Acknowledgments
At Simon and Schuster, thanks to Jon Karp, Eamon Dolan, Jessica Chin, Paul Dippolito, Lynn Anderson, and Jackie Seow.
At WME thanks to Jay Mandel and Sian-Ashleigh Edwards.
Thank you also to Carolyn Levin for your thoughtful vetting; David Corn at Mother Jones for your kindness; Darren Ankrom, fact-checker extraordinaire; Stuart Oltchick for telling me about better days; Captain Jerry Lawler for all of the wonderful TWA history; and Maryanne Trump Barry for all of the enlightening information.
My appreciation to Denise Kemp for the solidarity with me; to my mother, Linda Trump, for all of the great stories; Laura Schweers; Debbie R; Stefanie B; and Jennifer T for your friendship and trust when I most needed them. Jill and Mark Nass for helping us keep the tradition alive (JCE!).
To our beloved Trumpy, whom I miss every day.
I am deeply grateful to Ted Boutrous, for that first meeting and for believing in the cause; Annie Champion for your generosity and friendship; Pat Roth for your thoughtful feedback and for being in my life; Annamaria Forcier for being such a good friend to my dad, I am so glad I found you; Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner for their extraordinary journalism and integrity, thank you for bringing me along for the ride. Sue, none of this would have been possible without your persistence, courage, and encouragement; Liz Stein for being on the journey with me and making this a better book—and this a much more fun, less lonely experience than it might have been (and, of course, for Baby Yoda); Eric Adler for being there for me throughout, for your tireless feedback, and for having my back at the local pawnbroker; and Alice Frankston for being involved from the very beginning of this project, believing in it even when I didn’t, and reading every word more times than I can count. I can’t wait for what comes next.
And finally, to my daughter, Avary, for being more patient and understanding than any kid should have to be. I love you.
About the Author
© PETER SERLING
Mary L. Trump holds a PhD from the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies and taught graduate courses in trauma, psychopathology, and developmental psychology. She lives with her daughter in New York.
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Index
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Access Hollywood, 10
Affordable Care Act, 15
AIDS, 134
Air Force National Guard, 53, 54–55, 65, 84
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), 51–52, 53, 66
air travel, 61
see also pilots
Alcoholics Anonymous, 92
All County Building Supply & Maintenance, 191–93
All Faiths Cemetery, 126, 166
Annamaria (girlfriend of Billy Drake), 71, 85
Apprentice, The, 11, 182, 196
Art of Survival, The (Surviving at the Top) (Trump), 132, 136, 146
Art of the Comeback, The (Trump), 145–49, 151–52, 162–63
Art of the Deal, The (Trump), 94–95, 146
Atlantic, 200
Atlantic City, N.J., 35, 132, 134–37, 142, 151, 184, 192
attachment, 23, 25
AZT, 134
Barnosky, Jack, 174–76, 186–87
Barr, William, 12
Barry, John, 115, 143–44, 151, 168
Barry, Maryanne Trump, 2, 5, 32, 33, 44, 45, 47, 50, 51, 56, 63, 65, 72, 81–83, 95, 108–9, 112, 115, 122, 128, 154, 155, 158, 161, 165, 173, 177, 183–84, 188–89, 193–94
birth of, 31
Catholic conversion of, 9, 81
childhood of, 24, 26, 28, 35, 40
deprivation of, 82–83
Donald and, 60
and Donald’s attempt to control Fred’s estate, 143–44
Donald’s presidential campaign and, 8–9, 10
family finances and, 190–93
father’s will and, 168, 170, 171, 173–76
law career of, 60, 94, 134, 143, 189, 193
marriage to David Desmond, 56, 81–83, 94
medical insurance and, 174
mother’s health problems and, 21–22, 24
New York Times exposé and, 193
retirement of, 193
and sale of father’s estate, 192–93, 196
son of (David Desmond, Jr.), 2, 28, 82, 95–96, 122, 154, 166, 193
at White House dinner, 1, 2, 4, 7
Barstow, David, 187–89, 193
Beach Haven, 25, 28, 35, 54, 90, 171
Beame, Abe, 114
Bedminster, N.J., 115, 181
Bishop, Joey, 111
Bonwit Teller, 133
Booth Memorial Hospital, 121, 131
Brooklyn:
Beach Haven in, 25, 28, 35, 54, 90, 171
Democratic Party in, 34, 54, 73
Donald’s view of, 89–90
Steeplechase Park in, 67–68, 72–76, 78–79, 87, 88, 89, 102, 141
Trump Village in, 56, 57, 68, 74, 88, 89
Buettner, Russ, 187, 188
Burnett, Mark, 11, 196
Carey, Hugh, 114
Carrier Clinic, 115
Celebrity Apprentice, The, 166
Central Park Five, 204
Charles, Prince, 164
Chase Manhattan Bank, 60
Chauvin, Derek, 210
child abuse, 26, 42
child development, 23
attachment in, 23, 25
Christmas, 106, 108–11
Clapp, Mike, 56, 77–78
Clinton, Hillary, 3, 9, 10, 15
Cohn, Roy, 100–101, 107, 134, 189
Columbia University, 139–40
Commodore Hotel, 105, 114, 141, 197
Coney Island:
Beach Haven, 25, 28, 35, 54, 90, 171
Steeplechase Park, 67–68, 72–76, 78–79, 87, 88, 89, 102, 141
Trump Village, 56, 57, 68, 74, 88, 89
Corn, David, 185, 210
COVID-19 pandemic, 13–14, 201–2, 204, 207–10
Craig, Susanne, 185–88
Cuomo, Andrew, 208
Dale Carnegie courses, 37, 89
D’Amato, Al, 166
Defense Production Act, 209
Democratic Party, 34, 54, 73
Depression, Great, 35
Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, 12
Dershowitz, Alan, 101
Desmond, David, Jr., 2, 28, 82, 95–96, 122, 154, 166, 193
Desmond, David, Sr., 56, 81–83, 94
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 12
Diana, Princess, 164
Dixon, James, 22
Drake, Billy, 40, 52, 64, 71, 85, 124, 158
Dunn, Diane, 118–19, 122
Durben, Irwin, 85, 127, 128, 143, 170–71
East, Ernie, 145
Eastern Air Lines Shuttle, 134
election of 2016, 14–15, 204
empathy, 23, 24, 26, 209–10
Esquire, 14
Ethel Walker School, 116–20
E. Trump and Son, 28, 29–30, 45, 60
evangelical Christians, 9, 12
Fair Housing Act, 100
Falwell, Jerry, Jr., 9
Farrell Fritz, 174, 186–87
Federal Housing Administration (FHA), 32–35, 89, 91
FEMA, 209
Floyd, George, 210
Fordham University, 71,
