Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

Vick, Michael, 424

Vienna Summit (1961), 21–22

Vietnam War, 89–90, 198, 371

The Villain (movie), 231–32

Villines, Mike, 577–78

Vince’s Gym (Los Angeles), 80, 85–86

violence: in action movies, 340

   Arnold’s one-liners and, 340

   Arnold’s views about, 603

   in Conan the Barbarian, 275–76, 277–78

   contradictions in Arnold’s life and, 603

Terminator films and, 385–86

Total Recall and, 345

vision: Arnold’s rules about need for, 605

   and Arnold’s vision for California, 486, 539–40, 541, 543, 544–45, 552, 555, 556–57, 604

Vlasov, Yuri, 24

Voight, Jon, 199

Volkswagen; Arnold flight in corporate jet of, 126, 127

von Sydow, Max, 263, 273

Vreeland, Diana, 205, 207

Wachter, Paul, 424–25, 426–27, 429, 430, 444, 445, 470, 501, 502, 503

Waldheim, Kurt, 295, 332–33

Waller, Ken, 162

Walters, Barbara, 256, 328, 373, 459

Warhol, Andy, 198, 205, 207, 209, 210–12, 305–6, 327, 330–31, 340

Warner Bros., 440–41, 442, 474

Wasserman, Lew, 236

water issues.

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Wayne, John, 299

Weaver, Sigourney, 310

wedding, Maria and Arnold’s, 323–33

Weider, Ben, 101, 293

Weider, Betty, 30, 100

Weider, Joe: appearance of, 76

   Arnold as salesman for, 102–3, 141–42

   Arnold’s arrival in Los Angeles and, 79

   Arnold’s chair incident and, 104–5

   Arnold’s early days in Los Angeles and, 85

   Arnold’s earnings from, 96

   Arnold’s expression of emotions and, 185

   and Arnold’s Hawaii trip, 97

   Arnold’s movie career and, 112–13

   and Arnold’s participation in Miami Mr. Universe contest, 72–73

   Arnold’s real estate investments and, 149–50

   Arnold’s relationship with, 89, 102–5, 142, 170, 187, 291, 303, 343

   Arnold’s views about, 76, 99–103

   and bodybuilders as lazy bastards, 99, 102

   Butler and Gaines meeting with, 153–54

   certification of bodybuilding as international sport and, 152

   as coach for Arnold, 77

   collections of, 104–5, 257

   empire of, 100–101, 103

   Franco and, 106–7, 108–9

   influence on Arnold of, 99–100, 257, 258, 279

   interview of Arnold by, 75–76

   as Jewish, 293

   Mr. Olympia contests and, 170, 171, 251

   Mr. Universe contests and, 72–74, 153

   nicknames for bodybuilders and, 100

   Park and, 30

   promotion of bodybuilding by, 152–54, 155

   promotion/support of Arnold by, 76–77, 79, 91, 95, 115–16, 118, 236

   reputation of, 30, 72–73

   role in bodybuilding world of, 100–102

   salary for, 107

   San Fernando Valley headquarters of, 103

   self-image of, 76

Stay Hungry film and, 187

   Zeller freelancing work for, 84

Weider Research Clinic, 100

weight lifters/weight lifting: Arnold in army and, 38

   Arnold’s early interest in, 30

   Arnold’s first public appearance as, 34–35

   Arnold’s post–heart surgery activities and, 438

   Arnold’s trophies as, 38

   for handicapped children, 217–19, 243

   legends in, 97

   Lorimer as organizer for, 124–25

   power of mind over body in, 67–68

   prisoners and, 143

   public image of, 159

Weissmuller, Johnny, 14

Welch, Raquel, 208

welfare reform; Arnold as governor and, 577, 587

Wertheim Schroder & Co., 426

Wesson, Herb, 522

West Los Angeles College; Arnold as student at, 138

Western Climate Initiative, 580

Westworld (movie), 301, 348

White, Bob, 466, 467–70, 481, 499

White House; Great American Workout at, 388–90, 454

Whitney Museum of American Art; posing exhibition (1976) at, 197–98

Wide World of Sports (ABC-TV show), 128, 153–54

Wiesenthal, Simon, 366–67

William Morris Agency, 192

Williams, Andy, 222, 328

Williams, Robin, 357, 358, 361, 417

Williams, Vanessa, 441, 513