by Obama Barack
Obama’s visit (2009), 367–69, 371
post-crisis economy, 526–27
START and, 483
gerrymandering, 17, 40, 41–42, 242
Gershwin Prize, 542
Gibbs, Robert
auto industry initiatives and, 300, 301
Bush tax cut deal and, 607
congressional address (Feb. 2009) and, 284, 285
Dodd-Frank Act and, 553
Egyptian revolution of 2011 and, 645, 646
Egypt visit (2009), 367
first-term appointments and, 209
Gates arrest and, 396–97
housing initiatives and, 272
midterm elections of 2010 and, 594
Obama’s Democratic National Convention keynote address and, 51
Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize award and, 439
Obama’s presidential candidacy decision and, 73–74, 75–76
Obama’s U.S. Senate campaign (2004) and, 50, 53
Obama’s U.S. Senate term and, 55, 56
on press pool, 249, 250
Recovery Act and, 257
resignation of, 596
rough patch (2010) and, 538
Russia visit (2009), 463
Wall Street initiatives and, 292, 294, 295
women in Obama administration work environment and, 536
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND:
conservative attacks, 132
economic policy, 194
Election Day, 200, 201–2
foreign trip, 159
New Hampshire primary, 110
Obama’s denunciation of Wright, 147
racial issues, 116, 118, 126, 142
rallies, 135
supportive role, 84, 85, 86
Gilbert, Jeff, 137, 200–201
Gingrich, Newt, 33, 57, 242, 246, 259, 607
Giuliani, Rudy, 584
Glass-Steagall legislation (1933), 547, 548–49, 552
global financial system
austerity policies, 330, 529
financial crisis and, 278, 449–50
G20 summit (London, 2009), 325–27, 334–39, 343
international attitudes toward the United States and, 449–50
Iranian nuclear program and, 454
U.S. dominance in, 328–30, 336, 339
weaknesses in, 329–30
globalization
American democracy and, xvi
anti-democratic trends and, 601
China and, 475–76
climate change policies and, 506
economic policy and, 175–76
finance industry and, 548
positive effects of, 346
Singapore and, 478–79
See also global financial system
GM, 297, 298, 299, 302
GMAC, 303
Goldman Sachs, 178, 179, 180, 291–92
Goodwin, Doris Kearns, 218
Goolsbee, Austan, 182, 213, 238–39, 300, 596
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 457, 465–66
Gore, Al, 92, 489
government assistance. See social safety net
Graham, Lindsey, 434, 505–6, 559, 615, 617
Grassley, Chuck, 384–85, 400–401, 408, 422
Great Recession. See financial crisis (2008)
Great Society, 376
Greek debt crisis (2010), 527–32, 566
Green Climate Fund, 510
Greenspan, Alan, 330
Gregg, Judd, 261
Group of 8 (G8), 326
Group of 20 summit. See G20 summit
Guantánamo Bay detention center
closure plans, 233, 355, 356, 520
detainee dispersal planning, 362, 580–85, 587
Gulf War, 309, 440
H
H1N1 virus, 385–87
Hagel, Chuck, 154
Halliburton, 558
Ham, Carter, 665
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa (king of Bahrain), 652, 653
Hamas, 452, 625, 626, 631
Hamer, Fannie Lou, 11
HAMP (Home Affordable Modification Program), 271, 302
Hannity, Sean, 194
Harkin, Tom, 72–73
Harper, Stephen, 286
HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program), 271, 302
Harstad, Paul, 75
Harwell, Carol Anne, 26, 29
Hasan, Nidal, 441–42
Hatch, Orrin, 57
Hatoyama, Yukio, 477
Havel, Václav, 349–51, 366, 601
Hayward, Tim, 567, 572
Haywood, George, 173–75, 177
Hayworth, J. D., 500
healthcare
Children’s Health Insurance Program, 234, 374
Clinton initiative, 374, 377–78, 384, 400, 408, 410
historical background, 375–77
Ted Kennedy and, 374, 375, 382, 383, 384, 410–11, 426
military hospital patients and, 324
presidential campaign and, 86–87, 88, 384
Recovery Act and, 265
single-payer model, 376, 383, 392–93, 414, 547–48
See also Affordable Care Act; Affordable Care Act campaign
Helms, Jesse, 504
Hezbollah, 452, 453, 652
Hildebrand, Steve, 73
Hill, Anita, 388
Hill, Baron, 423–24
Holbrooke, Richard, 577
Holder, Eric
appointment of, 219
cabinet roles and, 533
casket homecomings and, 440–41
conservative rhetoric and, 584–85
counterterrorism policies and, 586
Guantánamo Bay detainees and, 582
9/11 conspirator trials and, 587
race and, 398
TARP and, 522
Underwear Bomber and, 583
Wall Street initiatives and, 292
Holocaust, 368–69, 623, 624
Hoover, Herbert, 240
housing market
financial crisis and, 172–75, 269–70, 278, 548–49
Obama administration initiatives for, 269–74, 279, 302, 403
