Matthews, Chris, 50, 180
assigned to O’Neill’s team, 58–63, 116–17
at funeral of Sobhuza, 225–27
as Capitol policeman, 21–22, 61, 150, 152
as Carter speechwriter, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 24–25, 55, 58, 61, 67, 150, 151, 170, 201
election defeat of, 23–24
first meeting between O’Neill and, 60–61
grandmother of, 21–22, 368
idealism of, 18, 23
Irish heritage of, 21–22
journalism career of, 364
as O’Neill’s administrative assistant, 18, 131, 140–41, 147, 148, 149–63, 184–86, 194–201, 210, 213–15, 219–20, 222, 230–34, 237–38, 240, 243, 251–52, 277–78, 282, 296–99, 303, 342, 368–69
O’Neill’s anger at, 209–10, 296–99
O’Neill’s regard for, 184
parents of, 130–31
path to politics of, 17–25
in Peace Corps, 16, 18–20, 57, 368
in revamping of O’Neill’s image, 56–59, 61, 140–41
on winter break trip to Africa, 246, 251
Matthews, Kathleen, 6, 15, 246, 299
Matthews, Michael, 246
Mbabama, Mr., 226
Medicaid, 189
Medicare, 4, 8, 244
Meese, Edwin, 33, 127, 180, 360–61
Meet the Press (TV show), 153
Michel, Robert, 30–31, 120, 220, 230–31, 242, 293, 319, 320, 342
military and defense spending, Reagan plan for, 27–28, 33, 43, 48, 63, 64, 69, 156, 183, 216
Milius, Peter, 234
Miller, Mildred Ann, see O’Neill, Mildred Ann Miller
“mission creep,” 271
Mitterrand, François, 316
Moffett, Toby, 197
Mondale, Walter, 288–92, 299–304
Mondale “victory” party, 291
Moscow, bipartisan delegation to, 320–22
Moss, Frank, 21–22, 24, 61, 150
Moyers, Bill, 196
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 65, 67, 247, 331
Mrazek, Bob, 239
Mrs. Miniver (film), 82
Munich Conference, 260
Murtha, Jack, 156, 214, 215
Muskie, Edmund, 24, 57, 65
Muslims, in Lebanon, 264, 265
“mutual assured destruction,” 310
MX missile (Peacekeeper), 313, 317–20
Nader, Ralph, 22, 62
Namier, Lewis, 329
NASA, 335
National Association of Evangelicals, 313
National Cathedral, 170
National Commission on Social Security Reform (Greenspan Commission), 245–47
National Conference of the Building and Construction Trades luncheon, 69
National Council of Catholic Charities, 25
national debt, 47
raising ceiling on, 51–53
National Press Club breakfasts, 126–27
National Republican Congressional Committee, 31, 237
National Security Council (NSC), 9, 315, 350, 360
Navy, U.S., 204
NBC, 214, 291
Neville, Mike, 104
New Deal, 11, 29, 30, 37, 57, 64, 86, 196, 213
“new federalism,” 189
New Hampshire, primary in, 3–4
New Republic, 287–88, 296
Newsweek, 353
New York Times, xvi–xvii, 10, 11, 44, 46, 126, 137, 212, 216, 235–36, 240, 247, 248, 268, 280, 285–86, 299, 348
New York Times Magazine, 161
Nicaragua, U.S. intervention in, 262–63, 269, 276–77, 279, 346, 349–59
Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance Forces, see Contras
Nicholson, Arthur, 318–19
Nixon, Richard, 7, 34, 35–36, 86, 107–8, 112, 135, 156, 247
Noonan, Peggy, 336
Normandy invasion, 299
Norm (char.), 164
North, Oliver, 350, 360
North Carolina, University of, 18
Northern Ireland, Protestant-Catholic issue in, 328, 329–35, 345
Notre Dame, 4–5, 36–37, 81, 331
Reagan’s commencement address at, 135–36
Nowak, Henry, 221
nuclear arms, 12, 309–13, 316
talks with Soviets on, 308, 320–27, 363
nuclear “freeze,” 312–13, 317, 326
O’Brien, Elizabeth, 100
O’Brien, Pat, 37, 76, 80–81, 135, 330
obstructionism, 13
common good vs., xvi, 161, 216
O’Neill’s avoidance of, 30, 53, 197, 233
O’Connell, “Moose,” 96
O’Connor, Sandra Day, 146–47
