real estate career of, 1, 8–9, 11, 35, 84, 90–91, 102–3, 107, 111, 114–15, 133–38, 140–43, 192, 196–99, 201
as reality television star, 8, 11, 182, 196
Robert and, 6–7, 44–45
at school, 43–44, 47, 49–50, 52–53, 56, 58, 63, 64, 71, 74–75, 95, 96, 97, 132
self-esteem of, 44
self-promotion and self-aggrandizement of, 90–91, 103, 137, 198
as shielded from reality, 13, 16, 199
“strategies” of, 17, 203–4
Surviving at the Top, 132, 136, 146
taxes and, 34
at University of Pennsylvania, 72, 74, 75, 83
White House dinner for family of, 1–8, 45
at Trump Management, 71–72, 83, 84, 88, 112, 155
as Trump Management president, 88–90, 200
Trump, Donald “Donny,” Jr., 4, 6, 7, 122, 169
Trump, Elizabeth (sister of Donald), see Grau, Elizabeth Trump
Trump, Elizabeth (sister of Fred), 29, 193
Trump, Elizabeth Christ (mother of Fred), 28, 29, 31, 34, 41, 89, 126
E. Trump and Son created by, 28, 29–30, 45, 60
Trump, Eric, 4, 7, 156
Trump, Frederick Christ “Fred” (father of Donald), 2, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 28–32, 34, 39–44, 47, 51, 52, 60, 92–93, 140, 188, 200, 211
Cohn and, 100–101
cruelty of, 15, 157, 200
Dale Carnegie course taken by, 37, 89
death of, 10, 163–64, 165
dementia of, 133, 140, 142, 153–54, 157, 159–61, 174, 175, 191
dishonest business tactics of, 141–42
Donald and, 11, 25–27, 42, 43, 47–50, 52–53, 63, 72, 83–84, 100, 102–3, 108, 114, 115, 132, 133–35, 137–38, 140–42, 144, 157–58, 188, 195, 202, 203, 204, 211
Donald loaned money by, 107, 190, 197
Donald promoted to president of Trump Management by, 88–90, 200
Donald’s attempt to control estate of, 143–44, 190, 193
Donald’s contempt for, 157
Donald’s real estate ventures and, 84, 91, 102–3, 107, 133, 134, 140–42, 191, 196–97
Donald’s sale of estate of, 192–93, 196
early life of, 29
elderly housing project of, 91
as father, 23–27, 39, 47–48, 50, 51, 157–58
father’s death and, 35, 36, 37, 41–42, 52–53
Federal Housing Administration and, 32–35, 89, 91
Freddy and, 31–32, 39–44, 47, 48, 50–53, 58, 59, 60–62, 64–67, 71, 75–76, 84, 88, 89, 98, 102, 109, 111, 116, 154, 157, 188, 200, 210, 211
Freddy’s alcoholism and, 92–93, 157
Freddy’s death and, 119–27
and Freddy’s divorce from Linda, 85, 86
Freddy’s mortgage application and, 78–79
funeral for, 165–67
golfing and, 154
hair of, 155, 156
hip surgery of, 132–33, 161
home of (the House), see House, the
housing discrimination lawsuit against, 90, 100–101
Linda and, 55, 56, 148, 170, 171, 175
Manhattan aspirations of, 89, 102–3
marriage of, 30–31
Maryanne and, 81, 82
Mary L. and, 3, 116–17, 139–40
Midland Associates created by, 98
money-oriented worldview of, 16, 38
New York Times exposé on finances of, 185–91, 193–94
obituary for, 165
office of, 100
Peale’s philosophy and, 37–38, 40–41, 42, 92
photograph of, 4, 5
photograph of woman carried by, 155–56
powerful men courted by, 34, 37
real estate career of, 24–25, 28–37, 45, 53–57, 60, 89, 102, 133, 141–42, 165, 190–92, 196; see also Trump Management
sexist attitudes of, 3, 24
showmanship and hyperbole of, 36–37, 89
sociopathy of, 24, 26, 43
Steeplechase Park project of, 67–68, 72–76, 78–79, 87, 88, 89, 102, 141
Swifton Gardens acquired by, 91
taxes and, 35, 98, 141, 169, 190, 191
tenant dealings of, 54
Trump’s Castle and, 136
trust funds and building ownerships for family of, 82, 127–28, 169–71, 176
wealth of, 35, 55, 86, 90, 98, 103, 107, 133, 190–91
