O
Obama, Barack, Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 7.1, 11.1, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, Epilogue
Obasanjo, Olusegun
O’Connor, Sandra Day
Odierno, Lt. Anthony
Odierno, Gen. Ray, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4
Oil industry, Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Olmert, Ehud, Chapter 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5
Olson, Barbara
Olson, Ted, Chapter 3.1, 5.1
Olympic Games of 2008
Omar, Mullah
Onderdonk, Julian
O’Neill, Jan, Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 13.1
O’Neill, Joe, Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1 13.1
O’Neill, Dr. Joe
O’Neill, Paul, Chapter 3.1, 7.1
Operation Enduring Freedom. See Afghanistan war
Operation Iraqi Freedom. See Iraq war
Osterweis, Rollin G.
O’Sullivan, Meghan, Chapter 12.1, 12.2
Overlock, Mike
Owen, Priscilla, Chapter 3.1, 3.2
P
Pace, Gen. Pete, Chapter 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6
Pakistan
Afghanistan war, Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
political crisis of 2007
Palestinians, Chapter 13.1, 13.2
Panama intervention of 1989
Pardon policy
Partisanship in American politics, Chapter 4.1, 9.1
Pataki, George, Chapter 5.1, 5.2, 10.1
PATRIOT Act, Chapter 6.1, 6.2
Patterson, Lynn
Paulison, Dave
Paulson, Hank, Chapter 13.1, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 14.10, 14.11, 14.12, 14.13, 14.14, 14.15
Peale, Rembrandt
Pearl, Daniel
Pelosi, Nancy, Chapter 4.1, 12.1, 12.2, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3
Perino, Dana
Perot, Ross, Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Petraeus, Gen. David, Chapter 8.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9
Philip, Prince (United Kingdom)
Pierce, Franklin
Pierce, Marvin
Pierce, Pauline Robinson
Piester, Ruby Lee
Plame, Valerie
Portman, Rob
Powell, Colin, Chapter 6.1, 6.2, 11.1, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
Afghanistan war, Chapter 7.1 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
AIDS policy
departure from Bush administration, Chapter 3.1, 91
Iraq war, Chapter 3.1, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8
secretary of state, selection as
State-Defense tensions
terrorist attacks of September 2001
Powell, Don
Pozen, Robert
Presidency of George H.W. Bush, Chapter 2.1, 2.2
Gulf war of 1990
Hurricane Andrew disaster
Los Angeles riots of 1992
Panama intervention
presidential campaign of 1988
presidential campaign of 1992, Chapter 2.1, 10.1
Supreme Court appointments
White House staff
Presidency of George W. Bush
abortion policy
African visits, Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
“anti-science” charge against
arms-control agreements
“axis of evil” speech
budget deficits
climate change policy
congressional relations
criticism, Bush’s response to
debt relief policy
economic team, Chapter 3.1, 14.1
education reform, Chapter 9.1, 9.2, 10.1
faith-based initiative
final day
financial regulation
foreign aid, Chapter 11.1, 11.2
Great Britain, state visit to
hurricanes of 2004, Chapter 10.1, 10.2
hurricanes of 2008
immigration reform
inauguration of 2001, Chapter 3.1, 4.1, 13.1
inauguration of 2005, Chapter 13.1, 13.2
Iraq air strikes of 2001
leadership philosophy
Malaria Initiative, Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Medicare reform, Chapter 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
mental illness coverage mandate
national security team, Chapter 3.1, 3.2
nuclear cooperation policy
Oval Office decorations
pardon policy
personal diplomacy, emphasis on, Chapter 7.1, 8.1
personnel decisions, approach to
Putin-Bush relationship
Social Security reform, Chapter 9.1, 9.2
State-Defense tensions, Chapter 3.1, 3.2
Supreme Court appointments
tax cuts, Chapter 3.1, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3
trade policy, Chapter 9.1, 11.1, 11.2, 13.3
transition to Obama administration
Treaty Room of White House, Bush’s use of
visits to Crawford
vice presidential selection, Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
White House staff, Chapter 3.1, 3.2
World Series appearance in 2001 See also Afghanistan war; AIDS policy; Financial crisis of 2008; Freedom agenda; Iraq war; Katrina disaster; Presidential campaign of 2000; Presidential campaign of 2004; Stem cell research funding; Terrorist attacks of September 2001; War on terror
Presidential campaign of 1980
Presidential campaign of 1984
Presidential campaign of 1988
Presidential campaign of 1992, Chapter 2.1, 10.1
Presidential campaign of 1996
Presidential campaign of 2000
Bullock’s proposal for Bush candidacy
Bush-Gore debates
Bush’s comment about Jesus
Bush’s decision to run, Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Bush’s DUI incident and
Bush’s victory
election day
Florida recount
Republican National Convention, Chapter 3.1, 9.1
Republican primaries
Presidential campaign of 2004
bin Laden’s message and
Bush daughters’ involvement
Bush’s bus tour through Midwest
debates
Democratic candidates
election day
“flip-flop” theme used against Kerry, Chapter 9.1, 9.2
Iraq war and
media coverage of
Rather’s report on Bush’s military record, 18
Republican National Convention
stem cell research funding issue
Presidential campaign of 2008, Chapter 14.1, 14.2
Presidential Emergency Operation Center (PEOC), Chapter 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9
Price, Dan
Proctor, Mike, Chapter 1.1, 1.2
Prodi, Romano
Proliferation Security Initiative
Putin, Vladimir, Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4
Q
Qaddafi, Muammar
Quayle, Dan, Chapter 2.1, 3.1
Qurei, Ahmed
R
Racicot, Marc
Rafferty, Kevin
Rainwater, Richard, Chapter 2.1, 2.2
Ramos, Capt. Ramon
Randt, Sandy
Rasmussen, Anders Fogh, Chapter 7.1, 8.1
Rather, Dan, Chapter 1.1, 3.1, 9.1, 13.1
Reagan, Nancy
Reagan, Ronald, Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 7.1, 9.1, 13.1, 14.1, Epilogue
Recasner, Tony
Reese, Jim
Reeve, Christopher
Rehnquist, William, Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 13.1
Reid, Harry, Chapter 6.1, 8.1, 9.1, 12.1, 14.1, 14.2
Reid, Richard
Reinsdorf, Jerry
Rendón, Paula
Resolute desk
Reynolds, Mercer
Rice, Condoleezza, Chapter 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.1 13.1, 13.2
Iranian nuclear program, Chapter 13.1, 13.2
Iraq war, Chapter 3.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Chapter 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
national security adviser, selection as
secretary of state, selection as
terrorist attacks of September 2001, Chapter 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 7.1
Richards, Ann, Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
Ridge, Tom, Chapter 3.1, 6.1, 6.2
Rigell, Gwen