O’Donnell, Kirk, 50, 58–59, 62, 116, 118, 134, 143, 150, 152, 153, 161, 173, 181, 184, 185, 210, 222, 236, 238, 243–44, 277, 279, 299, 341–42, 367, 369
oil, OPEC’s rise in price of, 9
O’Neill, Christopher “Kip,” 58, 149–50, 296–97, 369
O’Neill, James Edward “Tip,” 96
O’Neill, Mary Rose, 96
O’Neill, Mildred Ann Miller “Millie,” 34, 43–45, 47, 60, 74, 102–3, 106, 145, 179, 286, 325, 348
O’Neill, Patrick, 99
O’Neill, Susan, 54, 109
O’Neill, Thomas P., III, xvi, xvii, 38, 335, 340, 369
O’Neill, Thomas P., Jr. “Tip”:
age issue for, 307, 367–68
Australia junket of, 118–21
authenticity of, 162–63, 174, 210
in battles against Reagan, 61–62, 126–30, 133–47, 159–63, 184–87, 190, 227–41, 254–55
in bipartisan cooperation with Reagan, xv-xvi, 30, 35, 39, 53, 203–4, 206, 216–23, 241, 242, 243–57, 264, 266–68, 270–75, 277–79, 317, 320–21, 338, 344–45, 362, 365–70
as chief spokesman for Democrats, 47, 56, 59, 116, 140, 163
childhood and early years of, 96–99
children of, 106, 109; see also specific children
death of, 370
demagoguery charge against, 138–39, 141–42, 351
Democratic congressional threat to, 303–7
dinner in honor of, 340–41
elected to House, 29
first meeting between Reagan and, 36–38
foreign policy stance of, 261–62
and Gingrich, 295–96
on government, 101–2, 133, 162, 174, 253
on Grenada invasion, 258
health and fitness issues of, 107, 158
integrity of, xv, xvi, xvii, 192
Irish heritage of, xvi, 35, 37, 40, 45, 49, 60, 95, 170, 203, 222, 240, 255, 298, 329–32, 341, 367, 369
JFK and, 104–6
last term of, 339–45
on Lebanon, 271–73, 280–81
legacy of, 364–70
as majority whip, 110
in Massachusetts politics, 99–105, 347
midterm election strategy of, 227–41
in Moscow delegation, 319–22
in 1984 election, 284, 285–88, 292–307
on Nixon, 107–8
in Nixon impeachment, 111–12
and Northern Ireland, 328, 329–35
as outsider, 97–98
on PATCO strike, 167–68
personal appearance of, 31, 55, 61, 107, 124, 141, 162–63, 181, 185, 239
personal civility toward Reagan by, xvi, 35–38, 44–45, 49, 74, 124–25, 143, 160, 161, 203, 207, 222, 251, 274, 293, 299, 307, 331, 341, 345, 365–66
political path of, 29, 59, 94, 95–113, 339
political philosophy of, 95, 98, 100, 101–2, 132, 198, 247
political rivalry between Reagan and, xv-xvi, 49, 133–47, 180, 254–55, 276–77, 279–83, 292–94, 345, 351, 353–58, 365–66
political strategy of, 28, 63–65, 108, 129–30, 134, 182–87, 305–7, 319–20, 323–24, 344, 357
political style of, xvi–xvii, 51, 52–53, 55, 57, 106–7, 113, 155, 286–87, 288
post-assassination attempt visit to Reagan by, 73–74
pragmatism of, 30–31, 52, 122, 182
predictions of political demise of, 161–63, 209
professionalism of, 31, 54
quips of, 37, 41–42, 125, 190, 211, 229, 234, 256, 302
Reagan compared with, xv, 95, 96, 99, 127, 181, 185, 287–88, 329–30
Reagan’s regard for, 179
on Reagan’s strengths, 30, 44
religious background of, 330
resurgence of, 173–74, 183–84, 192, 225–41
retirement of, 285–86, 339–40, 352, 368–69
revamping image of, 56–59, 61–62, 140–43
sixty-ninth birthday party of, 178–79
sociability of, 96–97, 99, 106–7, 113, 119, 158, 178, 210
and Soviet Union, 308, 317–26
as Speaker, xv, 40, 108, 112, 116, 148, 153, 154, 186, 224, 346
team of, 58–60, 153–54, 251
toughness of, 108–9, 111–12, 126–27, 136–44, 146, 162, 255, 279
in U.S House of Representatives, xv, 105–13
O’Neill, Thomas Philip, Sr., 95, 100
O’Neill, William, 96, 99
Organization of American States, 269
Ortega, Daniel, 350, 352–54
pacifism, 203–4
Pac-Man analogy, 233
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), 263–64
