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Authors: David Halberstam

205
BUT EVEN AS A PARTISAN FIGURE:
Patterson, p. 440.

205
ROOTED AS IT WAS IN THE MIDWEST:
Patterson, p. 519.

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HE FINISHED FIRST IN HIS CLASS:
Patterson, p. 30.

206
HAVE I MENTIONED ANYTHING:
Patterson, p. 43.

207
“MODERN WAR,” HE SAID, OPPOSING:
Patterson, p. 243.

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IN
1946–47
FORTUNE:
Smith,
Thomas Dewey and His Times,
p. 442.

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ON ANOTHER OCCASION HE WAS:
Patterson, p. 215.

208
WHY ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE COMPLAINING:
Patterson, p. 214.

209
WHEN HE WAS FINISHED, MACARTHUR PATTED:
Alsop,
I’ve Seen the Best of It,
p. 338.

209
IN
1948,
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS DEFEAT:
Smith, p. 554.

209
HE TOLD HIS FRIEND BILL ROBINSON:
Beschloss,
Mayday,
p. 293.

209
“... NOW AS ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNIST:
Sulzberger,
A Long Row of Candles,
vol. 1, p. 685.

209
“A VERY STUPID MAN:
Sulzberger, p. 702.

209
IN MAY
1951
EISENHOWER WROTE:
Lyon,
Eisenhower,
pp. 428–29.

209
AS HE WAS BEING PULLED INTO:
Sulzberger, p. 752.

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A REPRESENTATIVE FROM
MCCALL’S:
Lyon, p. 430.

210
AS THE POLITICAL PRESSURE GREW:
Sulzberger, p. 754.

210
“DON’T CALL ME,” EISENHOWER SAID:
Sulzberger, p. 715.

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IN FACT HE RESEMBLED NO ONE:
interview with Jock Elliott.

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AT ONE POINT, JOHN WAYNE:
Smith, p. 591.

212
“I LIKE IKE,” SAID EISENHOWER’S:
Patterson, p. 519.

212
TAFT WAS AMUSED AND REPLIED:
Patterson, p. 571.

212
BACK CAME THE MESSAGE:
Patterson, p. 558.

213
AFTERWARD HE SHOOK NIXON’S:
Smith, p. 394.

213
FROM THEN ON NIXON BECAME:
Morris,
Richard Milhous Nixon,
p. 684.

213
HE WAS, IN THE WORDS OF DEWEY’S:
Smith, p. 591.

213
“I THOUGHT THE CONVENTION HAD TO:
Smith, p. 596.

213
“WHAT ABOUT NIXON:
Smith, p. 596.

213
HENRY CABOT LODGE, IKE’S OFFICIAL:
Morris, p. 733.

219
“WHY DON’T YOU GRAB THIS FELLOW:
Martin,
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois,
p. 269.

219
“AM FORTY-SEVEN TODAY—STILL:
McKeever,
Adlai Stevenson,
p. 104.

219
“NEVER WENT TO OXFORD:
Martin, p. 278.

220
WHEN ARVEY CAME BY, STEVENSON:
Martin, p. 279.

220
FOR A TIME STEVENSON HEDGED:
McKeever, p. 113.

220
WHEN ARVEY READ STEVENSON’S:
McKeever, p. 114.

220
DURING ONE FIGHT LEWIS HAD:
McKeever, p. 26.

220
GEORGE BALL, ONE OF THE BRIGHT:
Martin, p. 380.

221
FOR MUCH OF HIS ADULT CAREER:
McKeever, p. 70–71.

221
WHEN DREW PEARSON WROTE THAT:
McKeever, p. 166.

222
“HE COULDN’T UNDERSTAND IT:
McKeever, p. 179.

222
“WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL:
McKeever, p. 180.

223
“I THINK WE HAVE TO LEAVE:
McKeever, p. 185.

