7. Sam Dangremond, “The Inaugural Town & Country Philanthropy Summit,” Town & Country, May 29, 2014.
8. Diane Cardwell, “Mayor to Put His Charity in Upper East Side Building,” New York Times, July 2, 2006.
9. Christopher Gray, “An Elegant Design to Complement a Bold Personality,” New York Times, August 19, 2007.
10. Email to author from Maurizo Canesso, Galleria Camesso Lugano, June 30, 2017.
11. Author interviews with Bloomberg philanthropies officials, 2014, 2017, 2019.
12. Author interview with Michael Bloomberg, August 16, 2018.
13. Conversation: Stuart Eizenstat and Michael Bloomberg, Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Atlanta, July 19, 2016.
14. “New Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law 20 Million People in Beijing, China,” World Health Organization, https://www.who.int/tobacco/communications/highlights/beijingsmokefree/en/.
15. Conversation: Stuart Eizenstat and Michael Bloomberg.
16. Author interview, background, August 2017.
17. Conversation: Stuart Eizenstat and Michael Bloomberg.
18. “Enrolling High-Achieving, Low- and Moderate-Income Students into Top Colleges and Universities,” College Access and Success, Bloomberg Philanthropies, 2019, https://www.bloomberg.org/program/education/collegeaccess/.
19. Joyce Purnick, Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics (New York: PublicAffairs, 2009), 60.
20. Ibid., 61.
21. Author interview with Julia Peyton-Jones, November 18, 2014.
22. Andrew Jack, “Piero Manzoni at the Serpentine Gallery,” Culture Kiosque, April 17, 1998, http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/exhibiti/rheserpen.htm.
23. Robin Pogrebin, “Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 million to Shed Arts Center,” New York Times, May 24, 2017.
24. Jeanhee Kim, “Hudson Yards Arts Center to be Named Bloomberg Building,” Crain’s New York, January 9, 2019, https://www.crainsnewyork.com/arts/hudson-yards-arts-center-be-named-bloomberg-building.
25. Joshua Barone, “The Shed, a Rare New Arts Center on the Hudson, Is Set to Open,” New York Times, January 8, 2019.
26. Author interview with David Jones, April 9, 2018.
27. Author interview with Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, January 17, 2019.
28. Sam Roberts and Jim Rutenberg, “With More Giving, Bloomberg Forges Ties,” New York Times, May 23, 2005.
29. Michael Barbaro, “Bloomberg Is Quietly Ending a Charitable Program,” New York Times, March 18, 2010.
30. “Michael R. Bloomberg Commits $360 Million to Reduce Tobacco Use—Raising Total Giving on Tobacco Control Efforts to Nearly $1 Billion,” Press & Media, Bloomberg Philanthropies, https://www.bloomberg.org/press/releases/michael-r-bloomberg-commits-360-million-reduce-tobacco-use-raising-total-giving-tobacco-control-efforts-nearly-1-billion/.
31. National Center for Health Statistics, “Fast Facts, All Firearm Deaths (as of 2016) 38,658,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm.
32. “Bloomberg to Launch $50 Million Gun Control Initiative,” Philanthropy News Digest, April 17, 2014, https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/bloomberg-to-launch-50-million-gun-control-initiative.
33. Danny Hakim and Rachel Shorey, “Gun Control Groups Eclipse N.R.A. in Election Spending,” New York Times, November 16, 2018.
34. Matt Stevens, “Santa Monica Gets $1 Million to Measure Residents’ Well-Being,” Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2013.
35. Gabriel Sherman, “The Mayor of Mayors,” New York, June 3, 2012.
36. Ibid.
37. Ibid.
38. “Chicago Leads a Data-Driven Revolution,” Medium.com, June 20, 2017, https://medium.com/@BloombergCities/chicago-leads-a-data-driven-revolution-3bf878ca669d.
39. Meagan Flynn, “The Long Rise and Fast Fall of the Ambitious One-Bin Recycling Program,” Houston Press, July 13, 2017.
40. “Closing the Word Gap Among Young Children,” Providence Talks, http://www.r2lp.org/early-childhood-development/providence-talks/.
