The Confession (44 page)

Elie Wiesel has always been an inspiration; I was honored to meet with him after sponsoring the bill establishing the state's permanent Holocaust Commission.

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On our 2000 trip to Paraiso, Woodbridge's sister city in the Dominican Republic, Kevin Hagan and I helped out at a medical clinic and visited with Haitian refugees.

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Christie Todd Whitman, who ran a clean campaign against me when she might have done otherwise

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Dina and I on our wedding day, overlooking the White House lawn

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Election night, 2001: a dream realized

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Taking the oath of office, just weeks after Dina brought Jacqueline home from the hospital

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Jason Kirin
(left)
and Kevin Hagan were among the young staffers who gave heart, soul, and sweat equity to the campaign, and I was honored to have them join the administration.

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The State of the State Address, January 2002

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A gathering of governors: Jim Florio, Tom Kean, Brendan Byrne, and Donald DiFrancesco
(right)
, who served out Christie Whitman's term after she left to join the Bush administration in 2001

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The annual Marine Corps birthday celebration is always a highlight for my father, who spoke at the ceremony in November 2002.

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Speaking at the Ground Zero cornerstone ceremony, July 4, 2004, with Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Governor George Pataki of New York, and Port Authority chairman Tony Coscia. I was grateful for their strong partnership after 9/11.

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President Bush and I disagreed on scores of issues politically—from the environment to funding for schools and roads—but he was unfailingly gracious to me and my family.

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Greeting the crowds with Jacqueline

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