Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story (38 page)

197
“Using the American armed forces as the world’s ‘911’ . . .”
“Promoting the National Interest,”
Foreign Affairs
magazine, January/February 2000

198
“lightning brained”
“For Rice, A Daunting Challenge Ahead,”
Washington Post
, December 18, 2000

198
“rare ability . . . When you see her giving talks . . .”
Interview with John Raisian

198
“On a scale of one to ten in degree of difficulty . . .”
“Rice Shapes Bush’s View of the World,” Cox Newspapers Online, November 15, 2001 (
coxnews.com
)

200
“A poker-playing crony of the president’s . . .” Keepers of the Keys: A History of the National Security Council from Truman to Bush
, by John Prados

200
“He should be a non-political confidant . . .”
Ibid.

200
The nation’s twentieth national security advisor . . .
The first two in that position were classified as “executive secretaries”; the title “National Security Advisor” was first given in the Eisenhower administration. See the Appendix for a complete list of all former advisors.

201
“Foreign policy is dominated by bald, graying white men . . .”
“Condi Rice a rare woman in world affairs,”
Denver Rocky Mountain News
, December 18, 2000

201
“The foreign policy establishment, comprised primarily by males . . .”
“The Status of Women in International Affairs Professions,” Women’s Foreign Policy Group web site (
wfpg.org
)

201
“The appointment of Madeleine Albright . . .”
Ibid.

202
“High self-esteem and confidence went . . .”
Ibid.

202
“I tried to pattern myself after him . . .” Madeleine Albright: Twentieth Century Odyssey
, by Michael Dobbs

203
“He corrected her essays . . .”
Ibid.

203
“spent a lot of time . . .”
Ibid.

204
“Madeleine, I don’t know how to tell you . . .”
“Lessons of Might and Right,” Washington Post, September 9, 2001

204
“I know and like Madeleine very much . . .”
“Political Punch in a Package of Charm,”
Financial Times
, February 26, 2000

206
“Her touch was authoritative . . .”
“For Condoleezza Rice, National Security by Day and Brahms by Night,”
The Wall Street Journal
, April 24, 2002

206
“to help make sure . . .”
“Condoleezza Rice,” BusinessWeek online, February 11, 2002

207
“a bureaucratic infighter without equal . . .”
“Containment,”
New Republic
, February 5, 2001

208
“According to several Bush advisers . . .”
Ibid.

208
“They have a very nice, easy, friendly style . . .”
“The New Faces of U.S. to the World,”
Christian Science Monitor
, December 18, 2000

208
“keeping the trains running . . .”
“Containment,”
New Republic
, February 5, 2001

208
“She not only spends the most time . . .”
“Condoleezza Rice,” BusinessWeek online, February 11, 2002 (
www.businessweek.com
)

209
“Her mission to Moscow was unprecedented . . .”
“Rice on Front Lines as Adviser to Bush,”
The New York Times
, August 16, 2001

209
“We’ve always said that we believe . . .”
“Rice Says Bush, Putin ‘Moved Forward,’” U.S. Department of State International Information Programs, July 22, 2001 (online posting)

210
“I’ve been in lots of meetings . . .”
“Messenger to Moscow,”
Time
, August 6, 2001

211
“As a result of hard work and determination . . .”
“Beyond the ABM Treaty,”
The Wall Street Journal
, June 14, 2002

211
“Tell Aunt Condi . . .”
Interview with Deborah Carson

212
“In the period starting in December 2000 . . .”
“Rice: ‘No specific time, place or method mentioned,’”
CNN.com/InsidePolitics
, posted May 17, 2002 (
CNN.com
)

214
“We are committed to a world . . .”
“Remarks by the National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, to the Conservative Political Action Conference,” February 1, 2002, as posted on the NATO web site, February 1, 2002 (
nato.int
)

Ten: AT WAR AND UNDER FIRE

215 “
advising the leader of the world’s
…” “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women,”
Forbes
, August 20, 2004, (
www.forbes.com/2004/08/18/04powomland.htm
)

216
“The President’s made it clear…”
“Press Conference by Vice President Dick Cheney,” White House online, March 17, 2002, (
www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/news-speeches/speeches/vp20020317.html
)

216
the Iraqi leader “is an evil man…”
“‘Moral case’ for deposing Saddam,” BBC News online, August 15, 2002, (
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2193426.stm
)

216
“History is littered…”
“‘Moral case’ for deposing Saddam,” BBC News online, August 15, 2002, (
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2193426.stm
)

217
“There is a virtual consensus…”
Brent Scowcroft, “Don’t Attack Saddam,”
Wall Street Journal
, August 15, 2002, (
www.opinion-journalcom/forms/printThis.html?id=110002133
. )

218
“an explosion of outrage…”
Ibid.

218
“punish France…”
“Bush on a Revenge Mission,”
The Independent
(London), April 26, 2003, p. 1

218
“They believe that September 11 was…”
“Bush’s Tutor and Disciple—Condoleezza Rice,”
New York Times
, November 17, 2004, p. A1

219
“the orientation out of which I came…”
Ibid.

219
he stated that the “attack on our nation was also…”
“President’s Remarks to the Nation,” September 11, 2002, White House online, (
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/09/
)

220
“Congress must make it…”
“President Discusses Growing Danger Posed by Saddam Hussein’s Regime,” September 14, 2002, White House online, (
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/09/
)

220
“In real life, power and values…”
“Dr. Condoleezza Rice Discusses President’s National Security Strategy,” October 1, 2002, White House online, (
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/print/20021001-6.html
)

221
“Inspectors had not been given…”
Condoleezza Rice, “Why We Know Iraq Is Lying,”
New York Times
, January 23, 2003, p. A25

221
the document “fails to account for…”
Ibid.

