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Abbas, Mahmoud, 441–42, 444, 450–451, 453, 456–59, 461, 462, 464, 466–70, 476, 557
ABC, 198
Abdullah, Abdullah, 372, 376, 419–24
Abdullah of Jordan, 392, 443, 455, 475, 478, 556
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, 453, 547
Abrams, Elliott, 165
activism, 259–60
anti-war, see anti-war activism
Afghanistan, 165, 233, 245, 246, 288, 298, 314, 315, 348, 369–76, 385, 386, 416–24, 439, 449, 566
elections of 2009 in, 372–76, 416, 419
elections of 2014 in, 417–21
Pakistan and, 376, 377, 381, 386–87, 417
Soviet Union and, 165, 379, 549
unity government in, 421–24
Agnew, Spiro, 126–27
Agriculture, Department of, 567
AIDS, 283
Akihito, Emperor, 25
Albania, 540
Alexander, Lamar, 401–2
al-Ismaily, Salem, 487–88, 491, 493, 494, 496–97
Al Jazeera, 319
All the King’s Men (Warren), 151
Alper, Jill, 253
al-Qaeda, 188, 233, 245, 315, 319, 370, 378, 379, 416, 531, 543, 550, 552
Alsop, Joe, 12
America, SS, 15–16
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), 501, 511
American Legion, 126
American Petroleum Institute, 403
Americans with Disabilities Act, 405–6
Antarctica, 578–79
An Thoi, 72, 76–81, 92–93, 98–100, 102, 104, 108
anti-war activism, 52, 53, 59, 60, 115–118, 121, 123–24, 134, 136, 153, 163, 191, 192, 254
goal of, 128
increase in, 123
Kerry’s involvement in, 56, 115–18, 123–31, 132–35, 144, 148, 190, 191, 201, 212, 255, 257, 295, 322, 339
presidential election of 2004 and, 298–300, 307
see also Vietnam Veterans Against the War
March on the Pentagon, 123, 190
apartheid, 479
Aquinas, Thomas, 171
Aquino, Benigno “Ninoy,” 177–79, 181
Aquino, Cory, 176–81
Arab Peace Initiative (API), 453, 454, 478
Arab Spring (Arab Awakening), 392, 393, 526, 528, 544
Araghchi, Abbas, 500, 506, 511
Arctic, 403
National Wildlife Refuge, 242, 360
Arias Sánchez, Oscar, 167
Arizona, USS, 54
Arkin, Alan, 60
Arlington National Cemetery, 129, 333–34
Armed Services Committee (House), 118
Armed Services Committee (Senate), 153, 290
Aronson, Bernie, 431–33
Ashcroft, John, 242
Assad, Bashar al-, 389–93, 439, 490, 528, 535, 539–40, 542, 546, 548–54
chemical attack by, 524, 525, 526–530, 532, 534–38, 541, 546
chemical weapon removal and, 536–541
Assad, Hafez al-, 389, 392–93, 525
Atkins, Chester “Chet,” 120
Auchincloss, Janet, 22–23
Augustine, Saint, 171
Aung San Suu Kyi, 237
Austin, Lloyd, 551
Ayrault, Jean-Marc, 482
Baden-Powell, Robert, Lord, 12
Bailey, John, 27
Baines, Bob, 260
Baird, John, 412
Baker, James, 180, 247, 249, 310, 389, 396, 409, 454, 546, 558
Ban Ki-moon, 571
Banking Committee, 368
Bank of Commerce and Credit International (BCCI), 187–89, 245
Barbiero, Danny, 26–28, 34, 42, 57
Barker, Skip, 108, 112–15, 300
Barnett, Bob, 317
Bartley, David, 146
Barton, Dominic, 454–55
Bass, Perry, 7
Bauer, Shane, 488
Bay Hap River, 101–3, 105–7, 583
BCCI, see Bank of Commerce and Credit International
Beach Boys, 123
Beatles, 123
Beck, Glenn, 415
Be Good, Smile Pretty, 115
Belodeau, Tommy, 99–100, 104, 224, 225
Berlin Wall, 195
Bernique, Mike, 82–84
Bernstein, Leonard, 60
Beveridge, Albert, 176
Biden, Hunter, 260
Biden, Jill, 415
Biden, Joe, 153, 155, 231, 244, 247, 248, 295, 334, 336, 341, 342, 351, 368, 395, 415, 430
presidential run considered by, 260–261
as vice president, 345–46, 351, 368, 369, 371, 402
Iraq and, 543–44
bin Laden, Osama, 245, 266, 314, 315, 370
Black, Barry, 297
Black Forest, 146
Blinken, Tony, 543
Blum, Jack, 186
Boehner, John, 503
Bolton, John, 398
Bond, Richard, 290
Boston, 217
politics in, 216
Boston College, 137
Boston Garden, 279–80
Boston Globe, 130, 141, 239, 255, 304, 410, 446
Warsh’s column on Kerry in, 223–25
Boston Harbor, 563–64
Boston Herald, 256
brain development, 227
Brandt, Bob, 306–7
Brazil, 569
Brende, Borge, 575
Brennan, John, 551
Brennan, Margaret, 537
Bright Shining Lie, A (Sheehan), 56
Britain, 370, 487, 531–32, 534, 535
British Petroleum (BP), 364
Broder, David, 256–57
Bronfman, Edgar, Sr., 129
Brookings Institution, 476
Brown, H. Rap, 53
Brown, Mike, 83
Brown, Sam, 116
Brown, Scott, 358–59, 401, 402
Buchanan, Pat, 290
Buckley, William F., 229
Bulger, James “Whitey,” 141, 217
Bundy, Blakely, 28
Bundy, Harvey, 27–28, 30, 31, 34, 42, 46, 347
Bundy, McGeorge “Mac,” 27–28, 42–43
Bundy, William “Bill,” 28, 42–43, 119
Burch, J. Thomas, 238
Burke, Dennis, 512–13
Burke, Raymond Leo, 294–98
Burns, Bill, 410, 496, 497, 500, 528, 532
Bush, George H. W., 149, 150, 185, 189, 222, 238, 246, 317, 324, 389, 396, 431, 481, 486, 563
Bush, George W., 242, 266, 273, 284, 288, 295, 298, 309, 340, 394, 396, 448, 485, 493
foreign policy of, 245–46, 320, 388
“axis of evil” speech and, 246
in Iraq, 246–49, 253–55, 298, 308, 314–15, 317–18, 320, 336–39, 341, 531, 535
gay marriage issue and, 290–92, 319
gun issue and, 281–86
in 2000 presidential election, 238–239, 241–42, 245, 263, 291, 292, 319
in 2004 presidential election, 265, 270, 277, 278, 290–93, 299, 308, 309, 320, 323, 324, 326, 327, 386
inauguration following, 335
Bush, Laura, 290
Bush, Prescott, 150
Byrd, Erma, 159
Byrd, Robert C., 155, 157–62, 166–68, 179, 181, 185, 215, 283, 290, 352, 353, 400
Cahill, Mary Beth, 271, 326, 351
in map, 66
campaign financing, 161, 231, 263, 275–78
Kerry’s presidential campaign and, 275–78
McCain-Feingold Act and, 276
Camp David Summit, 453
Campion, Chuck, 256
Cam Ranh, 67–71, 73, 83, 110, 115
in map, 66
Cano Ruiz, Manuel, 41
capital punishment (death penalty), 203, 204, 221–23, 295
Carr, Howie, 256
Carter, Ash, 552–53
Carter, Jimmy, 343, 349, 384–85
Cassidy, Helen, 12
Castro, Fidel, 425–26
Catholic Church, Catholics, 4, 19, 121, 162, 168–69, 171, 239, 267, 294–98
Cat Lo, 68, 79, 81–82, 92, 95, 98–99
in map, 66
Cau Mau Peninsula, 80, 83, 98, 118
in map, 66
Cavuto, Neil, 320
CBS News, 537
CCWG (U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group), 562
Celeste, Dick, 146
Central America, 147, 162, 167, 169, 411
Contras in, 163–65, 167, 182–84
Iran-Contra affair, 184–89
Kerry and Harkin’s trip to, 162–67
Kerry’s investigation of U.S. involvement in, 182–89
plane shot down over, 184
Vietnam compared with, 163
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 177, 490
BCCI and, 187
POWs and, 193–95
Central Park Five, 204
Chaffee, John, 153
Chalabi, Ahmed, 247
Chamber of Commerce, 403
chemical weapons, 246, 533, 535, 536
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, 540–41
in Syria, 393
Ghouta attack, 524–30, 532, 534–538, 541, 546
military response to Ghouta attack, 527–38
removal of, 536–41
Cheney, Dick, 240–41, 248, 282, 290, 293, 299, 308, 316–17, 345–46, 386, 535
daughter of, 319
Cheney, Lynne, 319
Chicago, Ill., 347
Chile, 575
China, 385, 387, 403, 412, 487
climate change and, 559–64, 567, 569, 571, 575, 577
Christian Coalition, 290
Chu Lai, 73
Church, Herbert, 20
CIA, see Central Intelligence Agency
“city upon a hill,” 10
Civil Rights Act (1964), 153
civil rights movement, 29, 117, 351, 581
Civil War, 25
Clapper, Jim, 530–31
Clark, Wesley, 261–62
Clay, Henry, 369
Clean Power Plan, 565
Cleland, Max, 238, 266, 298, 346
Clifford, Clark, 188–89
climate change, 228, 238, 273, 360–65, 556–79