post-crisis economy and, 522, 670
Hughes, Langston, 9
Hu Jintao, 338, 473, 476, 481, 483
Hull, Blair, 43
human rights, Obama administration and
China, 474
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, 591, 603, 609–14
Egypt, 364, 365
first-term appointments and, 217, 218
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, 627, 628
Middle East, 638, 653, 656
Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize award and, 440, 445
Power on, 638–40
Russia, 460, 467
United Nations mission and, 469
U.S. global dominance and, 328
See also Egyptian revolution of 2011, Obama administration responses; Libya military intervention
Hurricane Katrina, 62–63, 329
Hussein, Saddam, 364, 453, 464
Hynes, Dan, 43
I
IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), 470–71, 472
Ibn Saud, Abdulaziz (king of Saudi Arabia), 360
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), 615–16
idealism
Affordable Care Act campaign and, 409, 423–24
current and historical challenges to, xv–xvi
foreign policy and, 366, 369, 370–71, 449, 648
inauguration and, 226
national security and, 446, 657
Obama’s intellectual development and, 12, 468
–69
Obama’s presidential candidacy decision and, 78
Obama’s U.S. Senate candidacy decision and, 43–44
presidential campaign and, 102, 111, 118
race and, 118
United Nations and, 468–70
See also civil rights movement; human rights, Obama administration
“I Have a Dream” (King), 167
IMF (International Monetary Fund), 326, 328, 336, 529
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 615–16
immigration policy, Obama administration
background of, 614–16
deportations, 615–16
DREAM Act, 603, 609–10, 616–19
protests, 591
India
climate change policies and, 506–7, 515
economy, 600
illiberalism, 601, 602–3
leadership, 337–38
nuclear program, 601
Obama’s visit (2010), 598–603
Indonesia, 132, 359–60, 448, 478, 487, 598, 654
IndyMac, 549
infrastructure, 237–38, 244, 247, 264, 265, 492
Ingraham, Laura, 674
Inouye, Dan, 57
intelligence community (IC), 216
See also Central Intelligence Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 470–71, 472
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 326, 328, 336, 529
internet. See digital networks
Iran
CIA-MI6 coup (1951), 358, 450, 567
Green Movement, 455, 648
hostage crisis, 309, 451–52, 686
Iraq War and, 157
revolution (1979), 451–52
See also Iranian nuclear program
Iranian nuclear program
China and, 481, 483–84
growth of, 453–54
Israel and, 452, 453, 454, 472, 481, 484, 630–31, 633
Russia and, 342, 465, 470–72, 483–84
sanctions and, 348, 455–56, 470, 471, 472, 481, 483–84, 608, 623
START and, 608
Iran-Iraq War, 452
Iraq Study Group report (2006), 357
Iraq War
Afghanistan war and, 155, 316, 321
casualties, 429–30
CIA and, 679
congressional elections of 2006 and, 75
conservative rhetoric and, 132
counterinsurgency, 437
as counterterrorism, 353
disregard for diplomacy and, 99
first-term appointments and, 215
Gates and, 215
impacts of, 314
Iran and, 453
Latin America and, 660–61
Libya military intervention and, 657
McCain on, 156, 157, 168
midterm elections of 2006 and, 75
midterm elections of 2010 and, 576
military dominance under Bush administration and, 435, 436
national security establishment and, 311, 319–20
Obama administration withdrawal policy, 215, 239, 313, 314–15, 345, 576
Obama’s military hospital patient visits and, 323
Obama’s opposition to invasion, 46–47, 48, 50, 217, 354, 465, 676
Obama’s visit (2005), 63–64
Obama’s visit (2008), 156–59
presidential campaign and, 50, 83, 99, 126, 153, 168
Putin on, 464, 465
al-Qaeda and, 99, 156, 159, 315, 676
Status of Forces Agreement, 314
Turkey and, 347
United Nations and, 472
U.S. global dominance and, 329
Islam
bin Laden operation and, 693
Iranian revolution and, 451–52
Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations and, 635
New York City mosque controversy, 587–88
Obama’s Cairo speech (2009) on, 358–59
Wahhabist fundamentalism, 360–61
See also Muslim world
Islamic Jihad, 625
Israel
AIPAC and, 628–29, 630
Biden visit (2010), 634
Iranian nuclear program and, 452, 453, 454, 472, 481, 484, 630–31, 633
Obama’s Buchenwald visit (2009) and, 368
Obama’s visit (2008), 159, 160
origins of, 623–24
United Nations and, 469
U.S. support for, 358, 624–25
See also Arab-Israeli conflict; Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Middle East