wife’s health emergency and, 21–22
will and estate of, 10–11, 59, 143–44, 165, 167–72, 173–77, 182, 184, 186–87, 190–94
wooden Indian statues of, 96, 100
Trump, Frederick Crist “Freddy” (brother of Donald), 2, 10–12, 15, 17, 25–28, 31–33, 39–46, 47, 50, 51, 60–68, 76–77, 79, 95, 97–98, 103–4, 108, 110, 116, 119, 144, 173, 176, 177, 201, 202, 211
alcoholism of, 9, 15, 62, 64–67, 76, 79, 92–93, 105, 113, 115–16, 119, 157
apartments of, 91–94, 97, 98, 103
birth of, 31
boat charter plan of, 79
boats and planes of, 56, 75, 79, 82, 98, 105
childhood of, 7, 35
David Desmond and, 81
death of, 2, 112, 119–27, 209
deprivation of, 82–83
Donald and, 7, 45–46, 47, 48, 52, 63–65, 72, 75, 84–85, 98–99, 102, 201, 209
and Donald’s marriage to Ivana, 111
father and, 31–32, 39–44, 47, 48, 50–53, 58, 59, 60–62, 64–67, 71, 75–76, 84, 88, 89, 98, 102, 109, 111, 116, 154, 157, 188, 200, 210, 211
father’s will and, 10–11, 59, 167–72, 176
fishing of, 63–64, 79, 84
Florida move of, 105, 112
flying and pilot career of, 52, 53, 56, 57–59, 60–68, 73, 75, 78, 79, 84, 88, 91, 112, 201
funeral for, 122–26
gun incident of, 80
heart surgery of, 112–13
Highlander apartment of, 57, 67, 76–77, 85, 86
Johanna and, 104, 105
Linda’s divorce conversation with, 62–63
Linda’s divorce from, 85–87, 91, 107, 110, 168
Linda’s marital problems with, 80–81, 85
Linda’s marriage to, 52, 55, 56
in Marblehead, 61–63, 65–67, 76
Mary’s banking story and, 104–5
Mary’s Sweet Sixteen party thrown by, 114–15
in mashed potatoes incident, 7, 45–46
money and estate of, 127–28, 172, 173, 190
mortgage application of, 78–79
mother and, 158–59
mother’s choking incident and, 113–14
mother’s health problems and, 24
mother’s will and, 177
in National Guard, 53, 54–55, 65, 84
pets of, 85, 92, 93
pneumonia contracted by, 77
in ROTC, 51–52, 53, 66
snakes of, 85, 92
Steeplechase project and, 73–76, 78–79, 87, 88, 141
Sunnyside Towers apartment of, 94, 97, 98, 103
at Trump Management, 53–59, 61–63, 65, 66, 73, 78, 79, 83, 84, 88, 89, 91, 112, 155, 200
Trump, Frederick Crist “Fritz,” III (nephew of Donald), 2, 28, 67, 73, 86, 93, 94, 105, 111, 112, 148, 163, 175, 177, 183–84
birth of, 56
Donald and Ivana’s gift for, 106
family finances and, 191–92, 194
father’s death and, 122, 124–27
father’s estate and, 127–28
grandfather’s will and, 167–71, 176, 182, 186, 187, 191–92, 194
grandmother’s will and, 177
at the House as a child, 95–96
medical insurance and, 174, 175, 194
son of (William), 167, 174, 175, 176, 194
wife of (Lisa), 2, 167, 171, 175
Trump, Friedrich (father of Fred), 28–29, 126
death of, 28, 35, 36, 37, 41–42, 52–53
Trump, Ivana, 106–10, 122, 123, 132, 148, 150, 169, 183
Donald’s divorce from, 137, 138
Donald’s marriage to, 98, 111
Donald’s prenuptial agreement with, 107
gift-giving of, 106, 109
Trump, Ivanka, 4, 6, 122, 127, 156
wedding of, 181–83
Trump, John, 41
Trump, Lara, 4, 7
Trump, Linda Clapp, 55–59, 62–68, 73, 78, 97–98, 99, 105, 112, 113, 127, 159
Donald and, 65, 148
father of, 56, 77–78
Fred and, 55, 56, 148, 170, 171, 175
Freddy’s death and, 119–22, 126, 128
Freddy’s divorce conversation with, 62–63
Freddy’s divorce from, 85–87, 91, 107, 110, 168
Freddy’s marital problems with, 80–81, 85
Freddy’s marriage to, 52, 55, 56
in gun incident, 80
Highlander apartment of, 57, 67, 76–77
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