Acknowledgments
At Simon and Schuster, thanks to Jon Karp, Eamon Dolan, Jessica Chin, Paul Dippolito, Lynn Anderson, and Jackie Seow.
At WME thanks to Jay Mandel and Sian-Ashleigh Edwards.
Thank you also to Carolyn Levin for your thoughtful vetting; David Corn at
Mother Jones
for your kindness; Darren Ankrom, fact-checker extraordinaire; Stuart Oltchick for telling me about better days; Captain Jerry Lawler for all of the wonderful TWA history; and Maryanne Trump Barry for all of the enlightening information.
My appreciation to Denise Kemp for the solidarity with me; to my mother, Linda Trump, for all of the great stories; Laura Schweers; Debbie R; Stefanie B; and Jennifer T for your friendship and trust when I most needed them. Jill and Mark Nass for helping us keep the tradition alive (JCE!).
To our beloved Trumpy, whom I miss every day.
I am deeply grateful to Ted Boutrous, for that first meeting and for believing in the cause; Annie Champion for your generosity and friendship; Pat Roth for your thoughtful feedback and for being in my life; Annamaria Forcier for being such a good friend to my dad, I am so glad I found you; Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner for their extraordinary journalism and integrity, thank you for bringing me along for the ride. Sue, none of this would have been possible without your persistence, courage, and encouragement; Liz Stein for being on the journey with me and making this a better bookâand this a much more fun, less lonely experience than it might have been (and, of course, for Baby Yoda); Eric Adler for being there for me throughout, for your tireless
feedback, and for having my back at the local pawnbroker; and Alice Frankston for being involved from the very beginning of this project, believing in it even when I didn't, and reading every word more times than I can count. I can't wait for what comes next.
And finally, to my daughter, Avary, for being more patient and understanding than any kid should have to be. I love you.
About the Author
© PETER SERLING
Mary L. Trump
holds a PhD from the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies and taught graduate courses in trauma, psychopathology, and developmental psychology. She lives with her daughter in New York.
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www.SimonandSchuster.co.uk/Authors/Mary-L-Trump
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Index
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- Access Hollywood
,
10
- Affordable Care Act,
15
- AIDS,
134
- Air Force National Guard,
53
,
54â55
,
65
,
84
- Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC),
51â52
,
53
,
66
- air travel,
61
- Alcoholics Anonymous,
92
- All County Building Supply & Maintenance,
191â93
- All Faiths Cemetery,
126
,
166
- Annamaria (girlfriend of Billy Drake),
71
,
85
- Apprentice, The
,
11
,
182
,
196
- Art of Survival, The
(
Surviving at the Top
) (Trump),
132
,
136
,
146
- Art of the Comeback, The
(Trump),
145â49
,
151â52
,
162â63
- Art of the Deal, The
(Trump),
94â95
,
146
- Atlantic
,
200
- Atlantic City, N.J.,
35
,
132
,
134â37
,
142
,
151
,
184
,
192
- attachment,
23
,
25
- AZT,
134
- Barnosky, Jack,
174â76
,
186â87
- Barr, William,
12
- Barry, John,
115
,
143â44
,
151
,
168
- Barry, Maryanne Trump,
2
,
5
,
32
,
33
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44
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45
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47
,
50
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51
,
56
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63
,
65
,
72
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81â83
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95
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108â9
,
112
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115
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122
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128
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154
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155
,
158
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161
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165
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173
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177
,
183â84
,
188â89
,
193â94
- birth of,
31
- Catholic conversion of,
9
,
81
- childhood of,
24
,
26
,
28
,
35
,
40
- deprivation of,
82â83
- Donald and,
60
- and Donald's attempt to control Fred's estate,
143â44
