612 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits
Notes:
Includes index
Contents:
Prologue Lou, Dena, and my princess grandmother My childhood "Skinnymalinkydink" Sixty-three cents The pistachio green house New York, New York Miami at war "A very normal girl" Sarah Lawrence Television 101 Bad choices It gets worse Television 102 and a strange marriage proposal Passage to India A funeral and a wedding Thirteen weeks to thirteen years Becoming Barbara Walters Garland, Capote, Rose Kennedy, and Princess Grace Born in my heart Dean Rusk, Golda Meir, Henry Kissinger, and Prince Philip Sad times in Florida Winning Nixon, losing Sinatra Exit Hugh, enter McGee Marriage on the rocks Historic journey: China with Nixon A dead marriage and the Dead Sea Resignation in Washington, victory in New York Fun and games in Washington Special men in my life Egypt, Israel, and Hola, Castro! The million-dollar baby "Don't let the bastards get you down!" Thank Heaven! The specials Finally, Fidel The historic interview: Anwar Sadat and Menachem begin Exit Harry, enter Hugh Heartbreak and a new beginning The hardest chapter to write 9/11 and nothing else matters Presidents and First Ladies: forty years inside the White House Heads of State: the good, the bad, and the mad Adventures with the most mysterious men Murderers Uncommon criminals Over again, never again Celebrities who affected my life Monica The View Exit To be continued... Acknowledgments Index