Panama, 262, 349
Parr, Jerry, 2, 66, 67–68, 70–71
partisanship:
author’s fun with, 62–63
blame in, 52
polarization in, xvi
patriotism, Reagan’s sense of, 6–7, 312
patronage, 95–96
Patterson, Jerry, 126
payroll tax, 244, 246, 248, 249
Peace Corps, 16, 18–20, 57, 368
Peacekeeper, see MX missile
Pearl Harbor attack, 82
“Pennsylvania Corner,” 156
Pentagon Papers, 22
“people’s crusade,” 213
Peoria bridge project, 231
Pepper, Claude, 213
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 348
Peterson, Cass, 150–51
Pettigrew, Richard, 24
Phoenix Park Hotel, 344
Pickle, Jake, 168–69
Pitts, Billy, 120, 295–96
Plains, Ga., 1–2, 13, 14, 67
Poindexter, John, 359
polls, in 1980 election, 6, 10, 13
Powell, Jody, xviii, 1, 10, 11–12, 13–14
President’s Reorganization Project, 24
press:
function of, 186–87
investigative, 119–20
O’Neill’s regular appearances before, 54, 56, 62, 117, 122, 152, 154, 174, 185, 188, 189, 271, 274, 352, 356
opposition to Reagan in, 281
power of, 134
Reagan’s honeymoon with, 54
see also specific outlets
Pretty Poison (film), 51
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) strike, 165–67, 170, 320
public opinion:
in favor of Reagan, 46–47, 65
on Iran, 359
on O’Neill, 161–62
on Reagan, 196, 208
in shift to Democrats, 191
public works:
bill, 253
projects, 230–31
Quayle, Dan, 369
radio:
Reagan’s career in, 79
Reagan’s use of, 196, 234
Rafshoon, Gerald “Jerry,” 2, 13, 38
Rangel, Charlie, 304
Rather, Dan, 301
Raum, Tom, 236
Rayburn, Sam, 36, 105, 261, 285
Raymond (food vendor), 154–55
Reagan, Jack, 78
Reagan, Maureen, 282
Reagan, Nancy, 28, 32, 34, 42, 45, 68, 72, 73, 79, 85, 114, 221, 253, 269, 280, 282, 302, 325, 370
Reagan, Neil, 78
Reagan, Nelle, 78
Reagan, Ron, 85, 127, 179, 221, 310
Reagan, Ronald, 76, 114, 180, 206, 224, 346, 362
as affable, 38, 80, 89, 159, 178
age issue of, 301–2, 307, 367–68
in Air Traffic Controllers strike, 165–67
Alzheimer’s disease suffered by, 370
arrival in Washington of, xv, 28
as SAG president, 86
assassination attempt on, 66, 67–74, 114,, 115–18, 121, 122, 140, 161, 314, 340
at Gym Dinner, 159
birth and childhood of, 78–79
on Challenger explosion, 335–37
children of, 83, 85
on communism in Hollywood, 87–89
in cooperation with O’Neill, xv, xviii, 35, 39, 53, 203–4, 217–23, 242, 243–57, 365–70
critics’ views of, xvi, 218–19
death of, 369
diary entries of, 46, 70, 121, 124, 145–46, 159, 160, 165, 168, 169, 170, 175, 188, 189, 200, 221, 249, 255, 257, 270, 280–81, 302, 314–16, 319–20, 352, 353, 357, 358–60
“Dutch” nickname of, 78, 80, 84
early obstacles of, 77–79
economic strategy of, see economy, Reagan’s plan for
elite image of, 137–38, 160, 182, 187, 189–90, 254
first election of, 27, 349, 357
first inauguration of, xv, 30, 38–39, 44, 51, 67, 151
first meeting between O’Neill and, 36–38
“Gipper” nickname of, 4, 135–36
Gorbachev’s summit meetings with, 317, 323–27, 363–64
on government, 26, 39, 69, 90, 156, 253
as governor of California, 2, 8, 33, 37, 77, 91, 188
in Grenada invasion, 258, 268–70, 274–79, 342, 349
hard line style of, 165–67
heroic image of, 115–31, 135–36, 257
Hollywood career of, xvi, 2, 3, 4–5, 8, 31, 33, 38, 68, 77, 79–90, 98, 188, 260, 330
on ideal of democracy, 260
integrity of, xv, xvi–xvii
Irish heritage of, xv, xvi, 5, 37, 40, 45, 49, 78, 80, 89, 201, 203, 222, 255, 298, 299, 329–32, 341, 367
legacy of, 363–70
media savvy of, 6, 8, 55, 140, 184, 187, 253, 299
midterm election strategy of, 228–41