- Donald's presidential campaign and,
8â9
,
10
- family finances and,
190â93
- father's will and,
168
,
170
,
171
,
173â76
- law career of,
60
,
94
,
134
,
143
,
189
,
193
- marriage to David Desmond,
56
,
81â83
,
94
- medical insurance and,
174
- mother's health problems and,
21â22
,
24
- New York Times
exposé and,
193
- retirement of,
193
- and sale of father's estate,
192â93
,
196
- son of (David Desmond, Jr.),
2
,
28
,
82
,
95â96
,
122
,
154
,
166
,
193
- at White House dinner,
1
,
2
,
4
,
7
- Barstow, David,
187â89
,
193
- Beach Haven,
25
,
28
,
35
,
54
,
90
,
171
- Beame, Abe,
114
- Bedminster, N.J.,
115
,
181
- Bishop, Joey,
111
- Bonwit Teller,
133
- Booth Memorial Hospital,
121
,
131
- Brooklyn:
- Beach Haven in,
25
,
28
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35
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54
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90
,
171
- Democratic Party in,
34
,
54
,
73
- Donald's view of,
89â90
- Steeplechase Park in,
67â68
,
72â76
,
78â79
,
87
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88
,
89
,
102
,
141
- Trump Village in,
56
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57
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68
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74
,
88
,
89
- Buettner, Russ,
187
,
188
- Burnett, Mark,
11
,
196
- Carey, Hugh,
114
- Carrier Clinic,
115
- Celebrity Apprentice, The
,
166
- Central Park Five,
204
- Charles, Prince,
164
- Chase Manhattan Bank,
60
- Chauvin, Derek,
210
- child abuse,
26
,
42
- child development,
23
- Christmas,
106
,
108â11
- Clapp, Mike,
56
,
77â78
- Clinton, Hillary,
3
,
9
,
10
,
15
- Cohn, Roy,
100â101
,
107
,
134
,
189
- Columbia University,
139â40
- Commodore Hotel,
105
,
114
,
141
,
197
- Coney Island:
- Beach Haven,
25
,
28
,
35
,
54
,
90
,
171
- Steeplechase Park,
67â68
,
72â76
,
78â79
,
87
,
88
,
89
,
102
,
141
- Trump Village,
56
,
57
,
68
,
74
,
88
,
89
- Corn, David,
185
,
210
- COVID-19 pandemic,
13â14
,
201â2
,
204
,
207â10
- Craig, Susanne,
185â88
- Cuomo, Andrew,
208
- Dale Carnegie courses,
37
,
89
- D'Amato, Al,
166
- Defense Production Act,
209
- Democratic Party,
34
,
54
,
73
- Depression, Great,
35
- Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies,
12
- Dershowitz, Alan,
101
- Desmond, David, Jr.,
2
,
28
,
82
,
95â96
,
122
,
154
,
166
,
193
- Desmond, David, Sr.,
56
,
81â83
,
94
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-5),
12
- Diana, Princess,
164
- Dixon, James,
22
- Drake, Billy,
40
,
52
,
64
,
71
,
85
,
124
,
158
- Dunn, Diane,
118â19
,
122
- Durben, Irwin,
85
,
127
,
128
,
143
,
170â71
- East, Ernie,
145
- Eastern Air Lines Shuttle,
134
- election of 2016,
14â15
,
204
- empathy,
23
,
24
,
26
,
209â10
- Esquire
,
14
- Ethel Walker School,
116â20
- E. Trump and Son,
28
,
29â30
,
45
,
60
- evangelical Christians,
9
,
12
- Fair Housing Act,
100
- Falwell, Jerry, Jr.,
9
- Farrell Fritz,
174
,
186â87
- Federal Housing Administration (FHA),
32â35
,
89
,
91
- FEMA,
209
- Floyd, George,
210
- Fordham University,
71
,
72
,
74
- Fort Drum,
54â55
- Fox News,
210â11
- Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel,
165â66
- Frankenstein
(Shelley),
14
- Frontline
,
185
- Gallagher, Eddie,
201
- Gargiulo's,
100
- Germany,
28â29
,
159
- Giuliani, Rudolph,
166
- Glass House,
149
- Gotti, John,
101
- Graff, Rhona,
14â15
,
145
,
147
- Grand Hyatt New York,
105
,
114â15
,
133
,
135
,
136
,
138
,
141
,
196
- Grau, Elizabeth Trump,
1
,
2
,
9
,
45
,
50â51
,
60
,
84
,
95
,
96
,
113
,
161
,
173
,
177
,
182â83
- childhood of,
26
,
28
,
32
,
33
- deprivation of,
82â83
- and Donald's attempt to control Fred's estate,
143â44
- family finances and,
190
,
192â93
- father's death and,
164
- at father's funeral,
166
- father's will and,
170
,
173â76
- Freddy's death and,
121â23
,
125
- mother's health problems and,
24
- and sale of father's estate,
192â93
,
196
- watch gift and,
156â57
- Grau, James,
2
- Great Depression,
35
- Guccione, Bob,
109â10
- Harder, Charles J.,
190
- Harrah's,
134
- health care,
15
- Highlander,
57
,
67
,
76â77
,
85
,
86
,
169
,
189
- Hofstra Law School,
94
- Hopper, Hedda,
61
- Hospital for Special Surgery,
132
- House, the,
21
,
27
,
28
,
33â34
,
36
,
41
,
43
,
44
,
51
,
66
,
71
,
74
,
94â97
,
127
,
157
,
158
,
161
,
162
,
167
,
175
,
181
,
195
,
198
,
202
- basement of,
96â97
- Christmas at,
106
,
108â11
- Freddy's stay in attic of,
93â94
- library of,
94â95
- Mary, Fritz, and David at, as children,
95â96
- wooden Indian statues in,
96
- Hughes, Howard,
61