41. “Pilot Findings & Next Steps,” Providence Talks, October 2015, http://www.providencetalks.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Providence-Talks-Pilot-Findings-Next-Steps.pdf.
42. Kenneth Wong, Megan Boben, and Crystal Thomas, “Disrupting the Early Learning Status Quo, Providence Talks . . .” Brown University, February 14, 2018, http://www.providencetalks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/updated-brown-eval.pdf.
43. Rachel Kaufman, “Sewage May Hold the Key to Tracking Opioid Abuse,” Smithsonian.com, August 22, 2018.
44. Julie Rusk, “Santa Monica: The First City in the World to Measure Its Residents’ Well-Being,” Apolitical, January 17, 2018.
45. “Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Winners of 2014 Mayors Challenge,” Philanthropy News Digest, September 18, 2014.
46. Michael Barbaro, “Bloomberg Focus on Rest (as in Rest of the World),” New York Times, December 14, 2013.
47. “Mayor Bloomberg Announces New York City Will Reach a Record 54.3 Million Visitors in 2013—Increase of Nearly 20 Million Additional Annual Visitors from 2002,” NYC.gov, December 10, 2013, https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/393-13/mayor-bloomberg-new-york-city-will-reach-record-54-3-million-visitors-2013-/#/0.
48. Author interview with George Fertitta, June 14, 2017.
49. George Fertitta via Frank Barry email, November 16, 2018.
50. Detail for Detroit, Michigan: https://dotorg.content.cirrus.bloomberg.com/annualreport2018/bloomberg-associates/.
51. “Rob Ford’s ‘Best’ Moments,” YouTube video, published on November 19, 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QH7vr8XO_s.
52. Genesis Prize, biography video, 2014, https://www.genesisprize.org/laureates/laureate-2014.
53. Alan Fleischmann, “All-In Philanthropy: The Story of Bloomberg LP’s Rebuilding Team in the U.S. Virgin Islands,” Forbes, December 5, 2017, https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanfleischmann/2017/12/05/all-in-philanthropy-the-story-of-bloomberg-lps-rebuilding-team-in-the-u-s-virgin-islands/#2927b1d34cda.
54. Conversation: Stuart Eizenstat and Michael Bloomberg, Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Atlanta, July 19, 2016.
55. Michael Bloomberg interviewed by Steve Kroft, CBS’s 60 Minutes, April 21, 2017.
CHAPTER 28: GREEN FOR GREEN
1. Michael D. Shear, “Trump Will Withdraw US from Paris Agreement,” New York Times, June 1, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/climate/trump-paris-climate-agreement.html.
2. Lisa Friedman, “Syria Joins Paris Climate Accord, Leaving Only US Opposed,” New York Times, November 7, 2017; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/climate/syria-joins-paris-agreement.html.
3. “Trump on Climate Change Report: ‘I Don’t Believe It,’ ” BBC News, November 26, 2018, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46351940.
4. “Bloomberg Meets Macron, Hildago in Paris,” AP Archive, YouTube video, published on June 7, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_s_8PJvvU.
5. Ibid.
6. “States, Cities, and Businesses in the United States Are Stepping Up on Climate Action,” Phase 1 Report, America’s Pledge, 29, https://www.bbhub.io/dotorg/sites/28/2017/11/AmericasPledgePhaseOneReportWeb.pdf.
7. “Mike Bloomberg Statement on Charlottesville,” MikeBloomberg.com, August 16, 2017, https://www.mikebloomberg.com/news/mike-bloomberg-statement-charlottesville/.
8. Katie Couric, “Michael Bloomberg on Climate Change, the Power of Government, and Why He’s Still Hopeful About the Future,” Town & Country, May 9, 2017.
9. Author interview with Michael Bloomberg, August 8, 2018.
10. Nolan McCaskill, “The Agenda: War on Coal,” Politico, May 29, 2015.
11. Christian Torres and Enid Juliet Eilperin, “N.Y. Mayor Gives $50 Million to Fight Coal-Fired Power Plants,” Washington Post, July 11, 2011.
12. “Bloomberg Makes a $50M Anti-Coal Bet with Sierra Club,” Reuters, July 23, 2011, https://www.reuters.com/article/idIN144034130920110722.
