by Obama Barack
Brennan, John
Afghanistan war policies and, 437
bin Laden operation and, 679, 686, 688, 699
Egyptian revolution of 2011 and, 650
Fort Hood shooting and, 441
role of, 355–56, 357
Bretton Woods, 328
BRICS nations, 336–39, 343
Bridges, Leon, 288
Brown, Gordon, 159, 286, 334, 343, 472, 512, 527
Brown, Lisa, 535
Brown, Scott, 416, 417–18, 421, 546, 555, 584
Browner, Carol
climate change policies and, 490, 494, 495, 497, 502, 508, 559
Deepwater Horizon oil spill and, 562, 563
Brown v. Board of Education, 388
Buber, Martin, 628
Buchanan, Pat, 474
Buchenwald concentration camp, 368–69
Buffett, Warren, 182, 604
Burns, Bill, 340, 342, 343, 463, 484
Burr, Aaron, 243
Bush, Barbara, 62, 206, 261
Bush, George H. W., 61, 62, 158, 215, 217, 489, 501
Bush, George W./Bush administration
Afghanistan war and, 317, 452, 464
ASEAN and, 478
bin Laden and, 99, 696
China and, 475
clean energy initiatives, 492–93
climate change policies and, 489, 494, 503, 504
counterterrorism policies, 314, 353–54, 358, 584, 587
deficit and, 604
Democratic Congress and, 259
economic policy and, 176, 179
election of 2004, 53–54
election of 2008 and, 100, 168, 182, 202
environmental issues and, 488
European missile defense system and, 342
foreign policy, 345–46, 447, 448, 452, 476, 626
gender discrimination and, 234
Guantánamo Bay detainees and, 580, 581
immigration policy and, 615
inauguration (2009) and, 228–29
Iran and, 452–53, 456
Iraq War and, 83, 155, 157, 158, 215, 314, 679
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, 626
Justice Department–White House separation and, 585–86
midterm elections of 2006 and, 75
military dominance under, 435–36, 447, 579
military salute of, 308
Minerals Management Service and, 567–68
9/11 and, 354, 355, 357
presidential transition and, 206–8
Russia and, 464
Russian invasion of Georgia and, 340, 345
stem-cell research and, 234
tax cuts, 603–7, 670
Tea Party and, 404
torture and, 581, 583
FINANCIAL CRISIS AND:
auto industry, 298
G20 summit (2008) and, 326
Paulson candidate briefings, 175, 179, 180, 181, 186
presidential transition and, 207–8
Republican blame and, 523
rescue package, 179
See also TARP
Bush, Laura, 222, 228, 288
Byrd, Robert, 57, 382, 504
C
Calderón, Felipe, 566
Cameron, David, 527, 656, 658, 660, 696
Camp David Accords (1978), 625
Canada, 286
Cantor, Eric, 248, 256, 421–22
Carney, Jay, 683
Carson, Jon, 130
Carter, Buddy, 253–54
Carter, Jimmy, 405, 686
Cartwright, James “Hoss,” 319, 438, 442, 680, 683, 685, 687
Carville, James, 569, 570, 574
Casey, Bob, 143
Cauley, Jim, 45
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), H1N1 virus and, 385
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
bin Laden operation and, 678–79, 685, 695
counterterrorism and, 353, 356
Iran coup (1951) and, 358, 450, 567
Iraq War and, 679
Obama’s first-term appointments, 218
President’s Daily Brief and, 312
torture and, 355–56
Central Park Five case, 673
CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), 550–52, 554, 555–56
Chamber of Commerce, 260–61
Cheney, Dick, 64, 186, 228, 346, 583
Cheney, Liz, 587
Chertoff, Michael, 227–28
Chicago
Michelle Obama’s roots in, 22
Obama’s community organizing in, 15–16, 18
Obama’s early married years in, 23
Obama’s Illinois state senate term, 31–35
Washington mayoral campaign, 16–18
Children’s Health Insurance Program, 374
Childs, Edith, 97–98, 196
Chile, 665–66
China
climate change policies and, 506–7, 508, 511–15
G20 summit and, 338–39, 473
Iranian nuclear program and, 481, 483–84
leadership, 338–39
Obama’s views on, 475–76
Obama’s visit (2009), 472–73, 476–77, 479–83
Tiananmen Square massacre, 349, 480
trade practices, 474, 475, 481–82
Uighurs and, 581
U.S. historical relations with, 473–75
Chisholm, Shirley, 117
Chrysler, 297, 298, 299, 300–301, 302
Chu, Steven, 491, 498, 566–67, 572–74
CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency
Citigroup, 178, 214, 278, 291, 293, 303, 548
Civil Rights Act (1964), 242
civil rights movement
electoral politics and, 18
Gandhi and, 599
Jewish experience and, 628
Obama’s intellectual development and, 11, 349
Obama’s patriotism and, 14
Obama’s presidential campaign and, 122–23, 167
Obama’s presidential candidacy decision and, 121–22
class issues
Obama’s intellectual development and, 8–9
presidential campaign and, 144–45
