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Access Hollywood, 10
Affordable Care Act, 15
AIDS, 134
Air Force National Guard, 53, 54–55, 65, 84
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), 51–52, 53, 66
air travel, 61 see also pilots
Alcoholics Anonymous, 92
All County Building Supply & Maintenance, 191–93
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), 145–49, 151–52, 162–63
Art of the Deal, The (Trump), 94–95, 146
Atlantic, 200
Atlantic City, N.J., 35, 132, 134–37, 142, 151, 184, 192
attachment, 23, 25
AZT, 134
Barnosky, Jack, 174–76, 186–87
Barr, William, 12
Barry, John, 115, 143–44, 151, 168
Barry, Maryanne Trump, 2, 5, 32, 33, 44, 45, 47, 50, 51, 56, 63, 65, 72, 81–83, 95, 108–9, 112, 115, 122, 128, 154, 155, 158, 161, 165, 173, 177, 183–84, 188–89, 193–94 birth of, 31
Catholic conversion of, 9, 81
childhood of, 24, 26, 28, 35, 40
deprivation of, 82–83
Donald and, 60
and Donald’s attempt to control Fred’s estate, 143–44
Donald’s presidential campaign and, 8–9, 10
family finances and, 190–93
father’s will and, 168, 170, 171, 173–76
law career of, 60, 94, 134, 143, 189, 193
marriage to David Desmond, 56, 81–83, 94
medical insurance and, 174
mother’s health problems and, 21–22, 24
New York Times exposé and, 193
retirement of, 193
and sale of father’s estate, 192–93, 196
son of (David Desmond, Jr.), 2, 28, 82, 95–96, 122, 154, 166, 193
at White House dinner, 1, 2, 4, 7
Barstow, David, 187–89, 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, 35, 54, 90, 171
Democratic Party in, 34, 54, 73
Donald’s view of, 89–90
Steeplechase Park in, 67–68, 72–76, 78–79, 87, 88, 89, 102, 141
Trump Village in, 56, 57, 68, 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 attachment in, 23, 25
Christmas, 106, 108–11
Clapp, Mike, 56, 77–78
Clinton, Hillary, 3, 9, 10, 15
Cohn, Roy, 100–101, 107, 134, 189
Columbia University, 139–40
Commodore Hotel, 105, 114, 141, 197
Coney Island: Beach Haven, 25, 28, 35, 54, 90, 171
Steeplechase Park, 67–68, 72–76, 78–79, 87, 88, 89, 102, 141
Trump Village, 56, 57, 68, 74, 88, 89
Corn, David, 185, 210
COVID-19 pandemic, 13–14, 201–2, 204, 207–10
Craig, Susanne, 185–88
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, 95–96, 122, 154, 166, 193
Desmond, David, Sr., 56, 81–83, 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, 118–19, 122
Durben, Irwin, 85, 127, 128, 143, 170–71
East, Ernie, 145
Eastern Air Lines Shuttle, 134
election of 2016, 14–15, 204
empathy, 23, 24, 26, 209–10
Esquire, 14
Ethel Walker School, 116–20
E. Trump and Son, 28, 29–30, 45, 60
evangelical Christians, 9, 12
Fair Housing Act, 100
Falwell, Jerry, Jr., 9
Farrell Fritz, 174, 186–87
Federal Housing Administration (FHA), 32–35, 89, 91
FEMA, 209
Floyd, George, 210
Fordham University, 71, 72, 74
Fort Drum, 54–55
Fox News, 210–11
Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel, 165–66
Frankenstein (Shelley), 14
Frontline, 185
Gallagher, Eddie, 201
Gargiulo’s, 100
Germany, 28–29, 159
Giuliani, Rudolph, 166
Glass House, 149
Gotti, John, 101
Graff, Rhona, 14–15, 145, 147