223
HE NEVER HAD TO DO IT:
McKeever, p. 37.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

224
DUFFY DECIDED THAT THEY HAD TO RECAST IKE:
Author interview with Jock Elliot.

225
MY SECRET SELF:
Fox,
The Mirror Makers,
pp. 189, 191.

226
WELL, FIRST I’VE GOT TO GET:
Mayer,
Madison Avenue, USA,
pp. 35–36.

226
WERE THE MOST HATED COMMERCIALS:
Fox, p. 188.

226
NOT BAD FOR SOMETHING WRITTEN:
Diamond and Bates,
The Spot,
p. 40.

226
IF WE EVER GET OUT OF PACKAGED:
Mayer, p. 55.

226
WHEN HIS FRIENDS COMPLAINED:
Author interview with David McCall.

226
WITHOUT SUBTLETY, AND WITHOUT CONCERN:
Fox, p. 193.

227
THE MOST UNCONFUSED MIND:
Mayer, p. 49.

227
THIS NEW MEDIUM OF TELEVISION WAS:
Author interview with Rosser Reeves.

227
THE PRINCE OF HARD SELL:
Fox, p. 192.

227
ON OCCASION IT WOULD BE KNOWN:
Fox, p. 189.

227
THE UNCHECKABLE CLAIM:
Mayer, p. 50.

227
I HAD SOME OIL INTERESTS:
Diamond and Bates, p. 53.

228
THE QUICKEST, MOST EFFECTIVE AND CHEAPEST:
Diamond and Bates, p. 54.

229
YOU LOSE PENETRATION:
Mayer, p. 296.

229
EISENHOWER, MAN OF PEACE:
Author interview with Rosser Reeves.

229
YOU GET THE AUDIENCE BUILT UP:
Diamond and Bates, p. 54.

229
YOU TEND TO LOWER YOUR HEAD:
Author interview with David Schoenbrun.

230
HE’S NOT GOING TO SAY IT:
Author interview with Rosser Reeves.

230
TO THINK THAT AN OLD SOLDIER:
Author interview with Rosser Reeves; and Mayer, p. 297.

230
REAL PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN CLOTHES:
Diamond and Bates, p. 57.

231
NO, NOT IF WE HAVE A SOUND:
Diamond and Bates, pp. 599–600.

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ROSSER, I HOPE FOR YOUR SAKE:
Author interview with David Ogilvy.

231
IT WAS PIONEER WORK:
Author interview with Rosser Reeves.

231
FACED WITH THIS DILEMMA:
Fox, p. 310.

231
EISENHOWER HITS THE SPOT:
Halberstam,
The Powers That Be,
p. 236.

232
REEVES REMEMBERED CLEVELAND:
Author interview with Rosser Reeves.

232
AN UNINFORMED ELECTORATE CAN LEAD:
Mayer, p. 303.

232
THIS IS THE WORST THING:
Author interview with Louis Cowan.

232
TO BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS:
Halberstam, p. 229.

233
LOU, OLD BOY, WE:
Author interview with Louis Cowan.

233
TONIGHT I WANT TO TALK:
Museum of Radio and Television Broadcasting.

233
THE NEW G.I. BILL INTELLECTUALS:
Author interview with Michael Arlen.

233
HE’S TOO ACCOMPLISHED AN ORATOR:
Barnouw,
The Golden Web,
p. 298.

235
IN HIS ALMOST PAINFUL HONESTY:
McKeever,
Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy,
p. 249.

235
SURE, ALL THE EGGHEADS:
Goldman,
The Crucial Decade: America 1945–1955,
p. 222.

235
I FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY BLACKMAILED:
McKeever, p. 252.

236
BUT, I DON’T HAVE TO WIN:
McKeever, p. 213.

236
WHEN AN AMERICAN SAYS:
Goldman, p. 221.

236
THE MEN WHO HUNT COMMUNISTS:
Martin,
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois: The Life of Adlai Stevenson,
p. 658.

237
THEY ARE SO POOR THEY:
Morris,
Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician,
p. 757.

237
OUR THINKING WAS THAT:
Morris, p. 760.

237
TELL THEM ABOUT THE
$16,000
:
Morris, p. 772.

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OF WHAT AVAIL IS IT:
Lyon,
Eisenhower, Portrait of a Hero,
p. 456.

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THE LITTLE BOY CAUGHT WITH JAM:
Morris, p. 791.

239
GENERAL, I NEVER THOUGHT SOMEONE:
Author interview with Ted Rogers.

239
SHERM, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW:
Mazo,
Nixon: A Political and Personal Portrait,
p. 125.

240
YOU’LL KNOW, YOU’LL JUST KNOW:
Author interview with Ted Rogers.

240
WHY DO WE HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE:
Morris, p. 831.

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WALKING OFF THE SET INTO:
Author interview with Ted Rogers.

241
WELL, ARTHUR, YOU SURELY GOT:
Mazo, p. 132.

241
BEN, TONIGHT WILL MAKE HISTORY:
Lyon, p. 461.

241
HE MAY ASPIRE TO THE GRACE:
Morris, p. 856.

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A DISTURBING EXPERIENCE:
Morris, p. 854.