Antarctica and, 578–79
China and, 559–64, 567, 569, 571, 575, 577
emissions and, 557, 559–65, 568–70
energy policies and, 572, 576–78
Obama and, 360, 363, 556, 559, 560, 563–67, 569, 572, 575–77
UN Climate Change Conferences (Conferences of the Parties; COPs), 564, 566, 567, 569
Copenhagen (2009), 559, 560, 564
Marrakesh (2016), 577–78
Paris (2015), 556–57, 559, 561–73
Paris Agreement, 570–73, 575–76, 578
Rio Earth Summit (1992), 206, 559, 560, 564, 572
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 557, 561
Clinton, Bill, 1, 25, 227–36, 238, 247, 275, 282, 293, 294, 300, 301, 306, 307–9, 331, 348, 357, 362, 390, 410–11, 430, 452, 453, 460, 529
air strikes ordered by, 233, 235
impeachment of, 234–37
investigation of affair with Lewinsky, 229–34
Clinton, Chelsea, 234
Clinton, Hillary, 231, 234, 249, 301–2, 341, 363, 403, 407, 469, 496, 558
Iran and, 493–94
presidential campaign of, 341–43, 349
as secretary of state, 349, 370, 371, 375, 376, 384, 385, 390, 396, 400, 409
Clooney, George, 412
Clyburn, James, 242
Coastal Surveillance Force, 81, 83
Codinha, Bill, 141–42
Coe, Doug, 171–72
Coffin, William Sloane, 116
Cold War, 20, 35, 147, 162, 176, 177, 179, 187, 196, 437, 439, 549, 558, 581–82
Collier’s Encyclopedia, 34–36
Collins, Susan, 535
Colombia, 429–34
Colson, Charles “Chuck,” 128, 282, 301
Commerce Committee, 151, 155, 350, 368
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, 398
Concord-Carlisle citizens’ caucus, 120–121, 133, 212, 322
Connolly, Ceci, 267
Connolly, Commander, 98–99
Connor, Bull, 29
Con Sen Island, 162–63
Constitution, U.S., 191, 292–93
Second Amendment to, 281–84, 287
Constitution, USS, 225
Iran-Contra affair, 184–89
Coral Sea, 58
Cordray, Richard, 489
Iran nuclear program and, 511, 515–517
Corporate Average Fuel Economy, 565
corruption, 188
Corsi, Jerome, 301–2
Costello, Clem, 135
Cotton, Tom, 505
Council for a Livable World, 119
Cousteau, Jacques, 558
Central Park Five and, 204
council on, 144–45
hate crimes, 293
death penalty in, 203, 204, 221–223, 295
Winter Hill Gang and, 141–42, 217
see also drugs
Cronkite, Walter, 123
Crosby, Bob, 119
Crossfire, 229
Cua Lon River, 82, 83, 98, 102, 105
Cuban Missile Crisis, 432, 582
Cullen, Albie, 22
Cunningham, Jim, 417, 423, 448–49
Cutter, Stephanie, 305, 316, 321, 324
Daesh (ISIL; ISIS), 486, 512, 513, 543–48, 552, 553
Foley and, 544–45
Daley, Bill, 240
Damage Control School, 48–50
Daschle, Tom, 193, 233, 243, 244, 273, 283–84, 335–36, 400
Davis, Ray, 382–85
Davos, 5
Dean, Howard, 252, 254, 257–59, 261–263, 265, 267, 270, 278, 283, 334, 342
death penalty, 203, 204, 221–23, 295
Deese, Brian, 567
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), 193–95
Defense of Marriage Act, 294
de Klerk, F. W., 479
Delahunt, Bill, 140
DeLaurentis, Jeff, 427
DeMint, Jim, 395–96, 400, 402, 404
democracy, 108, 117, 176, 177, 179–181, 188, 231, 237, 241, 371, 416, 425, 430, 437, 447, 583–84
Democratic National Committee (DNC), 253, 276
Democratic National Convention (2004), 277, 279–80, 301, 308
Democratic Party, Democrats, 153–54, 213, 218, 228, 232, 281, 293, 365
gun issue and, 283
health care and, 354, 355, 357–59, 363
in Massachusetts, 211
Dempsey, Martin, 527, 529, 534
Departed, The, 216
Depression, Great, 318
Dermer, Ron, 503–4
d’Escoto, Miguel, 164
Des Moines Register, 265
DiFruscia, Tony, 135
Dinan, 30
Dirksen, Everett, 393
disabilities:
Americans with Disabilities Act, 405–6
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 402–6
Dodd, Chris, 166, 206, 247, 248, 295, 335–36, 341, 342, 352, 353, 355, 368, 430
Dodd, Jackie, 335
Doghunters, 148
Doi Moi, 197
Dole, Bob, 158, 169, 185, 193, 231, 283, 294, 360, 404–6
McCain and, 404–5
Dole, Elizabeth, 405
Domínguez Espinoza, Zoila Rosa, 164
domino theory:
Nicaragua and, 163
Dong Cung Canal, 103, 106, 303
Dong Tam, 95–97
in map, 66
Donilon, Tom, 369, 383, 385, 461–62, 488, 493–94
Dooley, Ray, 214
Droney, John, 140–42
Droz, Don, 102–3, 105, 107, 108, 112, 115, 119, 129, 226
death of, 112–15, 119, 125, 171–73, 300, 307
Droz, Tracy, 112, 115, 171, 307
Drudge, Matt, 229
Central America and, 182, 183, 186, 187
Colombia and, 430
Dukakis, Michael, 143–46, 149, 150, 211
crime council and, 144–45
presidential ambitions of, 144, 145, 184–85
in presidential debate, 222
Duke Law School, 138–39
Dulles, Allen, 177
Dulles, John Foster, 12, 177–78
Dunbar, Gavin, 579
Duong Keo River, 113
Durbin, Dick, 243, 285, 295, 517
Durkin, Roger, 135
Dzerzhinsky, Felix, 195
Eagleton, Tom, 153
Earth Day, 122, 205, 359, 559, 572
Earth Summit (Rio Conference), 206, 559, 560, 564, 572
East, Francis “Mike,” 428
Edwards, Cate, 275
Edwards, Elizabeth, 274–75, 280, 327
cancer of, 329
Edwards, Emma Claire, 275
Edwards, Jack, 275
Edwards, John, 235, 239, 243, 274–75, 280
as Kerry’s running mate, 274–75, 277, 293, 302, 305, 326–28, 331
debates and, 316–17
2004 presidential campaign of, 265, 270
2008 presidential campaign of, 328, 342
Edwards, Wade, 274–75
Egypt, 389, 413–15, 443, 446, 463, 465, 471–72, 478, 479, 526, 550, 555
Israel and, 471
Eikenberry, Karl, 372–74
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 350
Elliott, George, 104, 108, 225
El Pireo, 41
El Salvador, 147
Emanuel, Rahm, 348
Emerald Coast, 7–8
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 25
Emory, Bob, 95
Energy, Department of, 567
Arctic, 403
National Wildlife Refuge, 242, 360
Boston Harbor, 563–64
Earth Day, 122, 205, 359, 559, 572
Kerry’s commitment to, 122, 147, 215, 295, 359–60, 558–59
Kerry’s mother and, 24, 122, 359, 558
see also climate change
Environmental Protection Agency, 122, 567
Environment and Public Works Committee, 363
Enzi, Mike, 354
Erbil, 545
Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip, 390
Erekat, Saeb, 458–62
Eretz, 445
Espy, Mike, 153
European Union (EU), 477, 487, 497, 499, 500, 511, 517, 521–22, 564, 575
evil, 172–75
Exodus, 445
Fabius, Laurent, 498–99, 521–22, 531, 570–71
Fall, Bernard, 48
Falwell, Jerry, 290
Fattal, Josh, 488
Favreau, Jon, 348
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 244, 245
Federalist Papers, The, 393
Feinstein, Dianne, 235, 285–86
Fellowship, the, 171
Festival of Saint Fermín, 36, 38–41
Fight Club, 310
Finance Committee, 350, 353, 354, 357–59, 368
in Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Company fire, 237
Firing Line, 229
Fitzgerald, John “Honey Fitz,” 355
flag burning, 292–93
Foley, James, 544–45
Fonda, Jane, 299
Forbes, James Grant (grandfather), 8–10, 17
Forbes, John Murray, 24
Forbes, Margaret Tyndal Winthrop (grandmother), 8–10, 17
Forbes, William Cameron (“Cousin Cam”), 24, 25, 45, 175–76, 178, 179, 181
Ford, Gerald, 582
Ford, Wendell, 228
Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), 196
Foreign Relations Committee, see Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Service, 408, 496, 538
climate change and, 566
Richard Kerry in, 12, 118, 133, 175, 409
Forrestal, USS, 49
Fort La Latte, 9
Foster, Vince, 233
Fournier, Ron, 285
France, 479, 482, 487, 498–99, 568
Francis, Pope, 294
Franken, Owen, 299
French-Indochina War, 78
Frist, Bill, 283–84
G20, 537
Gage, John, 116