Grand Hyatt New York, 105, 114–15, 133, 135, 136, 138, 141, 196
Grau, Elizabeth Trump, 1, 2, 9, 45, 50–51, 60, 84, 95, 96, 113, 161, 173, 177, 182–83 childhood of, 26, 28, 32, 33
deprivation of, 82–83
and Donald’s attempt to control Fred’s estate, 143–44
family finances and, 190, 192–93
father’s death and, 164
at father’s funeral, 166
father’s will and, 170, 173–76
Freddy’s death and, 121–23, 125
mother’s health problems and, 24
and sale of father’s estate, 192–93, 196
watch gift and, 156–57
Grau, James, 2
Great Depression, 35
Guccione, Bob, 109–10
Harder, Charles J., 190
Harrah’s, 134
health care, 15
Highlander, 57, 67, 76–77, 85, 86, 169, 189
Hofstra Law School, 94
Hopper, Hedda, 61
Hospital for Special Surgery, 132
House, the, 21, 27, 28, 33–34, 36, 41, 43, 44, 51, 66, 71, 74, 94–97, 127, 157, 158, 161, 162, 167, 175, 181, 195, 198, 202 basement of, 96–97
Christmas at, 106, 108–11
Freddy’s stay in attic of, 93–94
library of, 94–95
Mary, Fritz, and David at, as children, 95–96
wooden Indian statues in, 96
Hughes, Howard, 61
immigration, 30
Inside Edition, 185, 198
Jamaica Estates, 33, 34, 54, 83, 95
Jamaica Hospital, 21, 77, 121, 124
Jews, 51
Johanna (girlfriend of Freddy Trump), 104, 105
John, Elton, 164
Johnson, Philip, 149
Justice Department, 90, 100–101
Kelly, John, 108
Kew-Forest School, 22, 49, 116–17
Khan family, 10
Kid Rock, 8
Kim Jong-un, 101, 189, 200
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 210
Kovaleski, Serge, 9
Kushner, Charles, 181–82
Kushner, Jared, 4, 6, 7, 181–83
Laurino, Lou, 174–76
Le Club, 34, 100, 138
LeFrak, Sam, 166
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 163, 176
Luerssen, Amy, 99–100
Madonna, 147
Mafia (Mob), 35, 133
Manhattan Psychiatric Center, 12
Maples, Marla, 132, 137, 150, 151, 162, 184
Mar-a-Lago, 134, 137, 148–51, 153, 154, 160
Marble Collegiate Church, 37, 111, 166, 177
Marblehead, Mass., 61–63, 65–67, 76
McCarthy, Joseph, 100
McCarthy, Kevin, 12
McConnell, Mitch, 12, 200
McCray, Antron, 204
media, 11, 114, 133–34, 138, 141, 195–98, 200, 203
Meese, Ed, 134
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 133, 184
Mexican border, 195, 201, 207
Midland Associates, 98, 169–71
mirroring, 23
Mitchell-Lama Housing Program, 89
Mitnick, Jack, 143, 193
Mob, the, 35, 133
Montauk Airport, 73
Mother Jones, 185
Mount Holyoke College, 50
Mulvaney, Mick, 108
Murdoch, Rupert, 101
Muslim travel ban, 15
National Guard, 53, 54–55, 65, 84
New York City, 208 economy in 1970s, 89
Fred Trump’s Manhattan aspirations, 89, 102–3
press in, 114, 131, 141, 195, 197
see also Brooklyn
New York Military Academy (NYMA), 47, 49–50, 52–53, 56, 63, 64, 71, 74–75, 95, 96, 97, 132
New York Post, 149, 198
New York Times, 9, 107, 165, 176, 204 exposé on Trump family finances in, 185–91, 193–94
Nolan, James, 72
Nugent, Ted, 8
Obama administration, 209
Omni, 109–10
opioid crisis, 9
Palin, Sarah, 8
parenting and child development, 23 attachment in, 23, 25
Parsons, Louella, 61
Pataki, George, 166
Peale, Norman Vincent, 37–38, 40–41, 42, 92
Pence, Mike, 3, 4
Penthouse, 110
Peter Luger Steak House, 161–62
Piedmont Airlines, 67
