A
Abacha, Sani, 126
Abedin, Huma, 24, 66, 72, 81, 97, 115, 122, 140–41, 182, 212
background of, 77–78
double dipping, 79–80
Affleck, Ben, 160
AFL-CIO, 157
African Americans, 24–25, 52, 93, 156
Alinsky, Saul, 102
Allen, Woody, 199
Almanac of American Presidents, The (Barone), 134
Amanpour, Christiane, 213
America, 16–18, 21, 77, 122, 128, 160, 208
coarsening of, 228–30
foreign policy of, 74, 86, 134, 151, 213
money to Haiti, 124
politics in, 52, 55–56, 117, 119, 129, 134, 147, 149, 162, 174, 212–15, 227–28, 235–37
American Bridge PAC, 120
Andrew, Prince, 198–200
Ansar al-Sharia, 122
Avenue Capital, 98
B
Baltimore, MD, 24–25
Band, Doug, 73, 79, 93–95, 197
Barbara Lee Family Foundation, 9
Bardack, Lisa, 30
Barone, Michael, 134
Barzun, Jacques, 230
Benenson, Joel, 170
as a Hillary scandal, 23, 134, 236
known to be dangerous, 87, 121–22
“What difference does it make?,” 43, 151
Bergdahl, Bowe, 151
Bernstein, Carl, 42
Beschloss, Afsaneh, 99
Bevan, Tom, 131
Biden, Beau, 185
death of son, 185
as possible challenger to Hillary, 109, 185, 225–26
Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, 17, 92. See also Clinton Foundation
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, 12
billionaires, 17, 12, 125, 197, 199, 209
Bird, Jeremy, 170
Blair, Diane, 47
Blankfein, Lloyd C., 98
Blood Feud (Klein), 120–22, 150, 172–73
“Bloody Sunday,” 191
Blumenthal, Sidney, xi–xiii, 87, 110– 11, 119–20, 122
Boston Globe, 178–79
Broaddrick, Juanita, 200
Browning, Dolly Kyle, 200
Buchanan, Pat, 151
Bush, George W., 61, 133, 143, 191, 214, 231, 234
C
Canada, 128
Cancro, Robert, 41
Caputo, Lisa, 46–47
Cayne, James “Jimmy,” 199
CBS News, 107
Cedar Falls, IA, 209
Chafee, Lincoln, 109, 184, 232–33
Chagoury, Gilbert, 126
Chappaqua, NY, 12, 23–24, 31–32, 93, 98, 112, 115, 148, 155, 175, 196
Cher, 160
Chinagate, 109
Chipotle, 212
Chozick, Amy, 207
Cillizza, Chris, 205–6
Citizens United, 215
Clark, Wendy, 104
Clinton Foundation and, 17, 20, 91–95, 193, 219–20
confrontation with Bill over foundation, 93–95
“get caught trying” slip, 96
as likely first lady to Hillary, 20
relationship with parents, 32, 95, 219–20
speaking fees, 17
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
absent from Selma event, 191–93
agreement with Obama White House, xii–xiii, 73, 111
anger issues, 42–43, 72, 195–96
appearance of, 147–49
bipartisanship in Senate, 48–49
David Geffen and, 55–56
“dead broke” comment, 16, 123, 151
distancing from Obama, 215
e-mail scandal, 87, 107–117, 119–21, 137–38, 175, 188, 220–21
FBI investigation of, 188–89, 220
feud with Obamas, 71–76, 109–11, 168–70, 172–75, 177–82, 188, 224–25
fights with Bill, xii, 10, 195–96
as first lady, 21
health, 28–32
liberal credentials, 101–2
likeability lessons, 3–6, 102–3
as misanthrope, 40–41
Oprah and, 51–54
paid speeches, 7–8, 17, 151–52
“personality deficit,” 58
rebranding of, 104–5
scandals and, 23, 129, 133–35, 152, 236
as secretary of state, 65–69, 71–83, 85–87, 119–31, 137, 139–44, 151, 175
sees self as victim, xv–xvi
shamelessness, 21
as similar to Claire Underwood, 10
2008 campaign. See 2008 presidential primary
2016 campaign, 15, 23, 25, 80, 91, 133–37, 155–57, 184, 205–10, 218–20, 231–36
unlikeability of, 41, 49, 57, 61, 149–51, 232
