The Battle for America 2008

by Haynes Johnson

  Kennedy, John F., Jr.

  Kennedy, Kathleen

  Kennedy, Mary Kerry

  Kennedy, Robert F.

  Kennedy, Robert F., Jr.

  Kennedy, Vicki

  Kennedy School of Government

  Kentucky

  Kenya

  Kerik, Bernard B.

  Kerry, John F.

  Obama’s speeches and

  Keyes, Alan

  Kimball, Ray

  King, Larry

  King, Martin Luther, Jr.

  Clinton’s comments on

  “I Have a Dream” speech of

  Kirk, Russell

  Knowles, Tony

  Kopechne, Mary Jo

  Kornblut, Anne E.

  Kristol, William

  Kucinich, Dennis

  Kuwait

  Obama’s trip to

  Lacy, Bill

  Lamont, Ned

  Landon, Alf

  Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

  Latinos

  Law & Order

  Lazio, Rick

  Lehman Brothers

  Leno, Jay

  Lewinsky, Monica

  Lewis, Ann

  Lewis, John

  McCain and

  liberalism

  Liberty University

  Lieberman, Joseph

  as McCain running mate possibility

  McCain’s relationship with

  Palin and

  Limbaugh, Rush

  Lincoln, Abraham

  Obama on

  Lippert, Mark

  Lizza, Ryan

  lobbyists

  Loeffler, Tom

  London

  Los Angeles Times

  Lott, Trent

  Louisiana

  Love, Reggie

  Lowry, Rich

  Lynch, John

  Macauley, Bob

  McAuliffe, Terry

  McCabe, Nash

  McCain, Bridget

  McCain, Cindy

  daughter adopted by

  McCain, Jimmy

  McCain, John

  acceptance speech of

  ads of

  African-Americans and

  age of

  Ayers and

  background of

  Bush and

  campaign implosion

  campaign structure

  change and reform issue and

  Clinton and

  comeback of

  concession speech of

  in debate with other Republican candidates

  in debates with Obama

  economy and

  Falwell and

  father of

  financial crisis and

  Florida and

  funding problems of

  Giuliani’s endorsement of

  immigration and

  Iowa and

  Iraq trip of

  Iraq War and

  Keating Five scandal and

  Lewis and

  Lieberman as running mate for

  Lieberman’s relationship with

  as maverick

  Michigan and

  negative campaigning and

  New Hampshire and

  nomination of

  No Surrender tour of

  Obama’s acceptance speech and

  Obama’s foreign trip and

  one-term pledge considered by

  on Palin

  Palin’s vetting as running mate for

  percentage of vote won by

  political career of

  polls and

  in presidential campaign of

  press and

  Republican Party and

  as risk-taker

  Romney and

  Salter and

  search for running mate

  Shays and

  South Carolina and

  Straight Talk Express of

  trips of

  in Vietnam

  voters’ opinions of

  McCarthy, Joe

  McCurry, Mike

  McDonough, Denis

  MacGillis, Alec

  McGovern, George

  McHugh, John

  McInturff, Bill

  McKinnon, Mark

  McQuaid, Joseph W.

  Madden, Kevin

  Maine

  Making of the President, The (White)

  Maliki, Nouri al-

  Manassas

  Manchester Union Leader

  Mantz, Jonathan

  Mao Zedong

  Marcus, Ruth

  Margolis, Jim

  marijuana

  Martinez, Mel

  Maryland

  Massachusetts

  Mastromonaco, Alyssa

  Matsu Daily Frontiersman

  Matthews, Chris

  media

  Meet the Press

  Meissner, Doris

  Mendell, David

  Merkel, Angela

  Meshell, Harry

  Messina, Jim

  Michigan

  Microtrends (Penn)