Pierce, Charles P., 14
pilots, 58, 59, 61 Freddy’s career, 52, 53, 56, 57–59, 60–68, 78, 84, 88
Politico, 189
Pompeo, Mike, 12
Power of Positive Thinking, The (Peale), 37
presidential election of 2016, 14–15, 204
Putin, Vladimir, 8, 101, 200
Queens Hospital Center, 121
racism, 9, 15, 200, 204 housing discrimination lawsuit, 90, 100–101
Random House, 147, 151–52
Reagan, Ronald, 134
Republican National Convention, 10
Republican Party, 11–12, 109, 200, 203
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), 51–52, 53, 66
Richardson, Kevin, 204
Rivers, Joan, 166
Rodman, Dennis, 189
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, 101
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 32
Russia, 8
Ryan, Paul, 3
Salaam, Yusef, 204
Salvation Army, 121
Santana, Raymond, 204
Schron, Ruby, 192
Schumer, Chuck, 3
Schwartz, Tony, 146
Serwer, Adam, 200
Shapiro, Joe, 72
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 14
Shore Haven, 25, 28, 34, 54, 171
Sigma Alpha Mu, 51, 52, 53
Slatington Flying Club, 51
Sly Fox Inn, 158
sociopathy, 24, 26, 43
Spanish flu epidemic, 29, 30, 36
Steeplechase Park, 67–68, 72–76, 78–79, 87, 88, 89, 102, 141
Sunnyside Towers, 94, 97, 98, 103, 169
Sunshine, Louise, 114
Surviving at the Top (Trump), 132, 136, 146
Swifton Gardens, 91
Taj Mahal, 132, 135, 136, 149
Tosti, Matthew, 85–86, 104–5, 127
Trans World Airlines (TWA), 58, 59, 61, 65–68, 78, 84, 88
Trump, Barron, 184
Trump, Blaine, 110, 122, 148, 162, 164
Trump, Donald: Access Hollywood tape of, 10
The Apprentice, 11, 182, 196
The Art of the Comeback, 145–49, 151–52, 162–63
The Art of the Deal, 94–95, 146
authoritarian rulers and, 101
bankruptcies of, 9, 11, 132, 136, 143, 197
banks and investors and, 11, 124, 132, 134–38, 140, 142, 148, 184, 196–97
baseball playing of, 97
birth of, 33
Brooklyn as viewed by, 89–90
casinos of, 35, 132, 134–36, 142, 151, 201
The Celebrity Apprentice, 166
chiefs of staff of, 108
childhood of, 7, 11, 24–28, 42–46, 47–51, 101–2, 198, 202
childhood home of, see House, the
COVID-19 crisis and, 13–14, 201–2, 204, 207–10
cruelty of, 15, 45, 75, 200, 201, 207
debts of, 134–36
early forays into Manhattan market, 102–3
ego of, 17, 136, 138, 198, 201
elected president, 14–15, 204
empathy lacking in, 209–10
extravagant lifestyle and spending of, 98, 107, 136, 137, 142, 191
father and, 11, 25–27, 42, 43, 47–50, 52–53, 63, 72, 83–84, 100, 102–3, 108, 114, 115, 132, 133–35, 137–38, 140–42, 144, 157–58, 188, 195, 202, 203, 204, 211
father’s estate sold by, 192–93, 196
father’s loans to, 107, 190, 197
father’s promotion to president of Trump Management, 88–90, 200
father’s role in real estate ventures of, 84, 91, 102–3, 107, 133, 134, 140–42, 191, 196–97
father’s will alteration attempted by, 143–44, 190, 193
father treated with contempt by, 157
on fishing outing, 64
at Fordham University, 71, 72, 74
Freddy and, 7, 45–46, 47, 48, 52, 63–65, 72, 75, 84–85, 98–99, 102, 201, 209
Freddy’s death and, 121–25, 127
gift-giving of, 106, 109
golf club of, 115, 181
golfing of, 154
housing discrimination lawsuit against, 90, 100–101
immigration and, 30