Clean Air Act (1963), 489, 494
climate change
Bush administration and, 489, 494, 503, 504
Gulf Coast and, 565, 570
importance of, 488–89
Kyoto Protocol, 503–5, 506–7
Obama’s U.S. Senate term and, 488
Paris Agreement, 516
presidential campaign and, 489–90
See also climate change policies, Obama administration
climate change policies, Obama administration, 488, 490–516
appliance efficiency standards, 498
cap-and-trade approach, 501–2, 509
carbon emissions cap, 491
clean energy initiatives, 490, 491–94
Copenhagen summit and, 503, 506, 508–16
financial crisis and, 490
fuel-efficiency standards, 494–95, 497–98
Kyoto Protocol and, 504–5, 506–7
legislation negotiations, 499–503, 504–6, 509, 559–60
OIRA and, 496–97
Republican obstruction strategy and, 499–500, 501–2, 560
team, 490–91, 495–96
Clinton, Bill
bin Laden operation notification, 696
Bush tax cut deal and, 606–7
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and, 125–26
Hurricane Katrina and, 62
Obama’s admiration for, 87
Obama’s firs
t-term appointments and, 219
Obama’s presidential campaign and, 151
See also Clinton administration
Clinton, Hillary
gender roles and, 88, 288
healthcare initiative, 374, 377–78, 384, 400, 408, 410
Hurricane Katrina and, 62
Iraq War and, 99
Obama’s admiration for, 55, 88, 151, 218
presidential transition and, 222
sexist stereotypes and, 133
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN (2008):
African Americans and, 117
campaign operations, 90
candidate forums, 88
debates, 98–99, 105, 108–9, 145
Democratic National Convention, 166
federal gas tax issue, 148
fundraising, 90
gaffes, 101
Iowa caucus, 108
Lewis endorsement, 122–23
Nevada caucus, 112
New Hampshire primary, 109, 110
Obama campaign conflicts, 102–5, 140, 151
Obama’s candidacy decision and, 66–67, 75
Obama’s nomination and, 151
persistence, 139–40
Selma commemoration, 122, 123
Super Tuesday, 129, 130
AS SECRETARY OF STATE:
Afghanistan war policies and, 318, 432, 438, 444
appointment of, 218–19
bin Laden operation and, 676, 686
cabinet roles and, 533, 534
China and, 473
climate change policies and, 507, 510–11, 512–15
Egyptian revolution of 2011 and, 644, 646, 649
Iranian nuclear program and, 484
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, 634, 635, 636
Libya military intervention and, 657, 668
military dominance under Bush administration and, 438
national security establishment and, 311
official international travel, 448
Clinton administration
ASEAN and, 478
budget surplus under, 604
China and, 474–75
climate change policies, 503, 504, 507
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, 611
economic policy, 214
Glass-Steagall legislation and, 547
Group of 8 and, 326
healthcare initiative, 374, 377–78, 384, 400, 408, 410
Holder and, 585, 586
Iran and, 452
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, 625, 629
Justice Department–White House separation and, 586
Lewis and, 123
midterm elections of 1994 and, 377–78, 607
Obama’s first-term appointments and, 209, 211, 213, 214
presidential transition and, 207, 233
Russia and, 464
Rwanda and, 657
Somalia and, 655, 687
tax policy, 605
welfare reform and, 33
Clyburn, Jim, 126, 247–48
Coakley, Martha, 416, 417–18, 584
Coast Guard, 560–61
Coburn, Tom, 57, 183–84
Code Pink, 295
Cold War
China and, 474
Egypt and, 364
end of, 329, 349, 350, 457–58, 530
foreign policy and, 450–51
global financial system and, 328, 329
Israel and, 624
meaning of national security and, 309
national security establishment and, 311
Obama’s view of, 456–57
United Nations and, 469
Collins, Susan, 263–64, 560
Coltrane, John, 191
Comerford, Cristeta, 253
Cone, James, 119
Congress
bipartisanship tradition, 57, 240, 241–42, 499, 505
Dodd-Frank Act and, 546, 552–56
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and, 611–14
earmarks, 245
filibuster, 243–44, 255
immigration policy and, 615–16
lame-duck session (2010), 603–8, 611–14, 616–19
leadership of, 245–47
Massachusetts Senate race (2010), 416, 417, 418, 523, 584
military dominance under Bush administration and, 435–36
Obama’s Affordable Care Act joint address, 409–11, 413
opposition presidencies and, 258–59
regulation and, 495
TARP oversight and, 522–23, 551
See also Affordable Care Act campaign; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Democratic Party and Democrats; midterm elections of 2010; Republican obstruction strategy; Republican Party and Republicans