  Midwest

  military

  Miller, Leslie

  Miller, Morgan

  Mills, Cheryl

  Minnesota

  Missouri

  Mitchell, Andrea

  Mondale, Walter

  Monegan, Walter

  Montana

  Moore, Michael

  Moral Majority

  Moran, Terry

  MoveOn.org

  Moyers, Bill

  MSNBC

  Murkowski, Frank

  Murphy, Steve

  Murray, Shailagh

  mybarackobama.com

  Myers, Beth

  Myspace

  NAACP

  Nagourney, Adam

  Napolitano, Janet

  Nashua North High School

  National Archives

  National Constitution Center

  National Enquirer

  National Governors Association

  National Press Club

  National Review

  National Republican Congressional Committee

  National Rifle Association

  NBC

  Nebraska

  Nelson, Ben

  Nelson, Terry

  Nesbitt, Marty

  Netanyahu, Binyamin

  Nevada

  New Deal

  New Hampshire

  Clinton and

  debates in

  Edwards and

  Giuliani and

  McCain and

  Obama and

  Romney and

  Thompson and

  New Jersey

  Giuliani and

  New Mexico

  Newsweek

  New York

  Giuliani and

  Obama’s rally in

  New York Daily News

  New Yorker

  New York Post

  New York Times

  New York Times Magazine

  Nightline

  Nixon, Richard

  approval rating of

  Obama on

  Norris, Chuck

  North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

  North Carolina

  North Dakota

  Northeast

  North Korea

  Novak, Robert

  Obama, Barack

  African-Americans and

  African trip of

  American identity of

  on American people

  anger from McCain supporters toward

  Audacity of Hope

  Ayers and

  background of

  Biden chosen as running mate of

  campaign announcement of

  campaign apparatus of

  campaign assessed by

  change message of

  civil rights movement and

  Clinton as running mate for

  Clinton’s endorsement of

  Colorado and

  decision to run for president

  Democratic convention and
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  doubts and misinformation about

  Dreams from My Father

  economy as key issue for

  Edwards’s endorsement of

  election of

  father of

  final campaign tour of

  financial crisis and

  flag pins and

  foreign trip of

  fund-raising of

  drug use of

  gasoline taxes and

  grandmother of

  grassroots support for

  health care and

  Idaho and

  immigration issue and

  inauguration of

  Independent voters and

  Indiana and

  Internet used in campaign of

  Iowa and

  Iraq War and

  Kennedy and

  Lewis and

  McCain’s ads about

  on Meet the Press

  Muslim identity attributed to

  NAFTA and

  Nevada and

  New Hampshire and

  New York rally held by

  nomination of

  nomination by acclamation of

  North Carolina and

  offshore drilling and

  Ohio and

  Palin’s attacks on

  Pennsylvania and

  percentage of vote won by

  polls and

  Powell’s endorsement of

  presidential candidacy announced by

  race issue and

  racial identity of

  on Republican policies of

  Rezko and

  Richardson’s endorsement of

  at San Francisco fund-raiser

  in Selma

  Senate campaign of

  as senator

  Solis Doyle and

  South Carolina and

  Super Tuesday and

  tax plan of

  tensions between Clinton and

  terrorism and

  Texas and

  voters’ perceptions of

  white working-class voters and

  women voters and

  Wright and

  Obama, Barack, in debates

  with Clinton

  with McCain

  in Myrtle Beach

  in South Carolina

  Obama, Barack, speeches of

  at anti-Iraq war rally

  at Concord High School

  at Democratic convention of

  election victory

  inaugural address

  Iowa victory

  at Jefferson Jackson dinner

  in Manassas

  in Missouri, on patriotism

  New Hampshire concession

  nomination acceptance

  in Philadelphia, on race

  South Carolina victory

  Obama, Malia

  Obama, Michelle

  New Hampshire and

  Obama, Natasha (Sasha)

  Obama, Sarah Hussein

  offshore drilling

  Ohio

  economy in

  Oklahoma

  Oregon

  Orlowski, Janis

  Pakistan

  Palestinians

  Palin, Bristol

  Palin, Sarah

  Biden’s debate with

  blind quotes about

  concession speech of

  convention speech of

  Couric’s interviews of

  daughter’s pregnancy and

  health insurance of

  Obama attacked by

  polls on

  sexism and

  vetting of

  voters’ opinions of

  wardrobe of

  world knowledge of

  Wright and

  Palin, Todd

  Palin, Track

  Palin, Trig

  Parcell, Emily

  Parker, Kathleen

  Patrick, Deval

  Paul, Ron

  Paulson, Henry

  Pawlenty, Tim

  PBS

  Pelley, Scott

  Pelosi, Nancy

  Penn, Mark-

  “American” message and

  demotion of

  Ickes and

  memos of

  Obama’s New York rally and

  Pennsylvania

  People

  Perle, Richard

  Perry, Kris

  Petraeus, David

  Pfeiffer, Dan

  Philadelphia, Pa.