impeachment of, 205
income of, 91, 107, 190
Ivana’s divorce from, 137, 138
Ivana’s marriage to, 98, 111
Ivana’s prenuptial agreement with, 107
knowledge claims of, 133, 202–3
Linda and, 65, 148
lying of, 11–12, 14, 15, 40, 90, 103, 141, 197, 198, 200, 203, 205
Mar-a-Lago estate of, 134, 137, 148–51, 153, 154, 160
Mary enlisted as ghostwriter for book of, 145–49, 151–52, 162–63
Mary given gifts by, 106, 109
Mary story invented by, 163
Maryanne and, 60
media and, 11, 114, 133–34, 138, 141, 195–98, 200, 203
Mexican border and, 195, 201, 207
at military academy, 47, 49–50, 52–53, 56, 63, 64, 71, 74–75, 95, 96, 97, 132
money-oriented worldview of, 15–16, 38
mother and, 24, 25, 44, 45, 48–50
mother’s mugging and, 131–32
Muslim ban of, 15
narcissism of, 12, 198
pathologies of, 11–13, 200
powerful men and, 34, 101, 200
presidential campaign of, 9–11, 203, 204
presidential campaign announced by, 8–9, 11
press briefings of, 203
racism of, 9, 15, 300, 204
real estate career of, 1, 8–9, 11, 35, 84, 90–91, 102–3, 107, 111, 114–15, 133–38, 140–43, 192, 196–99, 201
as reality television star, 8, 11, 182, 196
Robert and, 6–7, 44–45
at school, 43–44, 47, 49–50, 52–53, 56, 58, 63, 64, 71, 74–75, 95, 96, 97, 132
self-esteem of, 44
self-promotion and self-aggrandizement of, 90–91, 103, 137, 198
as shielded from reality, 13, 16, 199
“strategies” of,
17, 203–4
Surviving at the Top, 132, 136, 146
taxes and, 34
at University of Pennsylvania, 72, 74, 75, 83
White House dinner for family of, 1–8, 45
at Trump Management, 71–72, 83, 84, 88, 112, 155
as Trump Management president, 88–90, 200
Trump, Donald “Donny,” Jr., 4, 6, 7, 122, 169
Trump, Elizabeth (sister of Donald), see Grau, Elizabeth Trump
Trump, Elizabeth (sister of Fred), 29, 193
Trump, Elizabeth Christ (mother of Fred), 28, 29, 31, 34, 41, 89, 126 E. Trump and Son created by, 28, 29–30, 45, 60
Trump, Eric, 4, 7, 156
Trump, Frederick Christ “Fred” (father of Donald), 2, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 28–32, 34, 39–44, 47, 51, 52, 60, 92–93, 140, 188, 200, 211 Cohn and, 100–101
cruelty of, 15, 157, 200
Dale Carnegie course taken by, 37, 89
death of, 10, 163–64, 165
dementia of, 133, 140, 142, 153–54, 157, 159–61, 174, 175, 191
dishonest business tactics of, 141–42
Donald and, 11, 25–27, 42, 43, 47–50, 52–53, 63, 72, 83–84, 100, 102–3, 108, 114, 115, 132, 133–35, 137–38, 140–42, 144, 157–58, 188, 195, 202, 203, 204, 211
Donald loaned money by, 107, 190, 197
Donald promoted to president of Trump Management by, 88–90, 200
Donald’s attempt to control estate of, 143–44, 190, 193
Donald’s contempt for, 157
Donald’s real estate ventures and, 84, 91, 102–3, 107, 133, 134, 140–42, 191, 196–97
Donald’s sale of estate of, 192–93, 196
early life of, 29
elderly housing project of, 91
as father, 23–27, 39, 47–48, 50, 51, 157–58
father’s death and, 35, 36, 37, 41–42, 52–53
Federal Housing Administration and, 32–35, 89, 91
Freddy and, 31–32, 39–44, 47, 48, 50–53, 58, 59, 60–62, 64–67, 71, 75–76, 84, 88, 89, 98, 102, 109, 111, 116, 154, 157, 188, 200, 210, 211
Freddy’s alcoholism and, 92–93, 157