visit to Kennedy Compound, 160–62
Clinton, William Jefferson “Bill”
absent from Selma event, 191–93
advice for Hillary, 3–4, 31, 72–73, 81–83, 143–44, 147–48, 155–58, 214
agreement with Obama White House, xii–xiii, 73, 111
David Geffen and, 55–56
dealings during Hillary’s time at State, 87, 119–31, 137, 140–41
excellent at politics, 152–53
feud with Obamas, xii, 109–11, 168–70, 172–75, 177–82, 188, 224–25
as first gentleman, 19–21
frequent conversations with Hillary, 10, 91
health, 25–28
Jeffrey Epstein and, 195–202
lifestyle of, 10–21, 82, 94–95
1992 presidential campaign, 24, 45
Oprah and, 52–53
out of loop on Hillary’s campaign, 211–13
pardons granted, 55–56
political infidelity of, 13–14, 27
popularity of, 16
relationship with Marc Mezvinsky, 97–98
shamelessness, 21
as similar to Frank Underwood, 10
visit to Kennedy Compound, 160–62
Clinton administration, 53, 55, 75, 102, 113, 156, 233–34
Clinton Cash (Schweizer), 126–27
Clinton Foundation, 17, 123, 198, 209–10, 213
as access to Clintons, 18
agreement with Obama White House regarding, xiii, 73, 87
Donna Shalala and, 32–34, 193, 219
Doug Band and, 93–95
foreign donations to, xii–xiii, 73, 110–11, 126–31, 188–89, 232
Hillary’s work for while at State, 23, 125–26, 130, 135, 137, 139–44, 175, 189, 232
Huma Abedin and, 79
humanitarian work done by, 17–18, 82, 116, 125
importance to Bill, 14–16, 19, 33–34
Marc Mezvinsky and, 97–98
media coverage of, xii, 15–16, 92–93
speaking fees transferred to, 17
tax errors, 16
2016 election and, 15, 18–19, 207
Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, 128
Clinton Global Initiative, 12, 15, 18, 98–99, 125, 142–43, 193
Clinton White House, 53, 61, 66, 78, 95, 99, 156, 201
conservatives, 78, 108, 136, 151, 167, 192, 229–32
Cook, Charlie, 136
Cook Political Report, The, 136
Council Bluffs, IA, 209
Cuba, 68
Cummings, Elijah, 24
D
Daily Mail, 198
Dalai Lama, the, 56
Danson, Ted, 97
de Blasio, Bill, 109
Democratic National Committee, 171, 188, 217–18
Democratic National Convention, 21, 60
Democratic Party, Democrats, 55, 59, 79, 97–98, 101, 123, 135, 209, 214
Clintons’ fight to control, 170, 172–74, 217–18, 221
hard Left of, 18
Kennedy family and, 161–62
populist wing of, 101, 160, 173, 235
presidential elections and. See specific elections
presidential primaries and. See specific primaries
view of Obama in 2014 elections, 167–68, 181
Dibble, Elizabeth, 122
Diller, Barry, 92
Domestic Policy Council, 53
Dowd, Maureen, 54–56, 152, 232
Draper, Robert, 172
DreamWorks SKG, 54
Duty (Gates), 49
E
East Asia, 82
Edmund Pettus Bridge, 191–92
Edwards, John, 57
Emanuel, Rahm, 74
Ethiopia, 223
F
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 56, 188, 220–21
Federal Records Act, 113
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 129
Filegate, 109
First Draft (blog), 207
Flowers, Gennifer, 200
Foggy Bottom, 65, 68, 73, 75, 86, 112, 126, 140, 175, 178. See also U.S. Department of State
Foreign Service, 65, 67–68, 72, 141–42, 177
Fox, Nicole, 97
Freedom of Information Act, 113
From Dawn to Decadence (Barzun), 230
G
Gaddafi, Muammar, 86
Gaffney, Frank, Jr., 78
Gandhi, Mohandas, 41
Gates, Robert, 49
Gearan, Anne, 214
Geffen, David, 54–56
