First In His Class (101 page)

Cates, Richard, 309-10

Cecil, Ron, 14, 36, 43, 147, 299, 330

Champ, Bebe, 276, 277, 279, 283, 284

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 370

Children's Defense Fund, 315, 369

Christian, George, 271

civil rights, 19, 30, 75, 267, 301-2

Clinton's support of, 16-17, 63, 72, 85, 94, 104-5, 113-14, 135, 239, 453-54

Clark, J. Steven, 288

Clay, Eric, 238

Clinton, Allen W. (grandfather), 65-66

Clinton, Chelsea Victoria (daughter), 375, 391, 392, 394, 428, 441, 442-43, 453, 459, 463, 464

Clinton, Hillary,
see
Rodham, Hillary

Clinton, Ilaree, 34

Clinton, Ina Mae Murphy, 31

Clinton, Raymond (uncle), 31, 33, 34, 75, 118-19, 162, 172, 300

Clinton, Robert, 34

Clinton, Roger (stepfather), 33, 37, 67, 104, 118, 144, 304, 421, 425

alcoholism and abusiveness of, 35, 38-41, 92

background and character of, 31, 34

Clinton's relationship with, 32, 39-41, 66, 91-92, 100

death of, 99-100, 238

Clinton, Roger Cassidy (half-brother), 37, 60, 175, 238, 313, 326, 334, 368, 404

Clinton's relationship with, 40-41, 66, 197, 344, 423-24

drug conviction of, 419-23

Clinton, Roy, 34

Clinton, Virginia,
see
Kelley, Virginia

Clinton, William Jefferson:

“apology” ad broadcast by, 397-99, 400

athletics and, 100-101, 141

birth of, 14, 21, 28, 29

campaign fund-raising by, 300, 346, 351,

368, 385, 403, 418, 439, 457

as center of family, 37-41

chronic lateness of, 98-99, 305-6, 321, 362, 363-64, 395

citizenship-renouncing rumor about, 207-8

death as viewed by, 345, 349, 352

draft status as political issue for, 190-92, 324-25, 332, 356, 458

draft status of, 85, 106, 107, 118-21, 122, 132, 145, 147, 149, 162, 164, 165-66, 167-84, 190-94, 198-205, 208, 464

drinking by, 51, 71, 126, 142, 211, 215, 221-22, 280, 298

election defeats suffered by, 17-18, 42, 55, 88-91, 336-38, 339, 376, 384-89, 397, 398

European grand tour taken by, 206-15, 220-22

father figures of, 44, 48, 199-200, 236, 424, 433

first election victory of, 14-15

first gubernatorial inauguration of, 358-360

first political speech given by, 48-49

grade school education of, 35-36

high school education of, 38, 41-49

index card files of, 284, 389, 392, 394

jogging by, 93, 416, 427

marijuana and, 153-54, 333

money as viewed by, 334, 367-68, 427

name of, 32, 36, 40-41, 305

nicknames of, 40, 49, 294, 334, 364, 454

outgoingness and charm of, 14, 35-36, 52,61, 124, 133, 139-41, 144, 150, 153, 160, 195, 212, 221, 238

physical appearance of, 12, 32, 95, 174, 185, 209, 211, 212, 216-17, 221, 222, 224, 227, 233, 265, 269, 286, 291, 297-98, 374

political compromises made by, 361, 367, 415

political evolution of, 89, 114, 135, 137-138, 140, 158-59, 230, 232, 236, 284-285, 289, 348-49, 407, 411, 416-18, 432, 453-54

political future predicted for, 15, 67-68, 86, 113, 124, 143-44, 168, 186, 217-218, 222, 247, 269, 281, 286, 288-89, 313, 339-40, 358, 436-37

political nature and understanding of, 14, 128-29, 162, 217, 239-40, 262, 275, 279, 282, 284-85, 295, 323, 351, 355, 367, 390, 396, 428, 435, 449, 454

