Contents
Author’s Note
Reflections on the Beatles in America
Confronting Racism
1991 Introduction to “Confronting Racism”
Mary Frances Berry
Roger Wilkins
Charles Rangel
John Lewis
Jesse Jackson
Sterling Johnson
Arthur Ashe
Harry Belafonte
Al Sharpton
Personal Profiles
Ramsey Lewis
Richard B. Morris
Frank Macchiarola
Robert Hayes and the National Coalition for the Homeless
Dr. Robert Peter Gale
Tempest Storm
More on Politics
John F. Kennedy: An Appreciation
Jack Newfield and George Bush
More Important Than Boxing: 2006
More Important Than Boxing: 2008
Curiosities
The Crank-Call Caper
My Dating History (And You Have to Promise Not to Laugh)
Pity the Poor Restaurateur
V&T Pizza
The Tiffany Box
Memo to 2000 Presidential Candidates: Read My Book
The “Standard” Book Contract: A Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Waiting to Happen
Thomas F. Croake: A Law Clerk’s Remembrance
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
The Collected Political Letters of Martin Bear
The Case of the Missing Historical Treasure: A Columbia College Library Mystery
Personal Notes
Reunion
Eulogies
A God to Hope For
The End of the Year
The Origins of Santa Claus
Christmas Carols
Auld Lang Syne