Mark Updegrove - Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House

T here are a number of people I am indebted to in the writing of this book.

Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George Bush generously gave of their time to provide me with firsthand perspectives on their lives after the White House, and Penny Circle, Deanna Congileo, Jean Becker, and Tom Frechette helped to arrange those meetings. I am grateful to them and to all the others who agreed to be interviewed for this project (see page 297).

As it happens, the seed for the book was planted at a reception in President Bill Clintons Harlem office, where Cathy Saypol encouraged me to put these stories into words and later introduced me to publishing contacts to vet the concept. It grew with the help of my sister; Susie Crafford, Rachel Ginsburg, Adam Bellow, and Don Carleton; my agent Ed Knappman, and, at The Lyons Press, Gene Brissie, Melissa Hayes, Chris Mongillo, Michelle Patterson, Jane Reilly, Jane Sheppard, Jessie Shiers, Jennifer Taber, Scott Watrous, and my outstanding editor, Rob Kirkpatrick.

Through the years, I have had the good fortune of having many people in my life who have been supportive of my efforts, including friendsDavid Hume Kennerly, whose brilliant photograph of five U.S. presidents standing together for the first time in history graces this books cover; Steve Bez, John Bryant, Michael and Arla Campus, Helen Chang, Richard and Elaine Duran, Larry Goodman, Steve Huestis, Pam and Paul Machemer, John Moore, Kathi Perea, Jimmy Popkin, Mike Purcell, Dick Raskopf, Lee Rosenbaum, Nick Segal, Anne Sidey, Sarah Simpson, Lizzy Smith, Rich Stalzer, Hal Stein, Matt Turck, Jeff van den Noort, Peter Varley, Ray Walter, and Brett Wilsonand familyMarj, Jeff, Cindy and Mike Kaskey, Herbert Krombach; Jim and Nancy Krombach; my in-laws Peter Cundill and Roger and Kay Wiewel; and my faithful siblings Susie and Glenn Crafford, Randall Updegrove, and Stuart and Christine Updegrove.

The late Hugh Sidey, my friend and former Time colleague, died shortly before the manuscript for this volume was finished, and before he could write the books foreword. Through long letters and conversations, Hugh gave me invaluable guidance in writing about the men in these pages, all of whom he knew and covered with the exception of Truman. For my money, he was the best of his breed. I will miss him.

Finally, to my parents, Jake and Naomi Updegrove, whose love and sacrifices for their children are the stuff American dreams are made of; to my son Charlie who patiently waited to play Spiderman or go to the wood park while his daddy hunched over his keyboard for just one more minute (which often turned into many more); and to my wife, Evie, whose love, encouragement, advice, and support every step of the way made all the difference in the worldmy thanks and love.

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