presidential candidacy of, 436-64

reading by, 42, 66, 80, 153, 159, 164, 216, 220, 233, 241, 277, 345

religion and, 35, 52, 57-58, 432, 433-434, 435, 451

Rhodes scholarship won by, 91, 93, 100-104, 107, 118

saxophone playing by, 45, 46, 217

Southern roots used as prop by, 52, 72-73, 74, 238, 247

study and work habits of, 42, 70, 112, 233-34, 242, 285

Vietnam War opposition of, 189, 207

womanizing issue and, 333, 425, 439-41, 456, 460-61

women as influence on, 13, 21, 77, 218, 427

Cohen, Steve, 234, 248, 359, 360, 440, 441-42

Coleman, Bill, 230, 233, 238, 239, 240, 241-42, 286

Coleman, William T., Jr., 241

Connally, John, 271, 274, 278, 279

Constitution, U.S., 71, 293, 311

Conway, Michael, 263, 264, 307-8, 314, 315

Cormier, Rufus, 238

Corrado, Robert, 119

Courier,
54, 56, 63-64, 73

Craig, Greg, 248, 259, 262-63, 359

Crawford, Gabe, 34-35, 300, 304

Cuban refugees, 376-78, 379, 380-81, 384, 388, 393

Cuomo, Mario, 417, 437, 438

Czechoslovakia, 213-15

Dagnon, John, 51-52, 55, 110

Daley, Richard J., 99

Daniels, Charlie, 211, 212, 213, 215, 300, 359, 439

Danner, John, 364-65

Daugherty, Jim, 321

Davis, Wylie H., 287-89. 292, 316-17

Dean, John, 314

death penalty, 302, 434-35, 450, 453

Democratic Leadership Council, 452, 458-459

Democratic National Committee. 388-89, 395, 396

Democratic National Conventions: of 1928, 280

of 1968, 158, 256, 267

of 1972, 270

of 1980, 380-83, 444, 453

of 1984, 417

of 1988, 444-47

Democratic party, 54, 62, 160, 170, 226. 227, 228, 230, 251, 309, 339, 376, 384, 416-17, 437

in Arkansas, 15, 74, 75, 118, 290, 296, 304-5, 329, 331, 337, 340, 349, 403, 412, 46, 3

in Texas, 265-86

Democrats for Nixon, 271, 278, 279

Deutsch, Jan, 262

Dickey, John Sloane, 125

Dierks, Don, 47

Dittmer, Thomas, 371

Dixon, Lynda, 434

Doar, John, 297, 307-10, 311-12, 315

Dodd, Thomas J., 227, 230, 232

Dole, Bob, 349

Donahue, Alphonsus J., 228

Donaldson, Sam, 310

Donenfeld, Mickey, 228-29

Dozier, Phil, 83, 84, 86

Draude, Waiter, 63

Drew, Roy, 428

Drummond, James “Bulldog.” 377-78

Duffey, Joseph D., 1970 Senate campaign of, 226-33

Dukakis, Michael, 339, 437, 444, 445, 446, 448

Dunlap, J. E., 302

Durham, James, 207-9

Dwire, Jeff (mother's third husband), 146, 149, 162, 165, 168, 171, 172, 192, 326

Eagleton, Thomas, 266

Eakeley, Douglas, 124, 126, 129, 131, 133, 139-40, 169, 176, 223, 229-30, 240, 241, 242, 247

