Daring (63 page)

Passage to Power
(Caro), 59–60

Passages in Caregiving
(Sheehy), 279, 451–52

Passages
(Sheehy): background research and writing for, 208, 209, 210–13, 217–21, 372, 383; Bantam publication of, 370; as bestseller, 229–31, 234; and Brown-GS relationship, 317; Clay's comments about, 222; copy editing of, 216–17; cover design for, 224; Dutton contract for, 210, 273; and Gould “collaboration,” 218–20; and GS financial affairs, 210, 219, 230, 231–32, 273, 422, 426; and GS's predictions about women, 70; and GS's trip to Northern Ireland, 158; impact of, 272–73; men's reactions to, 226–27; objectives for, 216; as “pop psychology,” 224; promotions/book tours for, 223, 224–27, 249; reviews of, 222–23, 227, 229; softcover edition of, 230–31; and stages of development, 209–16; as success, 229–30, 270, 272–73; title for, 221; word of mouth about, 224, 230–31

Passion Play
(Nichols), 311

pathfinders: characteristics of, 273–75; definition of, 273

Pathfinders
(Sheehy): research and writing about, 273–78; Sadat interview and, 276–78

patriarchy, 22, 133

Patricof, Alan, 246–47, 248, 251, 252, 257, 260, 261, 262, 263, 268

Patterson (Alicia) Foundation, 219

Peggy (twelve-step friend), 431–32

Penney, James Cash, 36–37, 459

The Pentagon Papers
, 170, 171–72, 175, 176

“The People America Forgot” (Sheehy), 285

Peterhov, Irina, 355

Peters, Jon, 207

Peterson, Charles, 148–49

Pew Research Center, 71

Phil Donahue Show
(TV show), GS's appearance on, 205

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
(Warhol), 12–13, 84–85

Pickens, Bill, 336, 337, 339

Pickens, Pat, 337, 339

Pierre Hotel (New York City), Felker Fest at, 388–91

Pileggi, Nick, 95

Pirie, Bob, 256–57, 263–65

Playboy
magazine, erotic gospel of, 140

Plaza Hotel, Clinton fundraiser at, 403–4.
See also
Oak Room

Poitier, Joanna, 366

Pol Pot, 289, 305

political profiles, GS's: for
Vanity Fair
, 317–29, 341, 371; of world leaders, 341–58.
See also specific profile

politics: of menopause, 364–65; women in, 127–28, 130, 330–34, 372–73.
See also
political profiles, GS's

Pond, Peter, 285–86, 299, 310

Powell, Colin, 336

power brokers, GS views about, 175–76

Preminger, Otto, 71–73, 89

Prince, Hal, 98

Pristavkin, Anatoly, 351

Pristavkin, Marina, 351

prostitution: clean-up commission for, 148; GS's research and writings about, 139–49, 205; violence and, 141, 148

Pugh, Clementine, 337, 339

Puzo, Mario, 95

Quinn, Sally, 155, 226, 313

race/racism: GS's early interest in, 40; in Sag Harbor, 336–38; sit-ins and, 131

“Radical Chic” (Wolfe), 88–90

Radical Mothers, 134

Radziwill, Lee, 150, 152

Random House, 67, 68–69, 70, 271, 278–79, 365–66, 368–69, 388.
See also specific person

Ranelagh, John, 343

Rangel, Charlie, 438

Ranny (cousin), 23

Ratner's (New York City restaurant), 9

Reagan, Nancy, 333

Reagan, Ronald: Bush (George H. W.) and, 326, 327–28; elections of 1984 and, 332, 333; elections of 1988 and, 321; Ferraro's criticisms of, 331; Gorbachev and, 348, 349; GS's study of and writings about, 329, 341; image of, 325; and Iran-Contra, 328; punishment of GS by administration of, 295; Reeves work on, 93; refugee policies of, 285; Thatcher and, 347, 348–50, 357; veneration of, 357

“Red Star: The Man Who Changed the World” (Sheehy), 353–54

“Red Star Falling” (Sheehy), 366

Redbook
magazine, GS's Life History Questionnaire in, 274

“Redpants and Sugarman” (Sheehy), 143–47, 149, 166

Redstockings, 134

Reeves, Jeffrey, 415

Reeves, Richard, 92–93, 257, 260, 339, 414–15,
415

Remick, Lee, 149

Renaissance Weekend (1992, 1995), 398–400

restaurants, Clay's interest in, 245.
See also specific restaurant

Reynolds, Vicki, 366

Rice, Donna, 323, 324

Richard (friend), 423–26, 427–28

“The Riddle of Sadat” (Sheehy), 276–78

Rilke, Rainer Maria, 379

Rinzler, Carol, 221, 223

risk taking, and characteristics of pathfinders, 275

Rivers, Larry, 85, 89

“The Road to Bimini” (Sheehy), 324

Robards, Jason, 89

Robbins, Jerome, 89

Robinson, James, 312

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
, 38, 39–40, 41

Rochester, New York: “colored” section of, 40; GS in, 38–40, 41–42

Rockefeller, David, 93

Rockefeller, Nelson, 93, 99, 177

Rockefeller Foundation, 137

Rohatyn, Felix, 252–53, 254–55, 256, 257–58

Rollins, Ed, 333

Rooney, Agnes (grandmother), 21–22

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 337, 398

Roosevelt, Franklin D., 323, 398

Rose, Charlie, 307

Rosenberg, Milt, 226

Rosenthal, Abe, 389

Rotisserie d'en Face (Paris restaurant), Clay-GS at, 413

Ryan, Paul, 373

Sadat, Anwar, 276–78, 317

Sag Harbor: Clay's funeral in, 446–47; GS's rental home in, 456, 457–58; Shnayerson-GS Thanksgiving party in, 453–55