military service of, 82–83
national visibilty of, 90
1980 presidential victory of, 2–12
in 1984 election, 285–88, 291–94, 296, 298–99, 301–2, 304
and Northern Ireland, 328, 329–35
on nuclear weapons, 308, 309–10
O’Neill compared to, xv, 95, 96, 99, 127, 181, 185, 287–88, 329–30
on O’Neill’s career, 340–41
O’Neill’s envy of, 77, 86
O’Neill’s regard for, 178
personal civility toward O’Neill by, xvi, 35–38, 45–46, 49, 142, 145, 178, 203–4, 207, 222, 233–34, 299, 340–41, 345, 365–66
political path of, 27–39, 84–93, 98, 134–35, 312
political philosophy of, 4, 12, 33, 48–49, 75, 132, 198, 247
political rivalry between O’Neill and, xv-xvi, 49, 133–47, 254–55, 282–83, 294, 345, 351, 353–58, 365–66
political style of, xvi–xvii, 3, 128, 145, 218–19, 287–88, 299
presidency assumed by, xvi, 27, 30–39, 40
“public” vs. “private,” 85–86
quips of, 3–4, 5, 72, 115, 138, 161, 190, 233–34, 253, 333, 340
religious background of, 330
role-playing of, 3, 5, 6, 32, 33–34, 72, 92, 126, 197, 232, 253, 296
Saturday radio addresses of, 196–97
second inauguration of, 307
self-awareness of, 31–32
self-invention of, 4–5, 48, 92
seventieth birthday of, 44
seventy-second birthday of, 253
sociability of, 28, 34, 96
and Soviet Union, 308, 309–27
star power of, 54, 325
State of the Union addresses o
f, 187–89, 251–54, 281, 293, 335, 340
Stockman’s betrayal of, 174–77
troubling signs for, 168–79
underestimation of, 2–4, 41, 91
worldview of, 259–60
Reagan administration, team of aides in, 30–33, 58
Reagan Democrats, 4–6
Reaganomics, see economy, Reagan’s plan for
“Reagan’s Faithful Allies” (Dole), 247
recession, 172–73, 183, 196, 227, 240
“Redneck Row,” 124, 155–56
Regan, Donald, 172, 344, 356, 361
Regula, Ralph, 119
Reid, Harry, 22
“Repeal O’Neill” button, 239
Republican National Committee, 213
Republican National Convention, of 1980, 5
Republicans, Republican Party
O’Neill lampooned in TV ad of, 31, 120, 143, 181
partisan propaganda against, 62–63
Reagan’s transition to, 90–91
Senate control by, 28, 30, 55, 171
Reston, James, 240–41, 279–80
Reykjavik, Iceland, Reagan-Gorbachev summit in, 326–27, 363
Rhodesian Railways, 19
Rich, Spencer, 237
Roberts, Steven V., 137–38, 216
Robinson, Betty, 214
Rockne, Knute, 4, 37, 80–81
Rogers, David, 118, 163, 280, 350
Rogers, Roy, 5
Roosevelt, Franklin, 11, 53, 82, 86, 100–101, 140, 178, 234, 337, 364
Rostenkowski, Dan “Rosty,” 109–10, 119, 160, 193, 245–46, 250, 304, 306–7, 341–43
Roth, William, 195, 211
Rubenstein, David, 12
Sadat, Anwar, assassination of, 170–71
St. George, Grenada, 277–78
St. George’s University School of Medicine, 268–70, 274–79
St. Louis Browns, 96
St. Patrick’s Day luncheons, 331–32
Saltonstall, Leverett, 108
Sandinistas, 263, 349
Sandino, Augusto César, 262–63
San Francisco, Calif., Democratic convention in, 299–301
San Francisco Examiner, 364
Santa Fe Trail (film), 82
Saudi Arabia, 350
Schmidt, Helmut, 314
Schweiker, Richard, 130
Scorsese, Martin, 69
Screen Actors Guild (SAG), 69, 86–87, 260
Seattle, Wash., 12
Secret Service, 9, 66, 67–68, 70, 80, 187, 274
Selma, Ala., 348
Senate, U.S., 14
in midterm election, 237
Republican control of, 28, 30
Republican losses in, 304
Senate Budget Committee, 24, 65
Senate Finance Committtee, 215, 344
Senate Republican Conference, 210, 212
“senility factor,” 302
seniors, advocacy for, 213
Sergeant Murphy (film), 80
Sharansky, Natan, 314
Sheraton Washington hotel, 15
Shorenstein, Walter, 211
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