Earl, Robert, 189

Ebeling, Betsy Johnson, 251, 255-56, 344

Education Commission of the States, 437-438

education reform, 409-14, 415-16, 431, 449, 454

Education Standards Committee, 410, 411, 431

Ehrman, Sara, 307, 310, 317-18, 359

Eidenberg, Eugene, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381

Eisenhower, Dwight D., 274

Ellis, Carolyn, 248-49, 259, 344, 358-59

Ellis, Opal, 119

Ellis, Trice, 118, 119

Ellsworth, Judy, 35

Emerson, Ralp Waldo, 133

Emerson, Tom, 235, 248

Engstrom, Steve. 186-87

Erickson, Kai. 412-13

Ervin, Sam, 291

Evans, Honey, 171

Evans, Sharon Ann, 94-95, 116-17, 147, 154, 161-62, 171

Farenthold, Sissy, 265, 273, 277, 284

Fath, Creekmore, 283, 285

Faubus, Orval, 13, 16, 17. 75. 76, 380, 415, 462

Fayetteville, Ark., 84, 174, 298, 301, 327, 332, 338, 344, 350

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 430

Fischer, Ruthie, 276, 277

Fletcher, Willy, 104, 150-51, 165, 189, 261

Flowers, Gennifer, 457-58

Ford, Gerald, 241, 329-30, 346, 349

Fors, Henry, 211, 212, 213

Fortas, Abe, 263. 264

Fort Smith, Ark., 298, 337, 361-62

Foster, Vince, Jr., 428

Fray, Mary Lee Saunders, 115-16, 118, 320, 326, 327, 333, 335

Fray, Paul, 76, 115, 118, 168, 295, 301, 320-21, 324-25, 326, 332, 333, 334, 335-36, 337

French, Jim, 46, 147-48, 181, 299, 323

French, Lyle, 401

Fulbright, J. William, 54, 99, 122, 132, 137, 156, 164, 170, 171, 173, 179, 240, 261, 290, 296, 322-23, 331, 373

Clinton's boyhood meeting with, 17

Clinton's staff work for, 81-86, 93, 97, 98, 200, 205

1968 reelection campaign of, 111, 112-116, 135

Vietnam War opposed by, 85-86, 94, 105-6, 112, 114

Fuller, Tony, 148

Galloway, Benny, 20

Garcia, Franklin, 277, 283

Gash, Faye, 26

Gash, Virginia Adele, 26

Gearhart, Van, 341

Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service at, 81, 82, 93-94, 236

Clinton's first year at, 50-66

Clinton's second year at, 67-74

Clinton's third year at, 74, 83, 87-91

Clinton's fourth year at, 96-99, 104-12

Geren, Billy G., 356

Gibbs, Robert, 419, 420

Giles, Walter I., 70-72, 80, 112, 236

Gitelman, Mort, 289, 293, 317, 328, 351

Gitlin, Todd, 158

Gleghorn, Larry, 419

Glekel, Jeff, 246

Gless, Darryl, 101, 120, 123, 124, 126, 129, 135, 143-44, 145, 158-59, 169, 243

Goggins, Will, 304

Goldstein, Abraham, 237

Goldwater, Barry, 12, 18, 156, 254

Goodwin, Tommy, 420

Gore, Al, 448

Gorman, Steve, 222

Graham, Billy, 451

Greenberg, Stanley, 455-56, 460, 461

Greening of America, The
(Reich), 235

Greenwood, Stanley, 372

Greer, Frank, 446, 455-56, 460, 461-62

Greer, Germaine, 218-19

Grisham, Buddy, 31-32, 424

Guinier, Lani, 238

Guzman, Rafael, 292, 327

Hackler, Hugh, 303-4

Haldeman, H. R., 314

Hamilton, Maxine, 26

Hammerschmidt, John Paul, 205, 291, 294-306, 319-38, 339, 348, 414

Haness, Bobby, 38

Haney, C. B., 181

Hanks, Jack, Jr., 18

Hart, Gary, 265, 266, 274, 278, 284, 339, 417, 439, 448, 460

Hart, Peter, 384, 385

Harvard Law School, 234, 243

Harvey, Eileen, 301

Hauge, Robert, 265

Hawkins, Paula, 385

Hawkins, Willard A. “Lefty,” 173

Hays, Brooks, 75, 81

Heiden, Sherry, 251, 252

Hendrix, Jack, 24

Henry, Ann, 290, 322, 343, 344, 345

Henry, Morriss, 290, 322

Hentz, Otto, 57-58

Hershey, Lewis B., 106, 136, 198

Hilliard, John, 44,46

Hitchens, Christopher, 134, 136

Hobby, William, 271

Holmes, Eugene J., 173, 174, 180, 190, 191

Clinton's draft status letter to, 199-205, 324-325, 332, 356, 453, 458

Holt, Frank, 87, 89, 114, 396, 402 1966 gubernatorial campaign of, 74-81

Holt, Jack, Jr., 81

Holt, Jack, Sr., 75, 221

Holt, Lyda, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 91, 92, 220-22, 300