Sag Harbor Initiative, 336–38, 339–40

Saint Martin's, Clay-GS vacation on, 266–68

Sakeo (Cambodian refugee camp), 286–91

Salem (
Trib
composition man), 8–9

Salomon Brothers, 335

Sarah (great-aunt), 158–59, 160, 161

Sarnoff, Dorothy, 226

Sarouen, Nhep, 286–87

saturation reporting, 145, 147, 149

Saturday Night Live
(TV show), 173, 183

Savvy
magazine, 242

Scharlatt, Hal, 216

Schiff, Dorothy “Dolly,” 235–36, 239

Scotland, Maura-GS trip to, 292

Seasons of a Man's Life
(Levinson), 214

Seauman, Sally, 207

“Second Adulthood,” 212

“The Secret of Grey Gardens” (Sheehy), 150–56

The Secret Passage
, on
New York Times
bestseller list, 368

Seiberling, Dorothy “Dottie,” 100–101

senator, GS and Washington, 189–91, 199

Sendak, Maurice, 73

Sergei (Russian translator), 351, 352

Sex and the Seasoned Woman
(Sheehy), 457

sexual harassment, 372

Shaw, George Bernard, 63

Sheehan, Neil, 279, 375

Sheehan, Susan, 375

Sheehy, Albert (husband): dreams/aspirations of, 38; dual-career marriage of, 44–48; extramarital affairs of, 45–46, 51; as father, 49; as grandfather, 418–19; GS first meets, 37–38; GS's divorce from, 48–49; GS's financial arrangements with, 185; and GS's interest in civil rights movement, 5; and GS's panic attacks, 166; and GS's pregnancy, 3–4; GS's relationship with, 184–85, 418–19; and GS's self-image, 130; GS's traditional marriage to, 3–4; and Henion parents' divorce, 44; marriage problems of, 45–46; and Maura's birth, 9, 10; Maura's stays with, 74, 78–79, 112, 113, 118, 120, 165, 185, 187, 188, 190; medical career of, 3–4, 38, 44, 46; Unterberg and, 104, 105, 107, 113

Sheehy, Gail: abortion of, 34–35; Albert's courtship and marriage to, 3–4, 37–39, 44–48; Albert's divorce from, 48–49; as bachelor woman, 199–209; as bestselling author, 230; as caregiver, 433–35, 436–37; childhood writings of, 26; childhood and youth of, 16–19, 21–28; college years of, 27–28, 29–30, 35–36, 47; daring in life of, 458–59; declaration of independence by, 220; dreams/aspirations of, 6, 24, 27, 28, 38, 39, 40, 87; drinking problem of, 430–33, 451; “elopement” of, 29–35; family background of, 21–22, 26–27, 53; fears of, 158–67, 205, 227–28, 316, 374, 384, 385, 411, 436–37, 439, 450, 458; first failure of, 67–71; first newspaper job of, 39; first screenplay by, 71–72; fortieth birthday of, 232–33; healing of, 449–60; identity of, 186; as “letting go,” 448; mantra of, 74–75, 460; panic attacks of, 165–67; photographs of,
10, 17, 181, 378, 417;
“post-menopausal zest” of, 371–73, 392–93; pregnancies of, 4–5, 6, 7–8, 9, 34–35, 39–40; reputation of, 148; revirgination pledge of, 35–36, 38; self-image of, 12, 87, 120, 130–31; sexual activities of, 31, 35–36, 77, 78; as single parent, 48, 56, 204, 293; and smoking, 204–5; as swimmer, 16–18, 19, 384, 460; as widow, 449–60; winning and, 18, 19, 28.
See also
Felker-GS relationship;
specific person or topic

