Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

^{enthusiastic crowd at a rally in Columbus, Ohio. California State Archives / Steven Hellon}

^{Arizona Senator John McCain rode the bus with me to help campaign for my ill-fated “Reform and Rebuild” initiatives in 2005. California State Archives / John Decker}

^{I liked to call California a nation-state; it was a magnet for foreign leaders. Mexican president Vicente Fox was a great partner in cross-border initiatives; he and his wife Marta visited during the busy months leading to my reelection in 2006. California State Archives / John Decker}

^{I was eager to meet the Dalai Lama when he spoke at the Governor’s Women’s Conference in Long Beach in 2006. We chatted about his travels and his long exile from Tibet; at right is California’s chief of protocol, Charlotte Shultz. California State Archives / Duncan Mcintosh}

^{Strategist Steve Schmidt, chief of staff Susan Kennedy, and communications director Adam Mendelsohn helped me mend fences with the “coalition of the pissed off” and get reelected in 2006. California State Archives / John Decker}

^{Sly encouraged me to keep fighting when I felt sorry for myself after breaking my leg in December 2006… Schwarzenegger Archive}

^{…and I decided not to wimp out, instead showing up on crutches for my second inauguration. Ron Murray}

^{Just as Ronald Reagan often went across the aisle to work with Democrats, Teddy came to speak at the Reagan Library in 2007. California State Archives / Duncan Mcintosh}

^{British Prime Minister Tony Blair was a key ally of our 2006 climate initiative. I visited him at 10 Downing Street the following year. California State Archives / Duncan Mcintosh}

^{“California is moving the United States beyond debate and doubt to action,” I told the United Nations in 2007. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon invited me to speak about our pioneering new laws combating climate change. Don Emmert / Getty Images}

^{In January 2008, Senator John McCain and New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani came to tour one of California’s energy start-ups. California State Archives / William Foster}

^{President Obama knew about my bipartisan record and that we shared goals on the environment, immigration, and health care reform. When I visited Washington in 2010 he picked my brain about making huge public investments in infrastructure. Official White House photo / Pete Souza}

^{I allied with New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent, and Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, a Democrat, to do something about the fact that the US is falling behind in infrastructure investment. We’re on our way to meet with Obama in the White House in 2009. AP Images}

^{Visiting Iraq in 2009, I shared lunch with a National Guard military police brigade in Baghdad. California State Archives / Justin Short}

^{A memorable experience during that trip was whacking golf balls off the patio at Saddam Husseins former palace. California State Archives / Justin Short}

^{I met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who quizzed me about economic rebuilding. (Thanks to California’s global importance and Hollywood star power, when I traveled I was often welcomed as a head of state.) California State Archives / Justin Short}

^{California State Archives / Justin Short}

^{Bill Clinton and I crossed paths again at an energy and environment forum in Jerusalem in 2009. We are both passionate about building a green energy future for America and the world. California State Archives / Justin Short}

^{I had huge ambitions for California as a leader in renewable energy and the environment—here US interior secretary Salazar (in the white hat) joined me in the Mojave Desert at the world’s largest solar power plant. California State Archives /Peter Grigsby}

^{Just before my governorship ended I journeyed to the Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company in China to thank the workers building parts of the new San Francisco Bay Bridge. California State Archives / Peter Grigsby}

^{Susan Kennedy and I hug in relief after winning a hard-fought budget victory. California State Archives / Justin Short}

^{For my last birthday as governor my staff surprised me with cake and cupcakes in the atrium near the smoking tent. California State Archives / Justin Short}

^{Rula Manikas, my Sacramento assistant, was the only one authorized to touch my necktie and pick the color. California State Archives / John Decker}

^{In the dead of August 2008 as we wait for a legislative vote, I crack jokes with staffers Mona Mohammadi (seated), Daniel Ketchell, Greg Dunn, Karen Baker and guest, Daniel Zingale, and Gary Delsohn. California State Archives / Peter Grigsby}

^{I’ve benefited from the American dream, and the courage and dedication of the US military safeguards it. From my early days as a bodybuilding champion, wherever I traveled, I would visit bases and warships to pump up the troops—and say thank you. Here I’m with the US Army garrison in Seoul, South Korea, in 2010. California State Archives / Peter Grigsby}

CHAPTER 29 The Secret