Gallen, Hugh, 145
Gardner, Stephen M., 74, 78–79, 86, 91, 96, 300
Gates, Robert, 403
Gavriel, Dimitrios, 333–34
gay rights, see homosexual and LGBT Americans
Gaza, 390, 441, 448–51, 455, 471–75
Gephardt, Dick, 252, 258, 265, 274
Germany, 487
Germany, Nazi, 293
Ghani, Ashraf, 419–24
Ghouta chemical weapon attack, 524–530, 532, 534–38, 541, 546
military response to, 527–38
Giannini, Pietro, 8
Gilbert, Scott, 424–25
Gingrich, Newt, 215, 219, 235, 395
Glenn, Annie, 154
Glenn, John, 154–55, 228, 287, 406
Goldwater, Barry, 35, 153, 165–67, 182, 183
Goodell, Charles, 116
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 196
Gore, Al, 157, 158, 233, 275, 321, 333, 342, 571
Dean’s campaign and, 262
gun issue and, 282–84
presidential campaign of, 238–42, 245, 272, 276–77, 291, 319, 326
Kerry considered as running mate in, 1, 239, 240, 262, 274
Gottheimer, Josh, 321
government, role of, 203
Goyal, Piyush, 570
Graham, Adele, 274
Graham, Billy, 171
Graham, Lindsey Olin, 361–66, 404, 535
grande marée, 7–8
Grant, Ulysses, 25
Grassley, Chuck, 193
Grayson, Trey, 396
Great Britain, 370, 487, 531–32, 534, 535
Great Depression, 318
Greater West Town Training Partnership, 270–71
Greatest Generation, 2, 42, 173, 228
Greene, Graham, 48
Greenfield, Jeff, 116
Gregg, Judd, 401
Griffin, Austen, 141–42
Gross, Alan, 424–28
Grossman, Jerry, 119–20, 121, 129
Groton Rotary, 117–18
Guantánamo, 365
Guatemala, 177
Gulf of Thailand, 72, 73, 75, 82, 83, 98
in map, 66
Gulf of Tonkin, 35, 49, 51, 56–58
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 35, 123
National Rifle Association and, 281–283, 285–87
Second Amendment and, 281–84, 287
Gusmao, Xanana, 428
Haas, Giulio, 522–23
Haddad, Terri, 22
Hagel, Chuck, 238, 336, 337, 376, 378, 415, 527, 529, 531, 534, 536, 546
Hagel, Lilibet, 415
Haig, Alexander, 147
Halberstam, David, 48
Halverson, Chaplain, 171
Hama massacre, 525
Hamas, 388, 441, 448, 450, 458, 470–473
Hancock, John, 322
Hanks, Tom, 491
Haqqani Network, 377
Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount), 467, 475
harassment and interdiction mission (H&I), 77, 127
Harkin, Tom, 157, 158, 162–63, 334, 353
Nicaragua trip of, 162–67
Harriman, Averell, 188
Harriman, Pamela, 188
Harshbarger, Scott, 140
Hart, Phil, 130
Harvard Crimson, 68
Harvard University, 7, 21, 23, 68
Hastert, Denny, 237
Hatch, Stephen, 75, 78–79, 87, 91
hate crimes, 293
Hawkins, Paula, 152
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), 353
health care, 231, 232, 273, 350, 353–54, 356–59, 363, 364
Heflin, Howell, 150–52, 184, 228, 308
Heinz, Andre, 206, 209–10, 270, 280
Heinz, Chris, 206, 209–10, 270, 280
Heinz, Jack, 152, 153, 205, 206, 209–210, 217
death and funeral of, 205–6, 208, 252
Heinz, Teresa, see Kerry, Teresa Heinz
Hemingway, Ernest, 8, 36, 38, 39
on thinking and imagination in combat, 79–80
Heritage Foundation, 403
Herzog, Isaac “Bougie,” 474
Hezbollah, 388, 390, 391, 485, 548
Higginbottom, Heather, 410
Hildreth, Bob, 101
Hitler, Adolf, 53
tomb of, 199–200
Hodges, Jim, 242
Hoffmann, Roy, 73, 79, 83, 104, 113, 114, 300, 301, 303
Holbrooke, Richard, 371, 375, 416, 421
Holguin, María Ángela, 430
Hollande, François, 531, 556, 571
Hollings, Fritz, 151–52, 228, 234, 345, 395
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 25
Holocaust, 446
Homans, Bill, 140
Homeland Security, Department of, 545
homosexual and LGBT Americans, 281, 287, 319, 581
marriage and, 281, 289–94, 319, 331
Hope, Bob, 95
Horne, Charles, 68
House of Representatives, 340, 350, 365
Armed Services Committee, 118
Judiciary Committee, 235
Hume, Brit, 12–13
Humphrey, Hubert, 59, 151, 369
Hurley, John, 268
Hussein, Saddam, 188, 235, 246–49, 255, 266, 293, 315, 490
Hustler, 235
Imbrie, Will, 104
Immelt, Jeff, 364
immigration, 363–65
Imus in the Morning, 243
India, 385, 387, 559, 566, 569–71, 576
Indyk, Martin, 444, 460, 462, 468, 470
Inhofe, Jim, 228
Inouye, Daniel, 184–86
Institut Montana Zugerberg, 18
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 389–90, 486, 517–18, 520
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), 576, 577
International Criminal Court, 483
International Syria Support Group (ISSG), 550
in 2004, 258, 261–63, 266–68, 270, 309
Iran, 177, 245–46, 348, 388, 389, 391, 431, 443, 526, 539, 548
American hikers imprisoned in, 487–89
hostage crisis in, 384–85
Iran, nuclear negotiations with, 439, 485–523
agreement reached on, 523
Corker legislation and, 511, 515–16
and Cotton’s letter to Iranian government, 505
and Iranian money paid to U.S. for weapons, 518–19
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 517–18, 520, 521
Joint Plan of Action, 501
Obama and, 486, 488, 489, 491–96, 499, 503–5, 508, 511, 518, 519, 521
P5+1 and, 487, 493, 495, 497–99, 503, 510, 514
at Palais Coburg, 513–16
prisoner exchange and, 518, 519, 521–23
sanctions and, 486, 493, 495, 498, 499, 501, 502, 509, 510, 516–20
uranium enrichment and, 492–93, 496, 497, 505–6, 517, 523
in Vienna, 520–21
Iran-Contra affair, 184–89
Iraq, 184, 235, 288, 293, 353, 362, 369–70, 372, 386, 388, 389, 391, 402, 416, 485, 490, 542, 546, 555
Bush administration and, 246–49, 253–55, 298, 308, 314–15, 317–318, 320, 336–39, 341, 531, 535
Daesh (ISIL) in, 543–44, 546–48
Kerry’s plan for, 338
Obama administration and, 369, 543, 545
Syria compared with, 530, 532, 535, 536
weapons of mass destruction in, 246, 247, 530, 532
Isakson, Johnny, 397
ISIL (ISIS; Daesh), 486, 512, 513, 543–48, 552, 553
Foley and, 544–45
Egypt and, 471
Jordan and, 465
Likud, 470
Masada, 445
Mossad, 465
Obama and, 504
security concerns of, 463–66
Shin Bet, 465
in Six-Day War, 481
Sunni Arab countries and, 443–44
Israel Defense Forces (IDF), 451, 458, 462–66, 495
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace talks, 440–84
Camp David Summit and, 453
Gaza and, 390, 441, 448–51, 455
Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount) and, 467, 475
Kerry Principles and, 477–80, 482
London track and, 461–62, 465–67
Obama and, 440, 442, 447, 453, 456, 461, 462, 468–71, 474–75, 481–83
Oslo Accords and, 441, 450, 456, 476–77
prisoner releases and, 458–59, 468
Trump and, 480
Jacobson, Roberta, 431
Jacques, Andre, 20
Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, 265
Job, 172
Johanns, Mike, 401
John XXIII, Pope, 171
Johns Hopkins Hospital, 251, 252, 280
John Paul II, Pope, 172
Johnson, Jim, 271–72
Johnson, Lyndon B., 35, 43, 52, 53, 56, 59, 60, 123–25, 151, 158, 350
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), 517–18, 520, 521
Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), 501
Jones, Jim, 229
Jones, Stu, 458
Jordan, 389, 392, 443, 446, 455, 463, 465–66, 478, 540, 547
Israel and, 465
Jordan, Jim, 242
Jordan, Vernon, 311
Josephus, Flavius, 445
Judiciary Committee, 155
Justice Department (DOJ), 129, 182, 184, 187, 211, 384, 582
death penalty in, 203, 204, 221–23, 295
Kagan, Elena, 407
Karzai, Hamid, 371–76, 387, 416–20
Kashmir earthquake, 378–79
Kassebaum, Nancy Landon, 152, 193
Katz, Bruce, 204
Kayani, Ashfaq, 386–87
Kelsey, Steve, 118–19
Kennan, George, 410