Georgetown University, 151, 164, 229
Gerth, Jeff, 41
Ghana, 197
Gibbs, Robert, 74
Giustra, Frank, 126–28
GOP, the, 171. See also Republican Party, Republicans
Gorham, NH, 209
Gowdy, Trey, 120
Gracen, Elizabeth Ward, 200
#GrandmothersKnowBest, 9
“Great Democratic Crack-Up of 2016, The” (Draper), 172
Greece, 99
Greenberg, Alan “Ace,” 199
Greenberg, Stan, 45–46
GreenTech Automotive, 124
Gregory, Edgar, 55
Gregory, Vonna Jo, 55
Guiney, Timothy Edward, 27–28
H
Haberman, Maggie, 209
Haiti, 8, 12, 19–20, 124–25, 142–43
Hard Choices (Clinton), 149–50
Harris, John F., 117
Hart, Gary, 135
hdr2@clintonemail.com, 87, 114, 120
Henry, Ed, 209
Her Way (Gerth and Van Natta), 41
Hines, Cheryl, 162
Hispanics, 156, 158, 179, 181, 184, 228
Holbrooke, Richard, 67
Hollywood, 3, 5–6, 8, 54, 56, 160, 232
Home Improvement, 47
Homeland Security. See U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Hot Air, 192
House of Cards, 10
Hudson Institute, 136
I
IAC/InterActiveCorp, 92
Investor’s Business Daily, 126
Iowa, 7, 23, 49, 51, 56–58, 61, 135, 161, 179, 206, 209, 213, 218, 224, 234
“Is Clinton’s Tide Shifting?” (Cook), 136
Islam, 78, 86, 122, 125, 151, 169, 178, 183
Islamic State, 86, 151, 169, 183
It’s Your World (Clinton), 96
It Takes a Village (Sheehan), 47
J
closeness to Obama, xi, 68, 83
defense of Obama, 167–68
feelings about the Clintons, xi, xiv, 174, 182–84
lecturing Hillary, 110–11
recruiting Elizabeth Warren, 160
role in foreign policy, 68–69, 71, 74–75, 83, 177–78
sabotaging Hillary, xii–xiii, xv, 109–10, 174–75, 177, 184–85, 187–89, 192, 224–26, 233
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 78
Justice Department. See U.S. Department of Justice
K
Kagan, Elena, 53
Kasich, John, 158
Kelly, Michael, 46
Kennedy, Bobby, Jr., 161–62
Kennedy, Edward “Ted,” 160, 162
Kennedy, Ethel, 162
Kennedy, John F., 119, 151, 182
Kennedy, Joseph, II, 161–62
Kennedy, Max, 161–62
Kennedy, Rory, 162
Kennedy Curse, The, 119
Kernberg, Otto F., 40
Kissinger, Henry, 27
Kolbert, Elizabeth, 105
Kraushaar, Josh, 208
Krueger, Alan, 101
Kudlow, Larry, 99
L
Lake, Celinda, 45
Larry King Live, 52
Lasry, Marc, 98
Late Show with David Letterman, 19, 213
Latimer, Matt, 133
Lawford, Chris, 162
Lazio, Rick, 150
Letterman, David “Dave,” 19, 85, 213
Lewinsky, Monica, 16, 38, 94, 109, 119, 133–34, 174, 196, 200, 213
liberals, 8, 15, 41, 49, 59, 61, 102, 109, 120, 163, 167, 183, 214, 230–31, 233–34
Little Rock, AR, 7, 12–13, 19, 38, 91, 94–95, 121, 158, 200–1, 211
Little Saint James, 198
Living History (Clinton), 8, 39
Lowry, Rich, 120
“Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis), 223–24
Lynch, Loretta, 189
M
Maher, Bill, 134
Mandela, Nelson, 56
Margolis, Jim, 170
Maumee, OH, 212
Maxwell, Ghislaine, 97, 197–98, 200
McDonough, Denis, 74
McKinsey & Company, 95
media, the, 12, 48, 51, 59, 61, 92, 170
coverage of Clinton Foundation, xii, 15–16, 92–93
Hillary’s and, 103, 113, 116–17, 148, 206–10
Valerie Jarrett’s leaks to, 71, 174–75, 179
Media Matters, 120
Meir, Golda, 4
Metcalfe, 113
Mezvinsky, Charlotte Clinton, 9
Mezvinsky, Edward, 97
Middle East, 67, 169, 183, 215
Mitchell, George, 67
Mook, Robby, 80
Moonlite BunnyRanch, 11
Moore, Minyon, 52
Morris, Roger, 39
Mourning, Alonzo, 193