  Plouffe, David

  attempt to quit campaign

  Palin and

  Super Tuesday and

  Poehler, Amy

  Politico

  polls

  Clinton and

  McCain and

  Obama and

  Palin and

  Powell, Colin

  prescription drug bill

  press

  primaries

  Puerto Rico

  Purpose Driven Life, The (Warren)

  Quad City Times

  race

  Kennedy on

  Obama’s speech on

  slavery and

  racial violence

  Radio Iowa

  Rainey, James

  Rangel, Charles

  Rath, Tom

  Reagan, Nancy

  Reagan, Ronald

  acceptance speech of

  approval rating of

  Obama on

  Real Clear Politics

  Red Cross

  Reed, Jack

  Reines, Philippe

  Reiter, Fran

  religion

  Obama’s comment on

  religious right

  Rendell, Ed

  Reno Gazette-Journal

  Republican Governors Association

  Republican National Convention

  McCain’s speech at

  Palin’s speech at

  Republican Party

  Congress controlled by

  congressional control lost by

  financial crisis and

  Iowa straw poll

  McCain and

  Obama’s comments on

  search for nominees

  Republican voters

  in Iowa

  Reynolds, Eliza

  Rezko, Tony

  Rhoades, Matt

  Rhode Island

  Rhodes, Ben

  Rice, Condoleezza

  Rice, Susan

  Richards, Ann

  Richardson, Barbara

  Richardson, Bill

  Obama endorsed by

  Richetti, Steve

  Ricks, Thomas E.

  Ridge, Tom

  Roberts, John

  Robertson, Pat

  Rodham, Dorothy

  Rodriguez, Matt

  Roe v. Wade

  Rolling Stone

  Rollins, Ed

  Romney, George

  Romney, Mitt

  in debate

  end of campaign

  Giuliani and

  Iowa and

  McCain and

  Michigan and

  New Hampshire and

  straw poll victory of

  Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

  Roosevelt, Eleanor

  Roosevelt, Franklin D.

  Roosevelt, Theodore

  Rospars, Joe

  Rouse, Pete

  Rove, Karl

  Rumsfeld, Donald

  Runyon, Damon

  Rush, Bobby

  Russert, Tim

  McCain and

  Obama and

  Ryan, Jack

  Saddam Hussein

  Saddleback Church

  Saint Anselm College

  St. Petersburg Times

  Salinas, J. D.

  Salter, Mark

  Salt Lake City Olympics

  Saltsman, Chip

  Santorum, Rick

  Sarkozy, Nicolas

  Saturday Night Live

  Savage, Lynn

  Scarborough, Joe

  Scheu
nemann, Randy

  Schiavo, Terri

  Schmidt, Steve

  Palin and

  Schriefer, Russ

  Schwarzenegger, Arnold

  Scully, Matthew

  Selma, Ala.

  Bloody Sunday voting rights march in

  September 11 terrorist attacks

  Bush’s approval rating following

  Obama on

  Wright and

  Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

  Shaheen, Billy

  Shaheen, Jeanne

  Shales, Tom

  Shanks, Priscilla

  Shapiro, Andrew

  Shays, Christopher

  Shear, Michael D.

  Sheehan, Michael

  Shriver, Eunice Kennedy

  Sicko

  Simon, Paul

  Simon, Roger

  Singer, Phil

  60 Minutes

  slavery

  Smith, Adam

  Smith, Ben

  Smith, Jean Kennedy

  Smith, Mark

  Solis, Danny

  Solis Doyle, Patti

  Sorensen, Ted

  Sosnik, Doug

  South

  South Carolina

  Clinton and

  debates in

  McCain and

  Obama and

  Thompson and

  South Carolina State University

  South Dakota

  Special Olympics

  Spence, Roy

  Spiegel

  Spitzer, Eliot

  Spradling, Scott

  Springfield.

  Springsteen, Bruce

  Stanley, Matthew

  steel industry

  Stephanopoulos, George

  Stevens, Stuart

  Stevens, Ted

  Stewart, Jon

  Stewart, Mitch

  stock market

  Strand, Kathleen

  Strickland, Ted

  Strimple, Greg

  students

  Sunbelt

  Sununu

  Super Bowl

  superdelegates

  Super Tuesday

  Supreme Court:

  justices

  Palin and

  Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

  Taliban

  Tancredo, Tom

  Tanden, Neera

  Tarrance Group

  taxes

  cuts in

  gasoline

  Tennessee

  terrorism

  terrorist detainees

  Tewes, Paul

  Texas

  Thatcher, Margaret

  This Week

  Thompson, DeJuana

  Thompson, Fred

  Thompson, Jeri

  Thompson, Tommy

  Thune, John

  Tibbetts, Ed

  Time

  Tocci, Linda

  Today

  Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The

  torture policy

  Trinity United Church of Christ

  Troopergate

  Truman, Harry

  Tsongas, Paul

  Tumulty, Karen

  UCLA

  unemployment

  United Nations

  University of Cincinnati

  University of Mississippi

  University of New Hampshire

  University of Pennsylvania

  University of South Carolina

  University of Texas

  USA Today

  Values Voters conference

  Vermont

  veterans’ care

  Vietnam War

  McCain in

  Vietor, Tommy

  Viguerie, Richard

  Vilmain, Teresa