Kennedy, Edward “Ted,” 21–22, 59, 130, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 155–58, 162, 166–68, 170, 175, 183, 212, 226, 231, 233, 240, 241, 306, 334–36, 341–43, 345–347, 351, 353–59, 400, 402, 406
cancer of, 345, 349, 352, 354–56, 414
death of, 356–58
gun issue and, 285–86
Kerry’s 1996 reelection campaign and, 215
Kerry’s presidential campaign and, 266, 321, 326, 327
Kerry’s work for Senate campaign of, 22–24, 34, 155
pranks of, 156–57
presidential campaign of, 343, 349
religious faith of, 169–70
Kennedy, Jacqueline, 22, 188, 286
Kennedy, Joe, 355
Kennedy, Joe, Jr., 169
Kennedy, John F., 10, 20–21, 27–28, 35–36, 42, 59, 124, 151, 155, 156, 280, 296, 310, 351, 355, 369, 394, 425, 483, 584
assassination of, 33–34, 169, 286
Cuban Missile Crisis and, 432, 582
Kerry’s meeting of, 22–24, 125
Kennedy, John F., Jr., 34
Kennedy, Kathleen, 169
Kennedy, Robert F., 59, 116, 117, 124, 155, 338, 355
assassination of, 59, 116, 169, 190, 286
Walinsky and, 116
Kennedy, Rose, 355
Kennedy, Vicki, 326, 327, 335, 346–47, 352, 354–57, 414
Kenya, 233
Kerry, Alexandra Forbes (daughter), 171, 207, 210, 220–22, 250, 264–65, 315–16, 340, 342, 572, 573
birth of, 137–38
John’s presidential campaign and, 263, 270, 280, 313, 322
9/11 attacks and, 243–44
Kerry, Cameron “Cam” (brother), 1, 2, 7, 24, 111, 118, 120, 255, 313, 350, 446
John’s congressional campaign and, 134, 135
Kerry, Diana (sister), 1, 2, 9, 17–18, 110, 350
Kerry, Frederick “Fred” (grandfather), 4, 6–7, 171
Kerry, Ida (grandmother), 3–7, 255
Kerry, Isabelle (granddaughter), 572–73
Kerry, John:
anti-war activism of, 56, 115–18, 123–31, 132–35, 144, 148, 190, 191, 201, 212, 255, 257, 295, 322, 339
presidential election of 2004 and, 298–300, 307
see also Vietnam Veterans Against the War
athletic pursuits of, 5, 31–34, 44
bicycle accident of, 512–13
cancer of, 250–54, 256–57, 264, 280
in car accident, 30–31
Chestnut Hill home of, 139–40
childhood and teen years of, 11–25
congressional election of 1970 and, 118–23
in congressional election of 1972, 133–37, 140, 144
dogs of, 13
at St. Paul’s, 19–21, 26, 27, 29, 44, 151, 170, 171, 445
in Switzerland, 7, 14–15, 18–20, 29, 32
at Yale, 8, 21, 23, 26–34, 41, 42–46, 55
Yale Class Day speech, 45–46
encyclopedia sales job of, 34–36
European trip during college, 36–41
environmentalism of, 122, 147, 215, 295, 359–60, 558–59
see also environment
family background of, 3–11, 175, 255, 446
good luck charms of, 154–55, 320, 406
as Gore running mate candidate, 1, 239, 240, 262, 274
hockey game accident of, 491–92
law career of
assistant district attorney, 140–41
private practice, 142–43
student prosecutor, 139
as lieutenant governor, 143–47
marriages of, see Kerry, Teresa Heinz; Thorne, Julia
military service of, 42–65
as aide, 111–12
Damage Control School, 48–50
enlistment in Naval Reserve, 43, 118, 123–24, 191
Gridley tour of duty, 50–59, 96
NBC School (nuclear, biological and chemical training), 50
Officer Candidate School, 43, 46–47, 51, 57, 347
release from duty and honorable discharge, 118, 119, 122, 123
SERE (survival, evasion, resistance and escape) training, 62–65
military service in Vietnam, 20, 28, 31, 67–109, 118, 148, 190, 288, 308, 322, 583
ambush and beaching of boats, 103–4, 112, 223–25
awards, 104, 223, 225, 301, 302
presidential election of 2004 and, 298–307
return to U.S. following, 108, 110–11, 120, 124, 171
shrapnel wound and, 102
Swift boat command, 52, 58, 59, 61–62, 67–109, 124
Warsh’s Boston Globe column on, 223–25
optimism of, 582–83
religious faith of, 4, 13–14, 19, 168–175, 282, 294–98, 558
abortion issue and, 294–96, 318
Communion and, 4, 13–14, 294, 297–98
dream about priest, 174–75
St. Christopher’s medal, 170, 252, 320
sailing and love of the sea, 5–6, 43, 44–45, 54, 573
as secretary of state, 408–39, 583
Afghanistan and, 416–24
climate change and, 556–79
Colombia and, 429–34
confirmation and swearing in, 407, 408, 496, 539–40, 561
Egypt and, 413–15
Iran nuclear program and, 485–523
Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and, 440–84
Obama’s nomination of, 406–7
Syria and, 524–55
Ukraine and, 434–39
as secretary of state candidate in 2009, 346–49
in Senate, 79, 115, 149–81, 189, 207, 212–15, 227, 332–38, 340–44, 345–67, 368–407, 583
BCCI investigation, 187–89, 245
climate change and, 360–65
as Foreign Relations Committee chairman, 368–407, 412, 416, 448, 487, 536, 544, 560, 561
health care and, 350, 353–54, 363, 364
Iraq and, 247–49
New START and, 394–402
Nicaragua and Iran-Contra investigation, 162–67, 182–89
Pakistan and, 372, 374, 376–88
Philippines and, 177–81
POW/MIA issue and, 155, 190–201
reelection in 2008, 344, 345, 349
Syria and, 388–93
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and, 402–4
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and, 402–6
YouthBuild and, 202–5
Senate campaign of (1984), 146–48, 160–61, 192
Senate reelection campaign of (1996), 211–27, 232, 349
Vietnam War POW/MIA work of, see Vietnam War POW/MIA issue
Vietnam War questioned by, 53, 55, 58, 60, 82, 108–9
Kerry, John, presidential campaign of, 242, 249, 250–80, 281–329, 330–34, 340, 341, 343, 374
Edwards in, 274–75, 277, 293, 302, 305, 326–28, 331
election night speech, 324, 328–29
financing for, 275–78, 304–5, 334
issues in
gay marriage, 281, 289–94, 319, 331
health care, 353
Kerry’s Vietnam service, 298–307
nomination, 280
Rassmann and, 268–69
running mate selection process in, 271–75
Kerry, Kathy (wife of Cameron), 446
Kerry, Margaret “Peggy” (sister), 1, 2, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 111, 115–17, 124, 134, 342, 350
Kerry, Mildred “Milly” (aunt), 3, 5, 171
Kerry, Richard John (father), 1–7, 10–15, 17, 18, 21, 44, 47, 54, 55, 57, 58, 111, 117–18, 133, 145, 171, 175, 191, 288, 322, 323, 350, 581
birth of, 6
cancer and death of, 1–2, 239–40, 250
in Foreign Service, 12, 118, 133, 175, 409
religious views of, 4, 168, 296
Rosemary’s meeting of, 10
sailing of, 5
schooling of, 7
Kerry, Rosemary Isabel Forbes (mother), 2, 5, 8–11, 15–19, 21, 54, 55, 68, 111, 240, 306, 322, 573, 581
at anti-war rally, 134
death of, 322
environment and, 24, 122, 359, 558
John’s congressional campaign and, 134
religious views of, 4, 168–69, 296
Richard’s meeting of, 10
Scouting and, 12–13
Kerry, Teresa Heinz, 152, 206–9, 227, 240, 242, 274, 275, 297, 327, 329, 330, 332, 335, 342, 344, 348, 350, 358, 362, 413, 415, 448, 450, 549
cancer of, 358
fire hydrant issue and, 218
first husband’s death and, 205–6, 208, 252
John’s cancer and, 250, 252, 253
John’s marriage to, 209–10
John’s meeting of, 205, 206, 572
John’s presidential campaign and, 270, 279, 280, 313, 315, 322
John’s relationship with, 207–11
9/11 attacks and, 244
seizure suffered by, 414–16
and Senate campaign of 1996, 217–221
tabloids and, 217–18
Kerry, Vanessa Bradford (daughter), 150, 171, 207, 210, 220–22, 250, 264–65, 315–16, 339, 340, 342, 353, 414
birth of, 140
John’s presidential campaign and, 263, 270, 280, 313, 322
marriage of, 366–67
Kerry-Lugar-Berman Act, 379–80
Ketchum, Idaho, 491
KGB, 195–96
Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali, 490, 492, 506, 511
Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah, 518