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
background of, 624–27
Obama’s visit (2008), 159
terrorism and, 624, 626–27
West Bank/East Jerusalem settlement freeze, 631–34, 635, 636
See also Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Obama administration policies
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Obama administration policies, 627–36
Cairo speech (2009) on, 365, 366, 368
Obama’s personal motivations, 627–28
Obama’s Saudi Arabia visit and, 362
J
Jackson, Andrew, 220
Jackson, Jesse, 18, 46, 91, 117
Jackson, Jesse, Jr., 28, 42, 117
Jackson, Lisa, 490–91, 494, 497, 563
Jackson, Quincy, 251–52
Jacobs, Denny, 42
Jakes, T. D., 227, 228
Japan, 477–78
Jarrett, Valerie
Affordable Care Act campaign and, 422
auto industry initiatives and, 299–300
Bush tax cut deal and, 606
Deepwater Horizon oil spill and, 563–64, 566
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and, 613
Emanuel and, 419
first-term appointments and, 209
friendship with Obamas, 59
Martha’s Vineyard and, 588, 589
Obama’s presidential candidacy decision and, 76
Obama’s U.S. Senate candidacy decision and, 44
presidential campaign and, 102, 106–7, 115, 117, 142
race and, 398
Saudi Arabia visit (2009), 362
women in Obama administration work environment and, 536, 537
Jarvis, Kristen, 161
Jay-Z, 191
Jefferson, Thomas, 284
Jewish Americans, 623, 624, 627–28, 632–33
Jindal, Bobby, 564–65, 566, 570, 571
Joe the Plumber, 193–94
Johansson, Scarlett, 692
Johnson, Katie, 251, 299, 429, 521–22, 592, 607, 618–19, 650
Johnson, Lyndon B., 242, 376
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Afghanistan war policies and, 316–17, 432, 443, 444
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and, 611, 612–14
national security establishment and, 311
START and, 608
See also Mullen, Mike
Jones, Emil, 32, 33, 43, 46, 57
Jones, Jim
Afghanistan war policies and, 433, 443, 579
appointment of, 217
Maersk Alabama hijacking and, 351
national security briefings and, 313
national security establishment and, 311
resignation of, 595
Russia visit (2009), 463
Jordan, 625, 646, 651
JPMorgan Chase, 178, 291, 296, 548
al-Jubeir, Adel, 361–62
Justice Department, 585–86
See also Holder, Eric
K
Kagan, Elena, 388, 389, 390, 566
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br /> Kaine, Tim, 162, 164
Karzai, Hamid, 155–56, 316, 321, 431, 432, 437, 443, 566, 576
Kasparov, Garry, 457
Kass, Sam, 58, 289–90, 372, 539
Kaur, Gursharan, 600
Kavandi, Janet, 689
Kayani, Ashfaq Parvez, 696
Keehan, Carol, 422–23
Kennedy, Caroline, 129
Kennedy, John F., 220, 230
Kennedy, Patrick, 407
Kennedy, Ted
bipartisanship and, 57
Bo and, 373, 375
death of, 407, 416
Dodd and, 553
endorsement of Obama, 129
healthcare and, 382, 383, 384, 410–11, 426
illness of, 231, 374–75, 384, 391
immigration policy and, 615, 616
Obama’s presidential candidacy decision and, 68–69
Kennedy, Teddy, Jr., 374, 407
Kennedy, Vicki, 373–74
Kerry, John
climate change policies and, 505, 559–60
Edwards and, 87
election of 2004 and, 53
endorsement of Obama, 111
Favreau and, 56
Gibbs and, 50
Iraq War and, 47
Mastromonaco and, 55
Nicholson and, 84
Obama’s Democratic National Convention keynote address and, 51
swift-boating of, 132
Keyes, Alan, 53
Keynesian economics, 236, 237, 240, 523
Khalidi, Rashid, 629
Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali, 452, 454, 470
Khatami, Mohammad, 452
Khomeini, Ayatollah, 451
King, B. B., 288
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 71, 167, 599, 628
Kirk, Ron, race and, 398
Kissinger, Henry, 212
Klain, Ron, 182, 183, 192, 302, 521
Klaus, Václav, 347–48, 349
Klitzka, Laura, 379, 409, 410
Knupper, John, 51
Koch brothers, 261, 276, 404, 495
al-Kuwaiti, Abu Ahmed, 678
Kyl, Jon, 608
Kyoto Protocol, 503–5, 506–7
L
LaHood, Ray, 497
Lamb, Gary, 106
Lambrew, Jeanne, 381, 425
Lander, Eric, 542
Landrieu, Mary, 413
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, 600
Lavrov, Sergey, 464, 471
law enforcement, xv, 394–98
Lawrence, D. H., 9
League of Conservation Voters, 487–88
League of Nations, 469
le Carré, John, 31
Ledbetter, Lilly, 234
Legend, John, 101
Lehman Brothers, 178, 179–80, 181, 326, 548–49
Lehrer, Jim, 191
Leiter, Mike, 685
“Let’s Move!” childhood obesity program, 288, 289, 543, 603, 608
