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377–79, 381, 408, 410, 413, 434,

504–5

451, 478, 501, 505

gubernatorial campaigns of, 9, 15, 128,

adolescence of, 27–29

334–50, 369–70, 372, 376, 378–79,

ambitions of, 22, 60–61, 67–69, 161,

391, 394, 412–14, 436

379–81, 383–84, 422, 425, 441, 460

gubernatorial inaugurations of, 351–55,

on anti-Semitism, 109, 171

395, 414

articles and columns written by, 166, 210,

heritage of, 16–17, 30, 35, 168, 420

253, 431–32, 439, 465, 470–71

honors and awards of, 31, 60, 243–44,

athletics enjoyed by, 21–22, 25, 28,

288, 382, 385, 409, 425–26, 443

30–31, 61, 66, 98, 105–6, 110, 208,

horsemanship of, 66, 163, 208, 250, 254,

240, 340

277, 299, 309, 335, 348, 369, 423,

attempts on life of, 5–6, 175–77, 383

466, 489

birthdays of, 243–44, 283, 374, 449

House of the Future of, 274–76, 278

birth of, 15–16, 18–19

idealism of, 165

celebrity of, 30, 65–67, 114, 283, 288, 435

illnesses and injuries of, 8–9, 11, 108,

charitable activities of, 26, 240

206, 212, 240, 242, 367

childhood of, 16, 19–27, 59

intelligence of, 21, 202, 205, 217, 306, 337

children raised by, 304–10, 341–43, 379,

Las Vegas act of, 269–70

404–6, 414–16, 419, 434–36, 467–68,

law enforcement work of, 171, 196, 210,

501–2

220

communications skills of, 202

lectures delivered by, 381

as corporate spokesman, 164, 271–75,

management style of, 154, 177–78, 202,

279–80, 283–84, 287–88, 298, 308,

250, 481

316, 318–19, 321

military service of, 66, 151–57, 160–61

demeanor of, 10, 21–22, 30, 51, 103,

Nancy courted by, 236, 238, 240–43,

105–6, 111, 164, 178–79, 205, 207–8,

248–50, 252–58

215, 239–40, 243, 254, 288, 299, 322,

Nancy’s marriage to, 8–13, 51, 123, 128,

324, 341, 344–45, 348, 368–69,

133, 185, 234, 259–65, 268–71,

371–73, 379, 381, 384, 386–87, 428,

273–88, 290, 292–93, 295, 297–98,

441, 451, 465–67, 485, 495

302, 304, 306–9, 312, 314–18,

divorce of, 179, 221–24, 238–40, 242,

320–25, 330–35, 339–42, 344–45,

254, 256, 260

348–49, 355, 358, 364–66, 368,

education of, 21–22, 24, 27–28, 30–34,

372–73, 386, 389–90, 393, 400, 404,

59–61

415–16, 418, 422, 426–28, 430–34,

fatalism of, 333–35, 381, 429

436–37, 443, 457, 459, 464–67, 471,

finances of, 15–17, 22, 30–32, 61–62,

482, 485, 500–501, 505

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276–80, 282, 285–88, 292, 294–95,

nickname of, 15–16, 25, 30, 58–70, 96–97

297–99, 303–4, 306–8, 312, 316–17,

optimism of, 161

323, 336, 343, 347, 349–50, 372–76,

overseas trips of, 240, 242, 407–10,

380, 392–93, 396, 401–3, 405–6,

419–20, 423, 440, 472–73

409–11, 413–14, 418–20, 422–24,

patriotism of, 3, 15–16, 264, 423

426–27, 429–30, 439, 443, 448–49,

physical appearance of, 2, 5, 21, 29,

453, 456, 460–61, 468–71, 473, 476,

66–69, 96, 106–8, 151, 155, 165, 215,

489, 496, 499, 504

238, 258, 278, 288, 295, 318, 324,

speeches delivered by, 6, 30, 69, 114–15,

343, 348, 370, 381, 386, 410, 439,

165–66, 252, 264, 271–73, 279–80,

448, 469, 490, 502

315–19, 321, 323, 331–33, 338–39,

politics of, 4, 10–11, 13, 22, 29–32, 62,

341, 343–45, 353, 364, 370, 381,

66–67, 96, 98, 104, 109, 112, 115,

383–84, 404, 409–10, 414–15, 421,

117, 119, 127–28, 144, 156–58, 160,

426, 432–33, 439–40, 447–51, 461–62,

164–72, 175–76, 178–79, 185,

464–65, 472, 476, 479, 498, 500

195–202, 205, 207, 211–12, 215–24,

summer jobs of, 29–32, 58–60, 114, 203

236, 251–52, 264, 266, 269–70,

superstitions of, 255–56, 259, 276,

277–79, 282–83, 285–87, 291–93,

353–54, 383, 419–20

299, 312–25, 330–47, 349, 357,

television appearances of, 268, 271–72,

359–61, 365–66, 370–71, 377, 379,

280–81, 283, 312, 319–20, 332, 335,

389–91, 396, 400–401, 403, 406–7,

341, 344, 361, 365, 381, 385, 412,

410–12, 416–19, 421–22, 425–26,

418, 428, 440, 446, 451, 454

430, 432, 436, 438–40, 443, 448–49,

unionism of, 171–72, 174–78, 195–98,

453–54, 459–64, 470–73, 475–76,

200, 202, 207, 209–11, 214–16,

486–87, 497, 500

219–21, 236, 238, 241–42, 250–53,

popularity of, 107, 149, 155, 264, 407,

256, 266–68, 288, 319, 417

410, 431, 464

wedding anniversaries of,