Holt, Mary, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80

Holt, Melissa, 76, 77, 79, 80

Holum, John, 440, 443

homosexuality, 219-20, 333

Hoover, J. Edgar, 94

Hope, Ark., 21-32, 52, 60, 78-79, 94, 103, 113, 349

Hope Star
, 24, 29, 304

Horton, Willie, 448

Hot Springs, Ark., 12, 13, 14, 16, 33-49, 55, 60-61, 66-67, 69, 73-74, 82, 95, 103, 115, 118, 146, 160, 162, 168, 171, 174, 175-76, 222, 298, 299, 303-4, 321, 323, 329, 391

House of Representatives, U.S., 79, 343

Clinton's failed 1974 bid for, 294-306, 319-38, 348

Howard, Ed, 173, 180-81, 204, 205, 324, 356, 458

Hoya
, 54, 63, 73

Hubbell, Webster, 428

Humphrey, Hubert H., 118, 134, 230, 274

Hutchinson, Asa, 423

Hyland, Denise, 68, 72-73, 90, 91, 92, 93, 122

Clinton's correspondence with, 65-66, 67, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 92, 94, 115, 116, 120-21, 132, 145, 146, 160, 162, 166, 167, 171, 172, 174, 190, 192, 197, 209, 217, 241, 352

Clinton's friendship with, 64-65, 69, 87, 94-95, 116, 117, 170

Irons, Edith, 47, 51

Irving, Robert, 56-57

Isaacson, John, 104, 120, 123-25, 127, 128, 129, 131, 133-34, 141, 144, 159, 176, 230, 243, 260

Ivey, David, 334

Jackson, Cliff, 154, 239-40, 261-62

Clinton's draft avoidance and, 166, 168-169, 172-73, 175-76, 181, 464

Clinton's relationship with, 155-57, 169, 464

Jackson, Henry “Scoop,” 97, 105

Jackson, Jesse, 444, 445, 446, 458

James, Fleming, Jr., 235

Jamison, Phil “Jet,” 14, 41-43, 44, 47, 60-61, 72, 110, 147, 299, 323, 324, 325

Jeffries, Bert, 148, 162-63, 164

Jenner, Albert, 312

Jernigan, George, 347, 349

Johansen, Robin, 310

Johnson, Alston, 16, 358

Johnson, Betsy,
see
Ebeling, Betsy Johnson

Johnson, Jim, 75, 81, 114, 116, 227

Johnson, Luci Baines, 86

Johnson, Lyndon B., 54, 62, 64, 85, 86, 94, 98, 99, 105, 106, 108, 110, 128, 144, 158, 213, 239, 267, 268, 270-71, 272, 275, 282, 285

Johnson, Orson L. “Pete,” 16

Johnson administration, 67, 106, 236

Jones, Boisfeuillet “Bo,” 176, 243

Jones, Clinton, 173-74, 204, 325

Jones, Don, 251-52, 254, 256, 257, 393, 431-32

Jones, James H., 377-78

Jones, Norvill, 84, 85-86

Jones, Paula Corbin, 459

Jordan, Barbara, 281

Kammer, David, 61-62, 71

Kammer, Fred, 16, 18, 358

Kantor, Mickey, 389, 442, 460

Kearney, Jesse, 293

Kearns, Francis, 62

Kell, George, 403

Kelley, Richard, 419

Kelley, Virginia (mother), 14, 16, 20, 22-25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 51, 56, 66, 82, 92, 99-100, 101, 104, 115, 117, 118, 144, 165, 171, 227, 299, 304, 305, 321, 367, 384, 390, 391, 404, 421, 422, 424, 462

character of, 13, 23, 218

Clinton's relationship with, 13, 15, 21, 35, 39, 49, 77, 215, 218, 352

Hillary Rodham and, 313, 326, 345, 399

marriages of, 24-25, 31-32, 41, 146, 419, 425

Kendricks, Buddy, 84

Kennedy, Edward, 218, 380, 381, 387

Kennedy, Jacqueline, 96, 345

Kennedy, John F., 12, 15, 16, 53-54, 55, 64, 85, 114, 156, 282, 345, 387, 462

assassination of, 44

Clinton's boyhood meeting with, 12-13, 18, 19-20, 44, 47, 252