, 123
Trashing, 179
Trowbridge Candle Company, 52
Truffaut, François, 58
Tufts University, 40
Turner, Ivory Joe, 39
Unconquered, 28
Underground Press Syndicate (UPS), 159
United Press International (UPI), 90
Universal Pictures, 275
University of California, Berkeley, 46–48, 50, 93
University of Illinois, 45, 46, 96
University of Kansas, 47
University of Louisiana, 62
University of Maryland, 137
University of Massachusetts Amherst, 313–15, 319, 320
University of New Mexico, 296
University of Oklahoma, 176
University of Wisconsin, 156
US marshals, 83, 130, 131, 134–36, 156, 159, 187
Vanderbilt University, 349
Veritas (drug rehabilitation centers), 293, 294
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 78
Vietnam War, xv, 63, 79, 84, 86, 93, 102, 106, 107, 110, 112, 114, 138, 139, 148, 155, 162, 164, 173, 182, 198, 203, 204, 211, 297, 304
protest against, 67, 70, 72, 74, 78, 82, 89–92, 101, 103, 113, 118, 119, 122, 144, 145, 147, 149, 156, 175–77, 189–92, 199, 208, 343
Village Voice (alternative newspaper), 72–74, 240, 251
Vonnegut, Kurt, 220
Voting Rights Act (US), 66
Walker, Bob, 336
Walker Report, 119
Wallace, George, 106, 197, 243, 251
Walters, Barbara, 197, 284–87, 295
Walton, Bill, 354
Warner Books, 191
Warner Theater (Worcester, MA), 28
Washington Post (newspaper), 333
Washington Square Journal (New York University student newspaper), 145
Watergate scandal, 125, 192, 204, 211, 212, 234, 250, 296, 333
Watt, James, 297
The Way We Were, 226
Wayne, John, 336
Weather Underground, 100, 144, 163, 226, 227, 242–44, 278, 343
Weiner, Lee, 118, 136, 139, 141
Weinglass, Leonard, 128, 132, 136, 139, 178, 304, 334
Weintraub’s (Worcester, MA, delicatessen), 14, 147, 231, 233, 330
West Side Story, 68
West Virginia University, 300
Westmoreland, William, 297
Westwood Pharmaceuticals (Worcester, MA), 63, 64, 68
White House (US), 92, 176, 204, 259, 282, 326, 332
Whitman, Mr. (Worcester, MA, fishmonger), 14
Wicker, Randy, 79
Will, George, 297
William Morris Agency, 150
Williams, Mrs., 24
WIN (alternative newspaper), 78, 183–86, 359ch7n28
WINS (radio station), 39
The Wizard of Oz, 348
Wood, Bob, 145
Woodstock Festival, 122, 123, 133
Woodstock Nation, 123, 124, 133, 150, 157, 158, 175, 179, 321, 338, 352
Worcester Academy, 36, 44, 292
Worcester Association for Retarded Children, 192
Worcester Magazine, 277
Worcester Medical Supply, 5, 12, 13, 28, 30, 31, 46, 47, 52, 54, 65, 68, 72, 80, 90, 94, 95, 108–110, 125, 138–40, 193, 209–211, 213, 230, 247–49, 260, 272
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 52
Worcester State Hospital, MA, 3, 50, 53–57, 61, 289
Worcester Student Association, 65
Worcester Telegram (newspaper), 58, 107, 148, 172, 286
World War II, 7, 13, 24–26, 86, 90
WPAX (radio production company), 162
WTAG (radio station), 331
Wyman & Gordon (defense manufacturer), 21, 65, 148
Yeshiva University, 76
Yippie! (Youth International Party), xv, 87, 90–94, 96–99, 101–107, 118, 122, 137, 138, 144–46, 155, 159, 160, 190, 191, 193, 195, 196, 198–200, 202, 259, 270, 295, 305, 359ch7n23
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), 40, 230, 231 yuppies (young urban professionals), 305
Zionism, 297