Kigali Amendment, 576–77
Kiir Mayardit, Salva, 412, 413
Kiley, Tom, 134
King, Ed, 143
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 58, 190
Kirk, Mark, 501
Kirk, Paul, 356
Kissinger, Henry, 190–91, 194, 396, 409
Kohl, Herb, 193
Konashenkov, Igor, 554–55
Korea, North, 246
Korea, Republic of (South Korea), 94
Korean War, 581–82
Kornbluh, Peter, 30–31
Kosovo, 529
Kubis, Jan, 423
Kyl, Jon, 400–401
Laird, Melvin, 96
LaPierre, Wayne, 286
Lashkar-e-Taiba, 379
Lautenberg, Frank, 156–57, 206
Lavrov, Sergei, 437–38, 514–16, 530, 536–39, 548–50, 552–54
Law of the Sea, 402–4
Laxalt, Paul, 180
Leahy, Pat, 179
Lee, Larry, 302
Le Havre, 37
Lehrer, Jim, 315
Lepre, Timothy, 414
Les Essarts, 9–10, 16–17, 30, 37–38, 41, 209
Libya, 526, 527, 529, 544, 572
Lewinsky, Monica, 229–34
LGBT issues, see homosexual and LGBT Americans
Lieberman, Joe, 239, 240, 254, 272, 317, 362–65
Lifton, Robert, 126
Light, Kenneth, 299
Likud, 470
Limbaugh, Rush, 300
Lincoln, Abraham, 325
Lindbergh, Charles, 556
Liss, Jeff, 271
Livni, Tzipi, 449, 451–52, 459, 460, 462, 470, 474
Logan Act, 166
Long, Huey, 151
Lonsdale, Adrian, 225
Lowell Sun, 135–36
Lowenstein, Allard, 117, 118, 351, 457
Lowenstein, Frank, 457, 459, 460
LST (landing ship tank), 75–76, 95, 106–8
Lugar, Richard, 179–80, 247, 248, 369, 378, 380, 397, 399, 401–3
Macdonald, Lloyd, 21
Machar, Riek, 412
Maddox, USS, 51
Maduro, Nicolás, 433
Maliki, Nouri al-, 543–44
Malley, Robert, 516
Mandela, Nelson, 428
March on the Pentagon, 123, 190
Marcos, Ferdinand, 176–80
Marshall Islands, 567
Marshall Plan, 581
Martin, Eddie, 22
Martin, Mary, 15
Masefield, John, 54
Massachusetts politics, 122, 143, 211, 214, 216
Mastromonaco, Alyssa, 347, 348
Mattes, Jack, 182
McAuliffe, Terry, 277
McCain, John S., 148, 190–93, 201, 242, 243, 273, 303, 337, 344, 360–63, 401, 404, 407, 426, 428
Burch and, 238
and Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 404–6
Dole and, 404–5
Kerry’s consideration as running mate, 272–73
“Manchurian candidate” smear against, 194–95, 238, 304
in POW/MIA investigations, 194–95, 201, 238, 299, 300
Republican Party and, 273
Senate members’ defense of, 238–39
Syria and, 535
2000 presidential campaign of, 238–239
2008 presidential campaign of, 344, 363
Vietnam experience of, 49, 56, 65, 148, 190–91, 194–95, 201, 238, 304
McCain-Feingold Act, 276
McCall, Dick, 167
McCarthy, Eugene, 59–60, 116, 117, 260
McCarthy, Joseph, 581
McChrystal, Stanley, 371
McConnell, Mitch, 157, 169, 366, 395–96
McCormack, Edward, 22
McDonough, Denis, 527, 528, 533, 534
McGovern, Jim, 233
McKean, David, 186, 331, 395, 410
McKinsey & Company, 454–55
McMurdo Station, 579
McNamara, Robert, 119
media, 229
Medicaid, 353
Meehan, Michael, 223, 224, 226
Meese, Edwin, 211
Mehlman, Ken, 291
Meininger, Jason, 512
Mekong Delta, 73, 75, 83, 88, 95, 98, 583
Mellman, Mark, 320
Melville, Herman, 25
Menendez, Bob, 501
Miami Five, 425
Miami Herald, 304
Middle East, 388, 389, 411, 429, 432, 440, 446–48, 452, 457, 460, 528, 543, 546, 549
see also specific countries
Middle East Quartet, 477
Miggins, Mike, 106
Milk, Harvey, 286
Milošević, Slobodan, 529
Mitchell, George, 184, 193, 388, 410–411, 452–53, 469
Mixner, David, 116
Modi, Narendra, 556, 566, 569, 576
Mogherini, Federica, 515, 520–22
Mondale, Walter, 271
money laundering, 187, 188, 245
Moniz, Ernie, 506–8, 510, 514, 517
Morgenthau, Robert “Bob,” 140, 187
Morris, Larry, 428
Morse, Brad, 133
Morsi, Mohamed, 413–14
Moscone, George, 286
Moscow, 195–96
Mossad, 465
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 190, 350, 377
Muallem, Walid, 542
Murphy, Chris, 517
Murray, Patty, 152
Musharraf, Pervez, 376–77
Myanmar, 237
NASA, 154
National Governors Association (NGA), 146
National Moot Court Competition, 138–39
National Prayer Breakfast, 171, 282
National Republican Senatorial Committee, 152, 213
National Rifle Association (NRA), 281–83, 285–87
National Security Council (NSC), 147, 183, 390–91, 438, 493, 506, 527, 533, 542
NATO, 15, 245, 373, 418, 423, 437, 529, 546, 566
Naushon Island, 5, 24–25, 45, 63, 231, 573
Navy, U.S.:
Kerry’s enlistment in, 43, 118, 123–124, 191
Law of the Sea Treaty and, 403
Nazi Germany, 293
NBC School (nuclear, biological and chemical training), 50
Negroponte, John, 136
Netanyahu, Benjamin “Bibi,” 390, 440–444, 447, 451–53, 455–60, 462–78, 557
Iran nuclear program and, 501, 503–5
Obama and, 504
Netanyahu, Yonatan “Yoni,” 451
New Deal, 350
New Hampshire primary, 342, 346
in 2004, 258–60, 262–64, 270, 309
New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), 394–402
Newsweek, 193
New York Post, 117
New York Times, 198, 226, 247, 302, 304
New Zealand, 58
Ngo Dinh Diem, 177
Nguyen Co Thach, 197
Contras in, 163–65, 167, 182–84
Iran-Contra affair, 184–89
Kerry and Harkin’s trip to, 162–67
Kerry’s investigation of U.S. involvement in, 182–89
plane shot down over, 184
Vietnam compared with, 163
Nicholson, Marvin, 279, 313, 324, 333, 347–48
Niebuhr, Reinhold, 171
9/11 attacks, 243–47, 273, 282, 290, 294, 298, 306, 309, 319–20, 370, 386, 416, 547
Nixon, Richard, 21, 117, 122, 128, 129, 133, 136, 149, 185, 261, 282, 301, 302, 310, 340, 357, 359, 396, 582
Kerry’s congressional campaign and, 135, 136
Vietnam and, 125, 132, 133, 190, 194
Watergate and, 185
Noriega, Manuel, 187, 188, 211
Normandy landings, 17, 37, 115, 209
North Korea, 246
Norway, 575
nuclear, biological and chemical training (NBC School), 50
nuclear weapons, 147, 165, 255, 314, 582, 584
Iran and, see Iran, nuclear negotiations with
New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), 394–402
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), 492, 523
Syrian power plant and, 389–90
Nuland, Victoria, 437–38
Nung troops, 104–7
Nunn, Sam, 184
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 397
Obama, Barack, 280, 302, 305–6, 341–343, 358, 361, 366, 368, 369, 388, 393, 395, 406, 412, 415, 479, 512, 527–28, 575
Afghanistan and, 371, 376, 416
bin Laden raid and, 384–85
climate change and, 360, 363, 556, 559, 560, 563–67, 569, 572, 575–77
Clinton nominated as secretary of state by, 349
Daesh (ISIL) and, 545–47
elected president, 344
Iran nuclear program and, 486, 488, 489, 491–96, 499, 503–5, 508, 511, 518, 519, 521
Israel and, 504
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, 440, 442, 447, 453, 456, 461, 462, 468–71, 474–75, 481–83
Kerry considered as secretary of state by (2009), 346–49
Kerry nominated as secretary of state by, 406–7
Netanyahu and, 504
nuclear treaty and, 396, 398–400
presidential campaign of (2008), 341–44, 347, 349, 350, 353
presidential inauguration of, 350–52
in Senate, 270–71, 279, 336, 341, 347
Syria and, 389, 390, 393, 525–30, 533–35, 537–38, 544, 548, 551, 555
Ukraine and, 437
Obama, Michelle, 280, 350, 415
O’Brien, Drew, 410
O’Brien, Frank, 134
Officer Candidate School (OCS), 43, 46–47, 51, 57, 347
Ohiri, Chris, 33
OINC (officer-in-charge), 61, 71, 73, 79, 82, 99
Olmert, Ehud, 390
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 22, 188, 286
O’Neill, John, 301–2
Operation Desert Storm, 190, 389, 546
Operation Dewey Canyon, 128–31, 132–33