222
“clearly, that particular report….”
“Timeline of the Iraq Uranium Allegations,” ABC News online, (
abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=79455
)

222
“Iraq has failed to take…”
“Iraq: US/UK/Spain Draft Resolution,” February 24, 2003,” posted on The United States Mission to the European Union site, (
www.useu.be/Categories/GlobalAffairs/Iraq/.Feb2403ResolutionIraq.html
)

222
“The military option should…”
“Memorandum Submitted by France, Germany & Russia on Iraq Weapons Inspections,” February 24, 2003, posted on
C-Span.org
, (
c-span.org/resources/fyi/frenchresolution.asp
)

222
“We all continue to live under…”
“Press Briefing by Dr. Condoleezza Rice,” February 24, 2003, White House online, (
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030224-14.html
. )

223
“the weather was better this time”
“Commander in Chief’s Visit Sets Aircraft Carrier’s Crew Abuzz,
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
, May 2, 2003, (
seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/120279_lincolnsub.html
. )

224
“We looked like a normal couple”
“How White House Planners Kept High-risk Journey Secret to the End,”
Ottawa Citizen
, November 28, 2003, p. A1

225
“Let the chips fall…”
“Thanksgiving Surprise Raises Stakes for Bush,”
Seattle Times
, November 29, 2003, p. A1

225
“As I was telling…”
“Perspectives,”
Newsweek
, May 3, 2004, as posted on
MSNBC.com
, (
msnbc.msn.com/id/4824766/
)

225
“providing the nation…”
Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton,
The 9/11 Report
(New York: St. Martin’s Press, August 2004), p. ix

226
“Nothing would be better…”
“Can’t Testify, Condi Insists,”
Daily News,
March 29, 2004, p.2

226
“George W. Bush…failed to act…”
Richard A. Clarke,
Against All Enemies
(New York: Free Press, 2004), p. x

227
White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales sent…
“Excerpts from White House Letter on Rice’s Testimony,”
New York Times
, March 31, 2004, p. A20

227
“Rice herself weakened…”
“The White House Blinks,”
Buffalo News
, March 31, 2004, p. B8

227
“The terrorists were at war with us…”
“Testimony of Condoleezza Rice Before 9/11 Commission,”
New York Times
, April 8, 2004, transcript posted on
nytimes.com
, (
www.nytimes.com/2004/04/08/politics/08RICETEXT.html?ex=1102050000&en=787702147cceca23&ei=5070
)

228
“Isn’t it a fact, Dr. Rice…”
Ibid.

229
“Although Rice’s testimony produced…”
“Rice Holds the Line,”
Time
, April 8, 2004, online edition, (
www.time.com/time/nation/article/0%2C8599%2C609491%2C00.html
)

230
“We have no credible evidence…”
“Overview of the Enemy: Staff Statement No. 15,” National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States, June 16, 2004 (.
www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/index.htm
)

230
American casualties…
“Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties,”
CNN.com
, December 8, 2004, (
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/
)

230
“The frequency and location…”
“Rice Hitting the Road to Speak,”
Washington Post
, October 20, 2004, p. A2.

230
Condi appeared so often “on the campaign trail…”
“The Friends of George,”
New York Times
, November 17, 2004, p. A1

231
“Of course not…”
“Dr. Condoleezza Rice Talks About her Career as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs,” National Public Radio, “Tavis Smiley,” October 28, 2004.

231
“By tradition and custom…”
“GOP Star to Skip Convention,”
Washington Post
, August 7, 2004, p. A7

231
“During the last four years…”
“President Nominates Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State,” White House press release, November 16, 2004, (
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/11/20041116-3.html
)

232
“Thank you, Mr. President….”
Ibid.

233
“One is that she will…”
“To Europeans, Rice Brings Mitigated Hope of Harmony,”
New York Times
, November 20, 2004, p. A1

233
“Having someone like her choose…”
“Uterine Fibroid Surgery; Rice to Undergo Procedure,”
Newsday
, November 19, 2004, p. A44

234
“Dr. Jacob Cynamon…”
Ibid.

234
“The first viable female candidate . . .”
“The Bush Look”
Salon.com
web site, February 28, 2001 (
www.salon.com
)

235
“I am not a very good long-term planner . . .”
“Academic Style: Stanford’s New Provost Brings a Different Perspective to Campus,”
Chicago Tribune
, August 15, 1993

235
“I’d like to think of myself as passionate . . .”
“Mad About Music,” transcript of the WNYC radio program aired on September 7, 2001

235
“We look at her as . . .”
Interview with Reverend William Jones

236
“There were no role models for her . . .”
“National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice Chosen for Special NAACP Image Award,” Associated Press web site, February 24, 2002 (
http://wire.ap.org
)

236
“I had a different reaction . . .”
Public speech given at the Capital Rotunda at the 2002 National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance

237
“As I travel . . .”
Ibid.

238
“We do not choose our circumstances . . .”
Ibid.

INDEX

ABC News

Adelman, Jonathan

Aegon N.V.

affirmative action issues

Afghanistan

African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME)

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZ)

Akhromoyev, Sergei

Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights

Albright, Madeleine

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty

Apollo-Soyuz
Test Project (ASTP)

Armitage, Richard

Arrau, Claudio

Aspen Music Festival

Aspen Strategy Group

atomic bomb

A World Transformed
(Bush)

Baker, James A.

Barth, George

Ben-Veniste, Richard

Berger, Samuel

bin Laden, Osama

Birmingham, Alabama

Civil Rights struggle and bombings in

Birmingham News

Black Codes