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 407–8
conservative rhetoric
Affordable Care Act campaign and, 403–6, 408, 409, 411, 519
Bill Clinton and, 607
birtherism, 405, 672–75, 683–85, 691, 692–93
on child nutrition bill, 608
on climate change, 489
on counterterrorism policies, 520, 583
debt ceiling obstruction proposals and, 671
on diplomacy, 343–44, 477–78
on Dodd-Frank Act, 556
on Gates arrest, 396
on healthcare, 375–76
Holder and, 584–85
on housing initiatives, 272–74, 403
on immigration policy, 615, 616
Iranian Green Movement and, 455
McCain and, 153, 195
on 9/11 conspirator trials, 587
Palin and, 195
presidential campaign and, 131–34, 194–95
racism and, 195, 405–6
on regulation, 495
Supreme Court nominations and, 389, 390
See also political polarization; Tea Party
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 550–52, 554, 555–56
Cooper, Anderson, 674
coronavirus pandemic, xiv–xv, xvi
Council of Economic Advisers, 213, 238
counterterrorism
Bush administration policies, 314, 353–54, 358, 584, 587
See also Afghanistan war; counterterrorism policies, Obama administration
counterterrorism policies, Obama administration, 353–59
Afghanistan war and, 309, 315, 316, 353, 433
banning of torture, 233, 355–56, 583
Brennan and, 355–56, 357
conservative rhetoric on, 520, 583
declassification and, 356
Iraq War and, 353
national security establishment and, 358
9/11 conspirator trials, 586–87
Obama’s speech on (2009), 356–57, 358
Pakistan drone operation, 353, 437, 682
public opinion, 576
transition team planning and, 239
Underwear Bomber and, 520, 583–84
See also Afghanistan war, Obama administration policies; bin Laden operation; Guantánamo Bay detention center
Cox, Chris, 181
Crist, Charlie, 261–62, 382
Crocker, Ryan, 215
Crowley, James, 395, 396, 397, 398
Czech Republic, 347–51
D
DADT (“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”) policy, 591, 603, 609–14
Daley, Bill
appointment of, 597
bin Laden operation and, 688, 700
Libya military intervention and, 655–56, 658, 661, 662
Daley, Richard J., 17, 32
Daley, Richard
M., 17, 43, 209, 597
Darfur, 639
Daschle, Tom, 53–54, 55
Davis, Allison, 588
Davis, Danny, 42–43
Davis, Miles, 191
Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, 23
Davis, Raymond Allen, 682
Davis, Rick, 184
Davis, Ron, 26–27, 28, 29
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 220
Dean, Howard, 47, 130, 414
debt ceiling obstruction proposals, 671
Decker, Anita, 48
Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010), 560–65, 566–75
background of, 557–58
briefing on, 561–63
capping stack, 573–74
Chu role, 566–67, 572–74
energy policy and, 559, 560
federal damage assessment, 560–61
magnitude of, 562–63, 566, 569, 574–75
Minerals Management Service and, 567–68, 570, 571, 574
Obama administration monitoring, 563–64
Obama’s Oval Office address, 571–72
Obama’s visits, 564–66, 571
press coverage, 570–71
public opinion, 567–70, 574
third-party compensation, 572
Trump and, 673
Deese, Brian, 299, 301
Defense Department. See Gates, Robert
DeMint, Jim, 399
democracy. See American democracy
Democratic National Convention (2008), 165–68
Democratic Party and Democrats
Affordable Care Act campaign and, 384, 391, 392–94, 408, 414–15, 416–17, 420–21, 422, 423–24
African Americans and, 117–18
Bill Clinton and, 87
Bush tax cut deal and, 604, 605, 606
centrists, 263
China and, 475
climate change policies and, 489, 499, 500, 501, 503, 504
Deepwater Horizon oil spill and, 569
Dodd-Frank Act and, 547–49, 554, 555
Emanuel and, 210
financial crisis and, 187, 188–89
Guantánamo Bay detainees and, 582
healthcare and, 383
immigration and, 101, 615
Iraq War and, 46, 50, 315
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, 628, 632
midterm elections of 2010 and, 592, 594, 595
on NAFTA, 476
Obama administration’s bipartisanship goals and, 255
Obama’s first-term appointments and, 218
Obama’s nomination and, 151
progressive expectations of, 414–15
Recovery Act and, 254, 255, 256, 264, 265–66, 523
Southern wing, 241, 242, 243, 388
Wall Street initiatives and, 292
See also political polarization; specific people
Deng Xiaoping, 338, 473
DeParle, Nancy-Ann, 381–82, 392, 400, 413, 417, 420–21, 425