Operation Rapid American Withdrawal (RAW), 124
Operation Rolling Thunder, 43
Operation Sealords, 68, 72–73, 76, 79, 101, 105, 108, 115
Operation U-Haul, 100
Operation Winter Soldier, 127–28
Oquist, Paul, 571
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), 540–41
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 566
Oslo Accords, 441, 450, 456, 476–77
Oswald, Lee Harvey, 34
Ottoman Empire, 507
Our Oceans conferences, 575
P5+1, 487, 493, 495, 497–99, 503, 510, 514
PACs (political action committees), 160–61, 181
Afghanistan and, 376, 377, 381, 386–87, 417
bin Laden raid and, 382, 384–87
Davis affair in, 382–85
floods in, 381
Kashmir earthquake in, 378–79
military leaders in, 386
U.S. aid to, 379–81
Palau, 575
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), 447, 450
Palestinian Authority, 477
Palestinians, 446–47
economy of, 454–55
Gaza, 390, 441, 448–51, 455, 471–475
Hamas, 388, 441, 448, 450, 458, 470–73
see also Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace talks
Palin, Sarah, 358, 363, 395, 396, 398
Paris, terrorist attacks in, 556–57
Paris Agreement, 570–73, 575–76, 578
Paris Peace Accords, 136
Pasha, Ahmad, 386–87
Patriot Act, 245
Patrol Boat, River (PBR) vessels, 52, 84, 86–88, 95, 96
Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) vessels, see Swift boats
Paul, Saint, 172
peace movement, see anti-war activism
Pell, Claiborne, 155, 156, 179, 187
Peres, Shimon, 444, 451, 452, 470, 479–80
Pershing, Dick, 19, 32–33, 42, 44–45, 119, 129, 137
death of, 55, 57, 65, 111, 119, 125, 171–73, 259, 334
Pershing, John J. “Black Jack,” 25, 42, 45
Pershing, Jonathan, 578
Peter, Paul and Mary, 117, 267
Peter Pan, 15
Petraeus, David, 371–72
Philbin, Philip, 118, 120, 121
Philippines, 175–77
Kerry’s trip to, 177–81
Phu Quoc Island, 72, 73, 77, 98
in map, 66
Piatt, Geoff, 434
Pickens, T. Boone, 364
Planned Parenthood, 318
PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization), 447, 450
political action committees (PACs), 160–61, 181
in Massachusetts, 122, 143, 211, 214, 216
stereotypes and, 282
Pollard, Jonathan, 469
Popular Reconnaissance Units (PRUs), 86–88, 100
Powell, Colin, 247–49, 396, 409, 532
POWs, see Vietnam War POW/MIA issue
presidential election of 2000, 237–42
Bush in, 238–39, 241–42, 245, 263, 291, 292, 310–12, 319
Gore in, 238–42, 245, 272, 276–77, 291, 310–12, 319, 326
Kerry considered as running mate in, 1, 239, 240, 262, 274
presidential election of 2004, 242, 249, 288
Biden and, 260–61
bin Laden video and, 319–20, 386
Bush in, 265, 270, 277, 278, 290–93, 299, 308, 309, 320, 323, 324, 326, 327, 386
Clark in, 261–62
Dean in, 252, 254, 257–59, 261–63, 265, 267, 270, 278
debates in, 309–19
Democratic Convention in, 277, 279–80, 301, 308
Edwards as presidential candidate in, 265, 270
Election Day, 320–26
Iowa in, 258, 261–63, 266–68, 270, 309
Kerry in, see Kerry, John, presidential campaign of
New Hampshire in, 258–60, 262–64, 270, 309
Republican Convention in, 277, 307, 308
presidential election of 2008, 341–44, 363
Obama in, 341–44, 347, 349, 350, 353
Pressler, Larry, 206
Primakov, Yevgeny, 196
Puopolo, Sonia, 244–45
Putin, Vladimir, 435–39, 549, 556
Syria and, 525–26, 529, 537, 548–549, 552, 554
Qaboos, Sultan, 487–94, 500, 503
Quebec Company 702, 46
Rabin-Pelossof, Dalia, 444–45
Rassmann, Jim, 107, 108, 268–69
Rayburn, Sam, 158
Reagan, Nancy, 183
Reagan, Ronald, 10, 142, 147, 148, 149, 161, 162, 177, 183, 189, 203, 211, 238, 261, 297, 340, 396, 415, 439, 481, 505
Nicaragua and, 163–65, 167, 182, 184, 185, 255
Reed, Willis, 253
Regional and Popular Forces (RPRF; Ruff Puffs), 106
Rehnquist, William, 236
Reid, Harry, 193, 235, 357, 374–76, 400, 489
Reissfelder, George, 142–43, 203, 221
religious faith:
Catholic, 4, 19, 121, 162, 168–69, 171, 239, 267, 294–98
environment and, 579
of Kerry, 4, 13–14, 19, 168–75, 282, 294–98, 558
abortion issue and, 294–96, 318
Communion and, 4, 13–14, 294, 297–98
dream about priest, 174–75
St. Christopher’s medal, 170, 252, 320
of Kerry’s parents, 4, 168–69, 296
National Prayer Breakfast, 171, 282
Senate Prayer Breakfast, 168–74, 275, 282
of Ted Kennedy, 169–70
Reno, Janet, 230
Republican National Committee (RNC), 276, 277, 290, 299
Republican National Convention (2004), 277, 307, 308
Republican Party, Republicans, 153–154, 165, 166, 203, 218, 219, 228, 242, 256, 282, 332, 502
climate change and, 360–62, 365
gay marriage issue and, 287, 289–92
gun issue and, 281–87
health care and, 354, 355, 357–59
Iran nuclear negotiations and, 505
Kerry’s Vietnam service and activism record and, 298–307, 308
in Massachusetts, 211
McCain and, 273
New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) and, 394–402
Nicaragua and, 167, 182, 184, 185
Republican Revolution, 212, 215, 335
Syria and, 534–35
Tea Party, 358, 359, 363, 365, 395, 399, 401–5
Republic of Korea (ROK), 94
Rezaian, Jason, 522–23
Rezaian, Mary, 522–23
Rhodes, Ben, 425
Ricciardone, Frank, 374
Rice, Susan, 438, 500, 506, 508, 517, 527, 530–31, 533, 534, 537, 551
Richardson, Elliot, 148
Ridge, Tom, 301
Rivkin, Charlie, 410
Rockefeller, Jay, 157, 243, 368
Rodriguez, Bruno, 426–29
Rogers, Hal, 531
Roman, Yadin, 445
Romney, Mitt, 212, 256, 354, 395, 443
Rood, Bill, 102–3, 105, 113, 302
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 4, 228, 291, 293, 357, 547
Roosevelt, Theodore “Teddy,” 25, 175, 176, 242
Root, Elihu, 176
Rosenblith, Ron, 146, 214, 277, 309, 360
Rouhani, Hassan, 496–98, 519, 521
Rouse, Pete, 400
Rousseff, Dilma, 569
Rove, Karl, 277, 278, 282, 291, 360
RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades), 101, 102
Rubio, Marco, 535
Ruby, Jack, 34
Rumsfeld, Donald, 245
Rung Sat Special Zone (RSSZ), 84, 88
in map, 66
Runyon, Pat, 69–71
Russia, 370, 403, 439, 477, 479, 487, 492, 529, 571
New START arms reduction treaty with, 394–402
sanctions imposed on, 437, 438, 552
Syria and, 525–27, 529, 530–32, 538–40, 548–55
Rutherford, Lewis, 21
Rwanda, 576
Saddam Hussein, 188, 235, 246–49, 255, 266, 293, 315, 490
Safer, Morley, 132
Saigon, 93–95
in map, 66
press corps in, 48
St. Albans School, 12
Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, 7–10
St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast, 216–18, 256
Kerry at, 19–21, 26, 27, 29, 44, 151, 170, 171, 445
Salehi, Ali, 490, 496, 506–7, 514
Salehi, Yeganeh, 522–23
Salter, Mark, 195
salvific suffering, 172
Sandusky, Del, 99, 100, 103–4, 106, 107
Santos, Juan Manuel, 429–34
Sarbanes, Paul, 184
Sasser, Jim, 335
Sasso, John, 321
Saud al-Faisal, Prince, 547
Saudi Arabia, 387, 478, 485, 530, 546–547, 550, 555
Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America’s Slide into Socialism (DeMint), 395
Schacte, Lieutenant, 69
Schieffer, Bob, 319
Schmid, Helga, 500
Schneider, Ronna, 138
Schumer, Chuck, 501
Scouting, 12–13
Seeger, Pete, 60
Senate, U.S., 149–55, 228–29, 335, 340, 376, 393–94, 406
Armed Services Committee, 153, 290
Banking Committee, 368
civility and collegiality in, 166, 167
Clinton impeachment and, 234–36
Commerce Committee, 151, 155, 350, 368
diversity in, 153–54
Finance Committee, 350, 353, 354, 357–59, 368
gym of, 168