Mourning, Tracy, 193
Mourning Family Foundation, 193
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 48
Moynihan, Liz, 48
Mozambique, 197
Mubarak, Hosni, 86
Muskie, Edmund, 59
Muslim Brotherhood, 78
Muslim World League, 78
N
National Action Network, 128
National Archives and Records Administration, 113
National Review, 120
National Security Agency, 108
NBC News, 16, 92, 94, 99, 213, 232
New Hampshire, 23, 49, 57, 59–61, 150, 161, 207, 209, 213, 218, 224
New York, NY, 38, 48, 61, 72, 93, 95, 148, 150, 199, 208
New Yorker, 104–5
New York magazine, 150, 197, 230
coverage of Clinton Foundation, 15, 33, 92–94, 127
stories about Hillary, 56–57, 102–3, 109, 120, 174, 207, 209, 232
stories about Marc Mezvinsky, 97–99
New York Times Magazine, 172–73
stories about Hillary, 46
Nicholas, Peter, 206
Nielsen BookScan, 149
Nightly News, 92
Noah, Timothy, 59
Nobel Peace Prize, 73
Noonan, Peggy, 129
O
Obama, Barack, 49, 54, 156–58, 214–15
Africa trip, 223–24
as amateur, 83
foreign policy doctrine, 169
John Kerry and, 177–78
Oprah and, 52
as out of the loop, 107–10
post-presidency plans, 18, 173
refusal to help Hillary, xiii–xvi
relationship with Clintons, xi–xiii, 14, 21, 38, 68, 72–73, 83, 168–75, 179, 181–84, 217–18, 224–26, 231, 233
relationship with Valerie Jarrett, xi, xiii, 68, 168
Selma and, 191–92
Sidney Blumenthal and, 110, 120
2008 primary, 15, 49, 52–61, 151, 160
2012 election, 123
whispering campaign against, 167–69
Obama, Michelle, 160, 168, 178, 187–89, 224
feelings toward Clintons, xi, 31, 38, 68, 182–84, 224, 226, 233
softened image, 104–5
Obama administration, 23
investigation of Hillary’s private e-mails, 220
relationship with Hillary as secretary of state, 68, 72–76, 83
Obama White House, 122
Hillary’s meetings at, xi–xiii, 110, 182
relationship with Hillary, 68, 71, 73–76, 82–83, 108–9, 156, 172, 174–75, 177, 179, 192, 231
support of challengers to Hillary, 160–61, 185, 221, 233
Obeida, Najib, 120
O’Malley, Martin, 25, 109, 156, 184, 233
Ornish, Dean, 31
P
Pace, Julie, 207
Paglia, Camille, 37
Palmieri, Jennifer, 170
Pardongate, 109
Partners in Power (Morris), 39
Paul, Rand, 150
Peltier, Leonard, 55–56
People, 149
Petraeus, David, 108
Pletka, Danielle, 85
Plunkitt, George Washington, 210
Podesta, John, 24, 32, 80, 142
Politico, 15, 74, 80, 92, 117, 209
President Clinton Avenue (AR), 13
Putin, Vladimir, 69, 86, 127, 143, 151, 183
Q
Qatar, 129–30
R
RealClearPolitics, 96, 103, 131
Reines, Philippe, 67
Republican Party, Republicans, 49, 116, 120, 125, 134, 153, 168, 170, 181, 184, 233. See also GOP, the
challengers to Hillary, 24, 136, 150, 157–58, 184
Rice, Susan, 178
Rice University, 206
Rich, Denise, 55
Rich, Marc, 55–56
Rieder, Rem, 117
Roberts, Andrew, 41
Roberts, Virginia, 198–200
Rock Center with Brian Williams, 92
Rock Creek Group, 99
Rodham, Dorothy Howell, 39–40, 57–58
Rodham, Hugh, Sr., 38–40
Rogers, William Pierce, 76
Roosevelt, James, III, 171
Rosatom, 127
Rose, Marshall, 199
Rose Garden strategy, 205
Rotunda, Ronald D., 113
Rove, Karl, 14
Rubin, Robert, 173
Russia, 86, 127, 140–41, 143, 151, 208, 236
Rust Belt, 158
Rwanda, 197
S
Safire, William, 56
“Saint Hillary” (Kelly), 46
Sanders, Bernard “Bernie,” 109, 184, 233
