Condoleezza Rice - No Higher Honor

I reviewed secondary sources as well, including news reports in print and broadcast media, to supplement my own recollections. I consulted articles in the New York Times , the Washington Post , the Wall Street Journal , and other publications in conjunction with broadcast transcripts from programs produced by CNN, Fox News, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and other networks. Archived news coverage was accessed through online subscription databases made available by the Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources.

A partial list of sources appears below.

Bush, George W. 2001. “Statement by the President in His Address to the Nation.” Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., September 11.

———. 2001. “Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People.” United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., September 20.

———. 2001. “Remarks by the President to the United Nations General Assembly.” United Nations Headquarters, New York, N.Y., November 10.

———. 2002. “State of the Union Address.” United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., January 29.

———. 2002. “President Bush Delivers Graduation Speech at West Point.” United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., June 1.

———. 2002. “President Bush Calls for New Palestinian Leadership.” Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C., June 24.

———. 2002. “Remarks by the President to the United Nations General Assembly.” United Nations Headquarters, New York, N.Y., September 12.

———. 2003. “Address to the Nation.” Cross Hall, White House, March 17.

———. 2003. “Address to the Nation.” Oval Office, White House, March 19.

———. 2004. “Letter from President Bush to Prime Minister Sharon,” April 14.

———. 2005. “Second Inaugural Address.” United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., January 20.

———. 2007. “Address to the Nation.” Library, White House, January 10.

Commission on Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. “Report to the President of the United States.” March 31, 2005.

Director of Central Intelligence. “Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs.” October 2002.

Iraq Study Group. The Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward—A New Approach . New York: Vintage Books, 2006.

Joseph, Robert G. Countering WMD: The Libyan Experience . Fairfax, Va.: National Institute Press, 2009.

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The 9/11 Commission Report . 2004.

National Security Strategy of the United States of America. September 2002.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence. “Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities.” National Intelligence Estimate. November 2007.

Performance-Based Road Map to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. United Nations Security Council Document S/2003/529.

Rice, Condoleezza. “Promoting the National Interest.” Foreign Affairs . January/February 2000.

———. 2004. Testimony at the Ninth Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 8.

———. 2005. “Remarks at the American University in Cairo.” Cairo, Egypt, June 20.

———. 2005. Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Iraq in United States Foreign Policy.” 109th Cong., 2nd sess., October 19.

———. 2006. “Transformational Diplomacy.” Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., January 18.

———. 2007. “Remarks at the Centennial Dinner for the Economic Club of New York.” New York, N.Y., June 7.

———. “Rethinking the National Interest.” Foreign Affairs . March/April 2008.

United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Arab States/Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. Arab Human Development Report 2002: Creating Opportunities for Future Generations . New York: United Nations Publications, 2002.

U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. U.S. Army Field Manual No. 3–24/Marine Corps Warfighting Publication No. 3–33.5. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. “Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001.” 107th Cong., 2nd sess., S. Report No. 107–351, H. Report No. 107–792, December 2002.

Writing this book has afforded me the opportunity to revisit the historic and challenging events of my eight years of government service. In doing so, I have felt enormously grateful for the chance to work with such wonderful people, many of whom became and remain dear friends.

During those years in Washington the pressure was often high, and I was sustained by the love of my family and their unwavering support. The extraordinary, ordinary Rays and Rices were always there—just a phone call away.

This book simply would not have been possible without the dedication of Cameron Bell and Theo Milonopoulos. Cam and Theo led the project from its inception to its final stages, providing exemplary leadership and research, keen insights, and scrupulous attention to detail. Their drive for excellence greatly enhanced the manuscript.

I want to thank my senior research associate, Leisel Bogan, who contributed to story lines, offered helpful feedback, and supplied background information, as well as my invaluable research team: Kia Ghorashi, Justine Isola, Charles Nicas, and early on, Daniel Slate. Their precision in fact-checking and copyediting was both humbling and essential. The book also received important contributions from Mohammad Ali, Jenny Arriola, Amir Badat, Dianna Bai, Carolyn Forstein, Avery Halfon, and Philippe de Koning.

My team in California has been a blessing to me as they balance and support my many commitments. My new, indefatigable chief of staff, Georgia Godfrey, along with her excellent predecessors, Anne Lyons and Colby Cooper, have provided leadership and wise counsel over the years. Caroline Beswick and Julianne Jochmann kept me on schedule and organized, and my longtime assistant Marilyn Stanley remained indispensible throughout the production process. Others in my office—Natalie Davies, Blair Dawkins, Taylor Jackson, Emma Welch, Molly Welch—offered cheerful assistance.

The continued support of the Hoover Institution and Stanford University allowed me to complete this project. John Hennessy, John Etchemendy, John Raisian, Garth Saloner, Steven Denning and Roberta Bowman Denning, George and Charlotte Shultz, and Thomas and Barbara Stephenson have continuously welcomed me back home to Stanford with open arms.

I’d like to thank the team at Crown Publishing—specifically Tina Constable, David Drake, Laura Duffy, Linnea Knollmueller, Elizabeth Rendfleisch, Nathan Roberson, Robert Siek, and Penny Simon for their efforts on behalf of this book. And thank you to my talented editor, Rick Horgan, who challenged me to reflect and then gave me the space to write my story.

I am grateful for the trusted friends and colleagues who helped make the experience of government service a meaningful one. Many shared their thoughts, memories, and anecdotes for this book. President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush were gracious in doing so. Steve Hadley, Steve Krasner, and Anja Manuel reviewed the manuscript, as did my Stanford colleagues David Kennedy and Amy Zegart. Thanks also to John Bellinger, Dan Fried, Jendayi Frazer, and David Welch, who read and commented on matters related to their expertise.