The Woman at the Washington Zoo Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate

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ISBN: 9781586484576 | 1586484575
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Copyright: 10/24/2006

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Marjorie Williams was born in Princeton, NJ in 1958 and died in 2005. She is survived by her husband, Timothy Noah, senior writer at Slate, who edited this volume, and her children, Alice and Will.

Introduction

PART 1: PROFILES

Protocol

Archie and Lucky Roosevelt

(9)

The Philanthropist

Gwendolyn Cafritz

(18)

The Pragmatist

Richard Darman

(25)

The Wife

Barbara Bush

(22)

The Rainmaker

Vernon Jordan

(22)

The Hack

Tony Coelho

(19)

The Sibling

Jeb Bush

118

(14)

Scenes from a Marriage

Bill Clinton and Al Gore

132

PART 2: ESSAYS

Makeup and Ms.

155

(5)

Reader, I Married

160

(6)

Persuasion

166

(4)

Why Character Matters in Politics

170

(11)

Thank You, Clarence Thomas

181

(4)

The Princess Puzzle

185

(4)

Entomophobia

189

(7)

The Alchemist

196

(13)

In Conversation

209

(11)

Bill Clinton, Feminist

220

(14)

Why Parents Still Matter

234

(6)

Flying to L.A.

240

(8)

A Second Thought on Assisted Suicide

248

(2)

The Cat Race

250

(3)

Grandparents' Rights

253

(3)

The Parent Rap

256

(3)

The Art of the Fake Apology

259

(3)

Real Complicated

262

(3)

Dying for Dollars

265

(3)

Do Parents Suffer Discrimination?

268

(3)

The Political Wife, RIP

271

(3)

The Widow's Mandate

274

(3)

Uriah Heep Goes to Washington

277

(3)

Run for Your Life

280

(9)

A Woman's Place Is at the Bar

289

(3)

Mommy at Her Desk

292

(3)

Liar, Liar

295

(3)

The Heart-Full Dodger

298

(2)

A Working Mom's Comedy

300

(2)

A Woman Who Knew Her Due

302

(5)

PART 3: TIME AND CHANCE

Hit by Lightning: A Cancer Memoir

307

(33)

Telling the Real, Real Truth

340

(3)

The Random Death of Our Sense of Ease

343

(3)

The Doctor Factor

346

(3)

The Halloween of My Dreams

349

(3)

Acknowledgments

352

(4)

Rights and Permissions

356

(1)

Index

357

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The Woman at the Washington Zoo Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate

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