; 13. “Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $50 Million to Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign to Move America Toward Cleaner Energy,” Press & Media, Bloomberg Philanthropies, https://www.bloomberg.org/press/releases/bloomberg-philanthropies-commits-50-million-to-sierra-clubs-beyond-coal-campaign-to-move-america-toward-cleaner-energy/.
14. “Washington’s ‘Beyond Coal’ Blackout,” editorial, Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2015, https://www.wsj.com/articles/washingtons-beyond-coal-blackout-1428706365.
15. Brian Willis, “Beyond Coal Campaign Hopes to be Catalyst for More Philanthropic Partnerships on Climate Change: The Entire World Depends on It,” Sierra Club, December 8, 2016, https://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/12/beyond-coal-campaign-hopes-be-catalyst-more-philanthropic-partnerships.
16. Devin Henry, “Trump Signs Bill Undoing Obama Coal Mining Rule,” The Hill, February 16, 2017, https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/319938-trump-signs-bill-undoing-obama-coal-mining-rule.
17. Suzy Khimm, “Senate Confirms Trump’s Controversial Pick to Lead Mine Safety,” NBC News, November 15, 2017, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-confirms-trump-s-controversial-pick-lead-mine-safety-n821081.
18. Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin, “Scott Pruit Steps Down as EPA Head after Ethics, Management Scandals,” Washington Post, July 5, 2018.
19. Nicole Einbinder, “A Coal Executive’s Action Plan for Trump is Made Public,” Frontline, PBS, January 10, 2018, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/a-coal-executives-action-plan-for-trump-is-made-public/.
20. Rachel Nagler, email to author from, Bloomberg Philanthropies, February 8, 2019.
21. Caitlyn Oprysco, “ ‘I Don’t Believe It,’ Trump Dismisses Grim Government Report on Climate Change,” Politico, November 26, 2108.
22. Jennifer Kite-Powell, “This New Documentary ‘Paris to Pittsburgh’ Makes Climate Change Local,” Forbes, November 27, 2018.
23. Aaron Rupar, “Trump’s Pick to Chair New Climate Panel Once Said CO2 Has Been Maligned Like ‘Jews Under Hitler,’ ” Vox, February 20, 2019.
24. Coral Davenport, “White House Climate Panel to Include Climate Denialist,” New York Times, February 20, 2019.
CHAPTER 29: GOVERNMENT IN EXILE
1. Dylan Stableford, “2020 Vision: Is Biden-Abrams the Ticket for Democrats?” Yahoo News, March 22, 2019, https://sports.yahoo.com/2020-vision-is-biden-abrams-the-ticket-for-democrats-181550555.html.
2. John Heilemann, “His American Dream,” New York, December 11, 2006, published online, October 24, 2007.
3. Sewell Chan, “Bloomberg Leaving Republican Party,” City Room blog, New York Times, June 19, 2007.
4. David A. Graham, “A Short History of Mike Bloomberg Supposedly Running for President,” The Atlantic, October 20, 2015.
5. Raymond Hernandez, “Bloomberg Backs Obama, Citing Fallout from Storm,” New York Times, November 1, 2012.
6. Graham, “A Short History of Mike Bloomberg Supposedly Running for President.”
7. Maggie Haberman and Alexander Burns, “Michael Bloomberg Says He Won’t Run for President,” New York Times, March 7, 2016.
8. Author interview with Bradley Tusk, September 20, 2016.
9. Michael R. Bloomberg, “The Risk I Will Not Take,” Bloomberg View, March 7, 2016.
10. Tatania Siegel, “Michael Bloomberg on a Near-Presidential Run, a Call to Trump and His ‘War on Coal’ Movie,” Hollywood Reporter, November 20, 2017.
11. Author interviews with Bloomberg advisers on background, 2019.
12. Emily Stewart, “Biden and Sanders Lead New Early Polls of Democrats, but It’s Still Early,” VOX, February 12, 2019.
13. Frank Bruni, “Is This Man the Antidote to Donald Trump?,” New York Times, September 22, 2018.
14. Ben Smith, “Can Mike Bloomberg Make America Boring Again?” BuzzFeed News, October 8, 2018.
15. Author interview with Michael Bloomberg, August 16, 2018.
16. James Pindell, “In N.H., Bloomberg Compares Warren’s ‘Ultra Millionare Tax’ with Chaos in Venezuela, Boston Globe, January 29, 2019.
