Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton (75 page)

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Authors: Joe Conason

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approval ratings of,
4
,
19
Asia trip of,
239
–42
Australia trip of,
67
–68,
69
Barcelona AIDS address by,
115
–16
book deal of,
63
,
66
–67,
123
,
134
and Bush family,
223
–24
CGI and,
243
–52
charisma of,
51
,
220
–21
Chelsea’s wedding and,
351
–52
childhood poverty of,
137
China trip of,
63
–64
climate change and,
264
–65
counterterrorism efforts of,
75
–79,
270
criticisms of G.W. Bush by,
127
damaged reputation of,
44
–45
in Davos,
169
–71,
243
,
244
,
323
–26
debt of,
16
,
17
,
41
–42,
112
“decortication” procedure of,
222
defense of Obama by,
351
,
354
Democratic National Convention (2008) speech of,
308
–10
dislike of Obama,
308
“dropped vein” of,
345
Dubai Ports World deal and,
257
–58
Enron scandal and,
86
–87
executive privilege waived by,
34
final pardons by,
3
,
27
–28,
29
,
47
,
123
first crime bill of,
77
first European lecture tour of,
48
–52
first morning of post-presidency of,
1
–4
foreign popularity of,
45
G.H.W. Bush friendship of,
214
–15,
220
–22
gifts controversy of,
9
–10,
15
,
22
–23,
29
global reputation and credibility of,
105
–6
Gore and,
70
–71
Gujarat earthquake response of,
45
–47,
52
–57
Hague speech of,
50
–51
Haitian earthquake relief and,
342
–45
Harlem office of,
63
,
65
–66,
84
heart problems of,
187
–90,
191
,
345
–46
heart surgery of,
192
–97,
212
,
214
Hillary’s 2008 campaign and,
280
,
285
–86,
292
–301
and Hillary’s appointment to secretary of state,
314
–21
humanitarian aspirations of,
56
Hurricane Katrina and,
236
–39
impeachment of,
5
,
24
,
26
,
73
,
74
,
76
,
97
importance of Hillary’s relationship to,
254
–61;
see also
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Indian outreach of,
45
,
46
international reputation of,
144
Iraq bombing campaign of,
128
Israel Policy Forum speech of,
37
–38
Kerry campaign and,
198
–200
at King funeral,
255
–56
Lewinsky affair and,
4
–5
Mandela friendship of,
57
–59,
229
–30
memoirs of,
see My Life
New York Times
pardons op-ed of,
30
,
32
–33,
39
9/11 attacks and,
68
–72
North Korea mission of,
331
–39
Obama and,
301
–2,
303
,
355
–56,
372
–75
Obama’s 2008 campaign supported by,
308
–13
Obama’s requirements of,
317
official portrait of,
179
–81
at opening of presidential library,
200
–207
optimism of,
43
post-operative personality changes in,
197
–98
post-presidential office of,
19
–20,
28
–30
post-surgery regimen of,
196
–98
Putin meeting of,
325
–26
renewed debt of,
301
Rich pardon and,
2
,
3
,
5
,
6
–7,
9
,
13
–15,
16
,
19
,
23
–24,
30
–35,
37
–41
rightwing blaming of 9/11 on,
73
–75
and run-up to Iraq War,
123
–25,
127
–31
Rwanda trip of,
120
–21
Saudi Arabia trip of,
165
–69
60 Minutes
segment of,
132
–33
soccer enthusiasm of,
347
–48
South Africa trips of,
57
–63,
161
speaking engagements for,
16
–18,
42
,
48
–52
as television personality,
132
temper of,
221
,
295
–96
transition office of,
12
–13,
28
–30
tsunami relief and,
208
–13,
214
–23
at 2004 Democratic National Convention,
185
,
186
–87
2010 midterm elections and,
352
–55
as U.N. special envoy,
328
–29
vegan diet of,
346
–47
Wallace interview with,
274
–76
wealth of,
299
–300
Whitewater scandal and,
97
–102
withdrawal of friends of,
44
see also specific foundations, initiatives and people

Clinton, Chelsea,
1
,
6
,
8
–9,
71
,
81
,
161
,
193
,
195
,
203
–4,
254
,
310
,
344
,
346
,
371
,
387
,
453
,
455

African trips of,
303
,
306
,
385
,
400
–408
business career of,
191
,
303
,
367
Clinton Foundation and,
367
–68,
377
,
382
,
396
,
409
,
414
,
419
–20,
424
,
425
,
429
graduation of,
65
9/11 attacks and,
68
–69
studies of,
65
,
91
,
367

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