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, 353
Intelligence Committee, 243, 274
Judiciary Committee, 155
Kerry in, 79, 115, 149–81, 189, 207, 212–15, 227, 332–38, 340–44, 345–67, 368–407, 583
BCCI investigation, 187–89, 245
climate change and, 360–65
as Foreign Relations Committee chairman, 368–407, 412, 448, 487, 536, 544, 560, 561
health care and, 350, 353–54, 363, 364
Iraq and, 247–49
New START and, 394–402
Nicaragua and Iran-Contra investigation, 162–67, 182–89
Pakistan and, 372, 374, 376–88
Philippines and, 177–81
POW/MIA issue and, 155, 190–201
reelection in 2008, 344, 345, 349
Syria and, 388–93
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and, 402–4
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and, 402–6
YouthBuild and, 202–5, 227, 228
Kerry’s campaign for (1984), 146–148, 160–61, 192
Kerry’s reelection campaign for (1996), 211–27, 232, 349
debates in, 220–23
McCain defended by members of, 238–39
New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) and, 394–402
Obama in, 270–71, 279, 336, 341, 347
Prayer Breakfast of, 168–74, 275, 282
rhythms of, 159
Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, 155, 193–201
Small Business Committee, 155, 336, 368
women in, 152
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 153–55, 160, 166, 176, 177, 179, 182–84, 187, 244, 247, 336, 337, 339, 350, 351, 368, 407, 430
Kerry as chairman of, 368–407, 412, 448, 487, 536, 544, 560, 561
New START and, 394–402
Pakistan and, 372, 374, 376–88
Syria and, 388–93
Kerry’s Vietnam testimony to, 130–131, 132–33, 339, 532
September 11 attacks, 243–47, 273, 282, 290, 294, 298, 306, 309, 319–20, 370, 386, 416, 547
SERE (survival, evasion, resistance and escape) training, 62–65
Sessions, Jeff, 228
Shaheen, Jeanne, 517
Shalit, Gilad, 458
Shamie, Ray, 148
Shaw, Bernard, 222
Shaw, George Bernard, 59
Shaw, Robert Gould, 25
Sheehan, Neil, 56
Shepard, Matthew, 293
Shepard, Scott, 242
Sherman, Wendy, 481, 497, 498, 501, 503, 506, 507, 509, 516, 517
Shia Muslims, 388, 489–90, 531, 543, 544
Shin Bet, 465
Shir LaShalom, 445
Short, Fred, 107
Shourd, Sarah, 488
Shrum, Bob, 215, 220, 232, 269, 310, 312, 315, 317, 324
Shtayyeh, Mohammad, 462
Shultz, George, 162, 177, 180, 396, 409, 415
Shultz, Obie, 415
Shumadine, Bill, 113
Silent Spring (Carson), 122, 559
awarded to Kerry, 104, 223, 225, 302
Simon, Paul, 157
Simpson, Alan, 151
Sisi, Abdel Fattah al-, 478
Six-Day War, 481
60 Minutes, 132
Sklenkar, Marge, 116
Small Business Administration, 155, 336
Small Business Committee, 155, 336, 368
Smedinghoff, Anne, 417–18, 421, 424
Smith, Fred, 44
Smith, Gordon, 229
Smith, Neal, 162
Smith, Stephen, 22
Soi Rap River, 84, 88, 89, 91, 93
Somoza family, 163
Sopoaga, Enele, 568
South Africa, 571
South China Sea, 80, 83, 94, 98
in map, 66
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, 177
South Korea (Republic of Korea), 94
South Sudan, 412–13
Soviet Union, 147, 165, 172, 177, 426, 439, 505, 582
Afghanistan and, 165, 379, 549
Cuban Missile Crisis, 432, 582
dissolution of, 195
Ukraine and, 434
Vietnam War and, 195–96
Spanish-American War, 175
Spin Alley, 312
Spirit of St. Louis, 556
Sragow, Roanne, 142–43
State Department, 12, 21, 43, 165, 177, 179, 364, 371, 391, 408, 487, 491, 545
Clinton as secretary of state, 349, 370, 371, 375, 376, 384, 385, 390, 396, 400, 409
Kerry as candidate for secretary of state in 2009, 346–49
Kerry as secretary of state, 408–39, 583
Afghanistan and, 416–24
climate change and, 556–79
Colombia and, 429–34
confirmation and swearing in, 407, 408, 496, 539–40, 561
Egypt and, 413–15
Iran nuclear program and, 485–523
Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and, 440–84
Obama’s nomination of, 406–7
Syria and, 524–55
Ukraine and, 434–39
policy guidance cables of, 565
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review of, 565–566
Steinmeier, Frank-Walter, 514
Stennis, John C., 152–53
Stern, Todd, 561–63, 567, 569, 570, 578
Stevens, Ann, 173
Stevens, Ted, 173–74
Stevenson, Adlai, 21
Stewart, Potter, 7
Stone, John, 579
Stone, Roger, 179
Stoneman, Dorothy, 202–5
Strickland, Ted, 287
Strolz, Othmar, 30
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, 53
suffering, 172
Suharto, 176
Sullivan, Jake, 494–95
Sullivan, Tom, 512
Sumar, Fatema, 386
Sun Also Rises, The (Hemingway), 36, 39
Sunni Muslims, 388, 443–44, 489–90, 531, 539, 542–43, 546, 547
Sununu, John, 146
Supreme Court, 7
Sussman, Lou, 271
Suu Kyi, Aung San, 237
Swift Boating, strategy and use of term, 273, 307
Swift boats (Patrol Craft, Fast; PCF), 52, 61, 113–14, 127, 300
Coastal Division 11, 72, 77, 79, 82, 83, 98, 112
Kerry’s command of, 52, 58, 59, 61–62, 67–109, 124
PCF-44, 72, 73, 84, 88, 98, 300, 306
PCF-57, 73
PCF-94, 98, 99, 101, 105–8, 224, 225, 306, 409
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), 301–7, 317, 364, 374
Switzerland:
Davos, 5
Kerry’s schooling in, 7, 14–15, 18–20, 29, 32
Syria, 249, 388–93, 439, 524–55, 572
bombing of humanitarian convoy in, 553–55
cease-fire and humanitarian aid in, 551–54
chemical weapons in, 393
Ghouta attack, 524–30, 532, 534–538, 541, 546
military response to Ghouta attack, 527–38
removal of, 536–41
civil war in, 527, 539, 540, 542–43, 546, 552
Daesh (ISIL) in, 543–48, 552, 553
Foley and, 544–45
Hama, 525
International Syria Support Group, 550
Iraq War compared with, 530, 532, 535, 536
jihadis and, 542–43
nuclear facility in, 389–90
Obama and, 389, 390, 393, 525–30, 533–35, 537–38, 544, 548, 551, 555
Russia and, 525–27, 529, 530–32, 538–40, 548–55
UN and, 529–32, 536, 538, 539, 541, 542, 550, 554–55
TACA Airlines, 162
Taft, Bob, 291–92
Taft, William Howard, 175
Takht-Ravanchi, Majid, 500
Taliban, 245, 370, 372, 377, 379, 383, 416, 418, 420
Talwar, Puneet, 494–95
Tanzania, 233
Tea Party, 358, 359, 363, 365, 395, 399, 401–5
technology, 411
Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif), 467, 475
terrorism, 188, 245, 266, 314, 320, 338, 341, 370, 388, 411, 416, 463, 464, 483, 490, 518, 542
al-Qaeda, 188, 233, 245, 315, 319, 370, 378, 379, 416, 531, 543, 550, 552
Hezbollah, 388, 390, 391, 485, 548
ISIL (ISIS; Daesh), 486, 512, 513, 543–48, 552, 553
Foley and, 544–45
Lashkar-e-Taiba, 379
9/11 attacks, 243–47, 273, 282, 290, 294, 298, 306, 309, 319–20, 370, 386, 416, 547
Paris attacks, 556–57
terror threat alerts, 301
Tet Offensive, 55–56, 190, 259
This Moment on Earth (Kerry and Kerry), 361
Thomas Aquinas, 171
Thorne, David, 28–29, 31–32, 44–45, 52, 53, 59, 120, 122–23, 133, 134, 277, 313, 315, 331, 351, 410
on European trip with Kerry, 36–41
military service of, 42, 51, 53, 55
Thorne, Julia, 41, 57, 59, 65, 110, 111, 119, 133, 134, 207, 220, 221
Alexandra’s birth to, 137–38
cancer of, 264–65, 315–16, 339
Chestnut Hill home of, 139–40
depression suffered by, 144
John’s divorce from, 208, 221, 265, 340
John’s marriage to, 122–23
John’s meeting of, 32
John’s separation from, 144, 154, 159, 160, 208
Vanessa’s birth to, 140
Thorne, Lanny, 119
Three Cups of Tea (Mortenson and Relin), 373
Thurmond, Strom, 151, 152, 190, 289, 290, 335, 345, 395
Tillerson, Rex, 364
Tillich, Paul, 171
Titanic, RMS, 16
torture, 65