242
THERE WAS JUST ONE THING:
Morris, p. 854.

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FUCK ’EM; WE DON’T NEED:
Author interview with Ted Rogers.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

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STEADY MONTY, YOU CAN’T SPEAK:
Bradley and Blair,
A General’s Life,
p. 330.

250
NO, MARDER SPECULATED, HIS BEAT:
Author interview with Murrey Marder.

250
JOE, YOU’RE A REAL SOB:
Oshinsky,
A Conspiracy So Immense,
p. 132.

250
A PIMPLE ON THE PATH OF PROGRESS:
Hagerty,
The Diary of James C. Hagerty: Eisenhower in Mid-Course,
p. 27.

251
I KNOW THAT CHARGES OF DISLOYALTY:
Oshinsky, p. 236.

251
NOT JUST HIS DEMOCRATIC OPPONENTS:
Cray,
General of the Army: George C. Marshall,
p. 369.

251
IT TURNED MY STOMACH:
Bradley and Blair, p. 656.

251
HYPOCRITICALLY CALLING INTO QUESTION:
Bradley and Blair, p. 655.

251
HE TOLD HIS GODDAUGHTER:
Cray, p. 728.

251
BUT EISENHOWER’S HATRED OF MCCARTHY:
Adams,
First Hand Report,
p. 148.

251
HE DON’T TAKE SHOVIN’!:
Adams, p. 15.

252
I KNOW ONE FELLOW I’D:
Oshinsky, p. 359.

252
I WILL NOT GET IN THE GUTTER:
Adams, p. 135.

252
COULDN’T YOU TELL THEM:
Oshinsky, p. 287.

252
ON THE MORNING OF THEIR APPEARANCE:
Oshinsky, p. 287.

252
SO FAR AS I’M CONCERNED:
Oshinsky, p. 290.

252
KISS MY ASS, VAN:
Oshinsky, p. 504.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

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HER LADYSHIP IS FUCKING BORED:
Edwards,
Vivien Leigh,
p. 178.

257
THIS CHARACTER HAS NEVER HAD:
Williams, T.
Memoirs,
p. 136.

258
HOW DID YOU LIKE YOU’SELF:
Williams, E.,
Remember Me to Tom,
p. 148.

258
SOMEWHERE DEEP IN MY NERVES:
Williams, T., p. 17.

259
I WAS NOT A YOUNG MAN:
Williams, T., p. 52.

259
AUNT ELLA AND AUNT BELLE:
Williams, T., p. 117.

260
HE DID IT EVERY MORNING:
Kazan,
A Life,
p. 261.

260
HE PUT WRITING BEFORE KNOWING:
Windham,
Lost Friendships,
p. 113.

261
WHY ME? WHY ME?:
Selznick,
A Private View,
p. 295.

262
I AM SURE YOU MUST HAVE:
Kazan, p. 329.

263
I COME FROM A FAMILY:
Kazan, pp. 190–191.

263
IT’S FINE, LEAVE IT:
Kazan, p. 19.

264
WHY YOU NOT LEARNING SOMETHING:
Kazan, p. 40.

264
HEY, GEORGE, YOU GOT A DEAD ONE:
Kazan, p. 70.

264
HOW CONFIDENT THEY WERE:
Kazan, p. 40.

264
FOUR YEARS OVER IN MASSACHUSETTS:
Kazan, p. 49.

265
VERY HIGH CLASS:
Kazan, p. 91.

265
TELL US WHAT YOU WANT:
Kazan, p. 57.

266
ALL THEY WANT IS A STAGEHAND:
Kazan, p. 100.

267
WELL, WHAT IS IT:
Higham,
Brando: The Unauthorized Biography,
p. 76.

267
HE WAS ABOUT THE BEST-LOOKING:
Williams, p. 131.

268
I HATE ULTIMATUMS:
Fiore,
The Brando I Knew,
p. 60.

269
THIS PUPPY THING WILL BE:
Carey,
Marlon Brando: The Only Contender,
p. 13.

270
I TAUGHT HIM NOTHING:
Higham, p. 38; and Carey, p. 15.

CHAPTER TWENTY

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“GOD,” HE NOTED, “WHAT A:
Christenson,
Kinsey,
pp. 117–18.

273
“AS YOU MAY KNOW WE ARE:
Pomeroy,
Dr. Kinsey and the Institute for Sex Research,
p. 191.

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