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 113
Scalia, Antonin, 230
Schake, Kristina, 104–5
Schoenfeld, Gabriel, 136
Schow, Ashe, 116
Schultz, Debbie Wasserman, 170, 218
Schwartz, Allan, 26–27
Secret Service, 13, 101, 148, 161, 209
Selma march, 191–92
Shameless, 219
Sharpton, Al, 128
Sheehan, Michael, 47–48
Sheinkopf, Henry, 174
Shriver, Bobby, 162
Shriver, Doug, 162
Siegal, Peggy, 199
Simon, Roger, 209
Socarides, Richard, 52
South Africa, 197
South China Sea, 86
Spence, Roy, 104
Spencer, John, 150
Spielberg, Steven, 3, 5, 43, 54, 102, 105
Stanage, Niall, 136
State Department. See U.S. Department of State
Steenburgen, Mary, 97
Steinberg, James, 75
Stephanopoulos, George, 199, 231
Stevens, Christopher, 122
Stewart, Mitch, 170
Stiglitz, Joseph, 101
Strassel, Kimberley A., 130
Streisand, Barbra, 160
Swain, Susan, 20
T
Tanden, Neera, 53
Teneo, 79
Thatcher, Margaret “Maggie,” 4
Thomas, Landon, Jr., 197
Trende, Sean, 103
Treuhaft, Walker and Burnstein, 102
Trumka, Dick, 157–58
Trump, Donald, 221
Trump Tower, 5
Truth about Hillary, The (Klein), 38
Tucker, Chris, 197
Tutu, Desmond, 56
20/20, 112
2008 presidential primary
Bill’s role in, 13–14
Hillary’s losses, 57, 60–61, 71
Maine, 60
2014 midterm elections, 167–68, 181–82
2016 Democratic presidential primary
challengers to Hillary, 61, 184–85
Hillary’s advantages, 170–72
Hillary’s baggage, 61
Obama’s neutrality in, 183
Valerie Jarrett’s role in, xiii, 175, 177, 224–26, 233
2016 presidential election
polling data, 23–24, 135–36, 150
Hillary’s logo, 104
U
UBS, 130
Underwood, Claire, 10
Underwood, Frank, 10
UN Foundation, 125
United Arab Emirates, 17
United States, xiv, 14, 25, 95, 111, 125, 127, 130, 143, 152, 195, 230, 235
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, 12, 20, 202
University of Miami, 32–33, 193
Uranium One, 127–28
Uribe, Alvaro, 127
USA Today, 117
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 124
U.S. Department of Justice, 108, 113, 129, 188–89, 225
U.S. Department of State, 97, 130, 151, 177–79
Hillary’s time at, 16, 38, 61, 65–68, 71–77, 79, 81, 85, 87, 91, 104, 110–16, 120–30, 134–36, 138–44, 179, 188, 232, 236
investigation of Hillary, 175, 177, 180
Obama White House and, 68, 71, 74–76, 175, 177–78
Sidney Blumenthal and, xiii, 110–11, 120–21
U.S. House of Representatives, 120, 173, 236
U.S. Senate, 5, 43, 48–49, 55, 61, 66, 113, 121, 125–26, 134–36, 150, 160, 163–64, 173, 178
V
Van Natta, Don, 41
VCS Mining, 124–25
View, The, 172
Vitter, David, 125–26
W
Wallace, Nicolle, 172
Wall Street Journal, 16, 66, 130, 206, 232
Warren, Elizabeth
Clintons’ fear of, 156, 159–60
encouraged to run by Obama White House, 160–61
popularity among Democrats, 61, 160–61, 173, 233
progressive politics of, 101–2, 160–61, 173, 233–35
visit with Clintons, 163–64
visit to Kennedy Compound, 162–63
Washington, D.C., 4, 17, 47, 85, 99, 136–37, 208, 218
Washington Examiner, 116
Washington Post, 15, 85, 103–4, 170, 189, 205–7, 214, 235–36, 240
West Wing, 21
Wexner, Leslie, 199
Whitehaven, 4, 7–8, 12, 101–2, 104, 163, 200, 218
Wicks, Buffy, 170
Wilhelm, Heather, 96
Willey, Kathleen, 200
William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park, 12
Wirth, Tim, 125
Wisner, Frank, 86
Y
Yankees, 48