17. Stephanie Murray and Marc Caputo, “Bloomberg Tees Off on Potential 2020 Rivals as He Inches Toward Run,” Politico, January 29, 2019.
18. Zachary B. Wolf, “Here’s What the Green New Deal Actually Says,” CNN, February 14, 2009; https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/Resolution%20on%20a%20Green%20New%20Deal.pdf.
19. Allen Smith, “Bloomberg Blasts ‘Pie in the Sky’ Green New Deal, Rips Warren Wealth Tax as Venezuelan,” NBC News, January 29, 2019.
20. Michael Bloomberg Speech to Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire, MikeBloomberg.com, January 29, 2019, https://www.mikebloomberg.com/news/mike-bloomberg-delivers-remarks-new-hampshire/.
21. Amy Russo, “Michael Bloomberg Says He Won’t Go On Joe Biden’s White Male Apology Tour,” Huffington Post, March 22, 2019; Bermuda Business Development Agency Forum, 2019.
22. Georgina@georginabloomberg, Instagram, March 7, 2019.
23. Ally Betker, “Georgina Bloomberg on Her Father’s Aborted Presidential Run,” W, March 22, 2016.
24. Tim Mak and Alina Selyukh, “Here’s What Keeps the Democratic Party’s Technology Boss Awake at Night,” NPR, August 30, 2018.
25. Leslie Stahl, “Facebook ‘Embeds,’ Russia and the Trump Campaign’s Secret Weapon,” CBS News, June 10, 2018.
26. Author interviews with Bloomberg advisers on background, 2016.
27. Theodore Bunker, “Trump: Bloomberg a Very Little Guy,” Newsmax.com, July 29, 2016, https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Bloomberg-Little-Guy-DNC/2016/07/29/id/741203/.
28. Philip Bump, “Donald Trump Now Hates Michael Bloomberg Because Bloomberg Was Mean to Him,” Washington Post, July 29, 2016.
29. Author interviews with Bloomberg aides and colleagues on background, 2016.
30. Jack Holmes, “Michael Bloomberg Remembers His First Call to President-Elect Donald Trump,” Esquire, May 9, 2017.
31. Michael R. Bloomberg, “GOP Must Show Backbone and Stand Up to Trump,” Bloomberg View, May 11, 2017.
32. Michael R. Bloomberg, “This Tax Bill Is a Trillion Dollar Blunder,” Bloomberg View, December 15, 2017, https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-12-15/this-tax-bill-is-a-trillion-dollar-blunder.
33. Ibid.
34. Michael R. Bloomberg, “Fix Immigration Without Sacrificing Innocent Children,” Bloomberg View, March 8, 2017.
35. Abram Brown, “The Suite Life: Inside the Plaza Hotel’s 110 Year History,” Forbes, December 12, 2017, https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2017/11/21/the-suite-life-inside-the-plaza-hotels-110-year-history/#4c08752f1010.
36. Ben Smith, “The U.S. Government–in–exile Has a New President,” BuzzFeed, September 19, 2017.
37. Open Secrets, www.opensecrets.org.
38. Author interview with Howard Wolfson, November 13, 2018.
39. Ibid.
40. Simon Dumenco, “Bloomberg Spends $5M on Last-Minute ‘Vote Democratic’ Ad Campaign,” Ad Age, November 5, 2018.
41. Adam Liptak, “Justices 5–4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit,” New York Times, January 21, 2010.
42. David Barstow, Suzanne Craig, and Russ Buettner, “Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches from His Father,” New York Times, October 2, 2018.
43. Chase Peterson-Withorn and Dan Alexander, “Trump Jumps 51 Spots on Forbes Billionaire’s List,” Forbes, March 5, 2019, https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/#564a95a2251c.
44. Michael Bloomberg’s Commencement Address (at Massachusetts Institute of Technology), MIT news, June 7, 2019.
45. Arick Wierson, “By Not Running for President, Bloomberg Is Now the Obi-Wan Kenobi of Democrats,” New York Observer, March 8, 2019.
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