To Seek a Newer World (Kennedy), 124
Tour of Duty (Brinkley), 300
Tracy, Jim, 428
Treasure Island Naval Station, 47–49, 110
Treasury Department, 567
Treaty of Lausanne, 507
Treaty of Versailles, 398
True Compass (Kennedy), 356
Truman, Harry S, 150, 154, 176, 188, 357
Trump, Donald J., 204, 350, 482, 555, 577
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, 480
Tryner, Ken, 107
Tsongas, Paul, 137, 146, 149, 155, 168, 173, 183
Turkey, 388, 390, 471, 472, 540, 550, 555
Tuvalu, 568
Two for the Road, 65
Two Viet-Nams, The (Fall), 48
Udall, Mo, 330
U Minh forest, 78
in map, 66
Unfit for Command (O’Neill and Corsi), 301–4
United Arab Emirates (UAE), 478, 547
United Kingdom, 370, 487, 531–32, 534, 535
United Nations (UN), 247, 394, 415, 421, 423, 438, 477, 496, 517
Convention on the Law of the Sea, 402–4
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 402–6
General Assembly (UNGA), 487, 497, 553, 556, 565
Green Climate Fund, 567
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), 448
Security Council, 247–49, 480–81, 485, 487, 523, 529, 532, 538, 539, 550, 554–55
Syria and, 529–32, 536, 538, 539, 541, 542, 550, 554–55
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 557, 561
Conferences of the Parties (COPs), 564, 566, 567, 569
Copenhagen (2009), 559, 560, 564
Marrakesh (2016), 577–78
Paris (2015), 556–57, 559, 561–73
Paris Agreement, 570–73, 575–76, 578
Rio Earth Summit (1992), 206, 559, 560, 564, 572
Upton, Pete, 114
Uribe, Alvaro, 433
U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group (CCWG), 562
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 294, 295
U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, 567
Vallely, Tom, 135, 214, 224, 331
Vallely, Tory, 331
Valley Forge, Pa., 124, 125, 581
Vandenberg, Arthur, 369
Venezuela, 433
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 126
Victory at Sea, 54
Vietnam, 192, 243, 426, 429, 583
South Vietnam
government of, 60, 82, 101, 176, 177
map of, 66
Vietnam Moratorium Committee, 116, 257
Vietnam veterans, 125–26, 132, 136, 339, 405
Burch and, 238
Shannon’s remark and, 148
support groups for, 126
VA hospitals and, 125–26
Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), 124, 135, 299, 301, 305
agendas and divisions in, 133
Kerry’s involvement with, 124–30, 132–33, 136, 254, 266, 322
congressional testimony, 130–31, 132–33, 339, 532
military awards returned by, 129
Operation Dewey Canyon, 128–31, 132–33
Operation Rapid American Withdrawal (RAW), 124
Operation Winter Soldier, 127–28
media response to, 128
Washington march, 129–30
Vietnam War, 20, 26–27, 37, 42, 43, 45, 48–50, 110, 123, 136, 153, 177, 186, 192, 248, 259, 290, 298, 306, 333, 337, 371, 404, 449, 528, 582
activism against, see anti-war activism
atrocities in, 127
and blacklist of Vietnamese, 91–92
Coastal Surveillance Force in, 81, 83
domino theory and, 43, 82, 109, 163
end of, 136
fishing junks and, 69–72, 74, 75, 78–79, 90–92, 108, 109, 127
free-fire zones in, 56, 69, 70, 87, 102, 127
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in, 35, 123
harassment and interdiction missions in, 77, 127
Harkin’s photographs and, 162–63
helicopters in, 198
Kerry’s questioning of, 53, 55, 58, 60, 82, 108–9
Kerry’s Senate testimony on, 130–131, 132–33, 339, 532
Kerry’s service in, 20, 28, 31, 67–109, 118, 148, 190, 288, 308, 322, 583
ambush and beaching of boats, 103–4, 112, 223–25
awards, 104, 223, 225, 301, 302
presidential election of 2004 and, 298–307
return to U.S. following, 108, 110–11, 120, 124, 171
shrapnel wound and, 102
Swift boat command, 52, 58, 59, 61–62, 67–109, 124
Warsh’s Boston Globe column on, 223–25
locations in
An Thoi, 72, 76–81, 92–93, 98–100, 102, 104, 108
Bay Hap River, 101–3, 105–7, 583
Cam Ranh Bay, 67–71, 73, 83, 110, 115
Cau Mau Peninsula, 80, 83, 98, 118
Cat Lo, 68, 79, 81–82, 92, 95, 98–99
Chu Lai, 73
Con Sen Island prison, 162–63
Cua Lon River, 82, 83, 98, 102, 105
Dong Cung Canal, 103, 106, 303
Dong Tam, 95–97
Duong Keo River, 113
Gulf of Thailand, 72, 73, 75, 82, 83, 98
Gulf of Tonkin, 35, 49, 51, 56–58
map of, 66
Mekong Delta, 73, 75, 83, 88, 95, 98, 583
Phu Quoc Island, 72, 73, 77, 98
Rung Sat Special Zone (RSSZ), 84, 88
Saigon, 93–95
Soi Rap River, 84, 88, 89, 91, 93
South China Sea, 80, 83, 94, 98
McCain’s service in, 49, 56, 65, 148, 190–91, 194–95, 201, 238, 304
Nicaragua compared with, 163
Nixon and, 125, 132, 133, 190, 194
North’s service in, 183
Nung troops in, 104–7
Operation Market Time in, 61, 81
Operation Rolling Thunder in, 43
Operation Sealords in, 68, 72–73, 76, 79, 101, 105, 108, 115
Operation U-Haul in, 100
Paris Peace Accords and, 136
PBR (Patrol Boat, River) operations in, 52, 84, 86–88, 95, 96
psyops missions in, 101–2, 109
Saigon press corps and, 48
Soviet Union and, 195–96
Swift boat (Patrol Craft, Fast) operations in, 52, 61, 113–14, 127
Coastal Division 11, 72, 77, 79, 82, 83, 98, 112
and design of boats, 61, 80, 86
Kerry’s command of, 52, 58, 59, 61–62, 67–109, 124
PCF-44, 72, 73, 84, 88, 98, 300, 306
PCF-57, 73
PCF-94, 98, 99, 101, 105–8, 224, 225, 306, 409
Tet Offensive in, 55–56, 190, 259
Vietnam War POW/MIA issue, 65, 190–201, 238, 272–73, 426
hearings on, 194–95
Ho Chi Minh tomb and, 199–200
McCain’s work on, 194–95, 201, 238, 299, 300
Russia and, 195–96
Sampley and, 194–95
Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, 155, 193–201
visits to Vietnam to investigate, 196–201
Viet-Nam Witness (Fall), 48
Voinovich, George, 401
in map, 66
Wag the Dog, 233
Wall Street Journal, 304
Wang Yi, 508
Warm Springs, Ga., 4
Warren, Elizabeth, 407
Warren, Robert Penn, 151
Warren, Setti, 313
Warsh, David, 223–25
Washington, George, 124
Washington Post, 166, 256, 267, 304, 522
Washington Times, 166
Wasser, James, 74, 75, 78–79, 87, 90–92
Watergate scandal, 185, 226, 275, 282
Weld, William Floyd “Bill,” 203, 211–212, 226–27
in Senate race against Kerry, 211–27, 232, 311, 349
Westmoreland, William, 56
Whitcomb, Giles, 61
White, John, 119
Whitewater controversy, 230, 233
Whouley, Michael, 143, 239–41, 267, 272, 283
Williams, Ted, 154
Winthrop, Angela, 10
Winthrop, Frederick, 10
Winthrop, John, 10
Winthrop, Robby, 14
Winthrop, Serita, 34
women, 581
in Senate, 152
Wonder, Stevie, 27
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 558
Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Company fire, 237
World Affairs Council, 243
World Economic Forum, 5
Yale and, 44
World War II, 35, 47, 48–49, 54, 83, 118, 178, 186, 290, 581
Kerry’s parents and, 10–11, 42, 44
Normandy landings in, 17, 37, 115, 209
Pearl Harbor attack in, 54, 370
Wright, Jeremiah, 306
Wyden, Ron, 401
Wyeth, Jamie, 25
Xi Jinping, 556, 561, 564, 566
Ya’alon, Moshe “Bogie,” 463, 465, 466
Yad Vashem, 446
Yale University, 7, 21, 23, 43, 68, 116
Kerry at, 8, 21, 23, 26–34, 41, 42–46, 55
World War I and, 44
Yang Jiechi, 561–64
Yanukovych, Viktor, 434–36
Yarrow, Peter, 266–67
Yazidis, 545
Yedinsky, Theo, 264
Yemen, 485
Yost, Eddie, 14
Yushchenko, Viktor, 435
Zakim, Lenny, 445
Zaladonis, Bill, 69–71, 74, 77–78, 81
Zarif, Javad, 485–87, 496, 499, 500–503, 505–7, 509–10, 514–16, 520–23
Zionist Union, 474