Sheehy, Maura (daughter): at
Adweek
, 312; Albert as caring for, 74, 78–79, 112, 113, 118, 120, 165, 185, 187, 188, 190; appearance of, 72; and the Beale kittens, 150–52; birth of, 9–10; career choices of, 392; childhood and youth of, 44–45, 46–47, 48–49, 56, 61, 65–66; children of, 416–17, 418–19, 426; and Clay-GS in California, 388; Clay-GS relationship and, 118, 121, 122–23, 168, 182–83, 204, 221, 228, 256, 292, 303, 310, 312, 315, 406; and Clay-GS trip to Asia, 181; and Clay's cancer, 376, 406, 407, 408; Clay's death and, 446; Council as surrogate mother for, 207, 220; education of, 122, 203; and GS-Albert as dual-career couple, 44–45; and GS-Albert's divorce, 48–49; and GS as caregiver, 439; and GS concerns about change, 198; and GS fortieth birthday party, 232, 233; and GS as single parent, 204; and GS's India trip, 74; and GS's Kennedy (Bobby) assignment, 61, 65–66; GS's relationship with, 204, 292–93, 376, 448; in Hamptons, 182–83, 232, 233; and horses, 202; leaves for college, 292–93; and lovebird incident, 198–99; marriage of, 392; meltdown of, 73; Mohm and, 298, 300, 301, 303; and Ms. (dog), 205; naming of, 10; personality of, 72, 204–5; photographs of,
10, 72, 415;
Preminger comment of, 72; as swimmer, 228; and Thanksgiving party, 338; trips/vacations of, 48, 50, 228–29, 250, 292, 306–7; Trish and, 103–4, 111

Shelter Island, Clay-GS walks on, 382, 448

Sheppard, Eugenia, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10–11

Sheraton, Mimi, 245

Shishlin, Nikolai, 352–53, 354

Shnayerson, Michael, 453–54

Shore, Rima, 162

Shuman, Stanley, 252, 261–62, 263

The Silent Passage
(Sheehy), 367–71, 393, 399

Silverman, Burt, 102

Simon & Schuster, 370–71

Simon, John, 242

60 Minutes
(CBS-TV), 183, 393

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 100, 254–55, 256, 263

Slesin, Suzanne, 242

Smart
magazine, 390

Smith, Liz, 245, 369

Snyder, Dick, 370–71

Snyder, Jerome, 82

Sondheim, Steven, 89, 98

“The Song of Wandering Aengus” (Yeats), 201–2

Sorel, Edward, 101–2

Soulé, Henri, 245

Soviet Union; collapse of, 352; GS trips to, 187, 350–56, 365

Spector, Phil, 12

“Speed City. The Amphetamine Explosion” (Sheehy), 110

Spiegel, Sam, 243

Spirit of Survival
(Sheehy), 308–9

The Sporting News
, Felker (Carl) at, 53

Sputnik
(Russian satellite), 35–36

Srey Mom
.
See
Mohm

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
, Felker (Cora) at, 53

St. Mark's Church (New York City), 47

St. Vincent's Hospital (New York City), 4, 9, 44

stages of development: GS identification of, 209–16, 219, 318, 372; for women, 214–15, 216, 217. See also
Passages

Stahl, Lesley, 226, 313, 369, 389

Stamberg, Susan, 226

Starr, Kenneth, 395

State Department, U.S., 294

Steinem, Gloria: birth control article by, 128; “City Politic” column of, 98, 130; Clay and, 83–84, 90–91, 128, 130, 131–32; and Clay-Steinem-GS lunch at Oak Room, 132–33; and Clay's role in women's movement, 90–91, 125–29; at Felker Fest, 389; equity in
New York
magazine of, 248; and Erpf dinner party, 125, 126, 127–28; at
Esquire
, 83, 128; GS compared with, 130, 136; GS's relationship with, 132; Ho Chi Minh story of, 83–84;
Ms.
magazine and, 90, 91, 98, 136; NOW and, 131; professional background of, 83–84; recollections of early period of women's movement of, 129; style of, 130

Stephanopoulos, George, 394

Stern, Leonard, 334

Stewart, John, 62

Stitt, Milan, 450–51

Stivers, Cyndi, 330, 390

Stoddard, Brandon, 149

Stone, Oliver, 335

Streisand, Barbra, 207

student protests, 60, 87–88

Styron, William, 375

success, fear of, 227–28

Suede (prostitute), 142

Sydney Daily Mirror
, 237

Talese, Gay, 67–69, 86, 112, 147, 374

Talese, Nan, 67–69, 70, 112

Tall, Safoura, 421, 440, 444, 445

Tavern on the Green (New York City), 272

Tea Party, 333, 334

Thailand: Clay and GS in, 281–82; GS assignment in, 285–91.
See also
Cambodian refugees

Thanksgiving parties, Clay and GS's, 338–40, 415, 426–27, 453–55

That Was the Week That Was
(Frost TV show), 173

Thatcher, Denis, 343

Thatcher, Margaret: Clinton (Hillary) compared with, 393; and counterculture, 350; downfall/resignation of, 357; Gorbachev and, 347–49, 357–58; GS fantasy play about, 358; GS's study of and writings about, 50, 341–50; Lincoln as historical counterpart of, 350; and Northern Ireland, 157, 158, 161; Reagan and, 347, 348–50, 357; Véronique and, 346, 347

Tiffin, Pamela, 14, 52, 116, 168, 207

Tiger, Lionel, 125–29

Time
magazine: GS interview with, 222; and GS profile of Hart, 321; impact of
New York
magazine on, 102; as interpreting news, 96

Tobias, Andrew, 94–95