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Europe; promotion of Conan films in, 278–79

exhibition circuit; Arnold on British, 60–62

The Expendables movies, 598, 599

failure: Arnold’s views about, 605, 608.

See also losing Falk, Peter, 208

Fannie Mae, 571

fans: of Arnold, 117, 130

Arnold’s views about, 60

fatherhood: Arnold’s movies and, 378–79

importance to Arnold of, 381–85

Lamaze classes and, 381

Feinstein, Dianne, 489

Feitshans, Buzz, 267–68

Fellini, Federico, 201

Ferrigno, Lou, 162, 169–71, 194–96, 207

Field, Sally, 180–81, 184, 199

fights; Arnold in Munich beer hall, 54–55

Film Artists Management, 199

financial affairs, Arnold’s: acting and, 200

Arnold as collector and, 257

and Arnold’s first million, 232

Arnold’s first visit to Hyannis Port and, 223, 224, 226

Arnold’s guidelines about investments and, 427

Arnold’s political ambitions and, 469, 470

Barbara-Arnold relationship and, 140

book sales and, 289

as child and youth, 10, 12, 14–15, 18–19

clothes and, 214

Conan films and, 229–30, 257, 279, 298, 303, 314, 401

diversification of Arnold’s interests and, 424, 426

early days in Los Angeles and, 79, 96

fundraising and, 475–76

goals and, 298, 402, 423, 424

governorship and, 598

Hercules in New York and, 115

ice cream business and, 14–15

and keeping money, 424

Maria-Arnold marriage and, 325

Maria’s loan to Arnold and, 226

Maria’s money and, 325–26

money-making plans and, 217

movies and, 326, 337, 338, 423

Mr. Olympia (1980) prize money and, 253

panhandling and, 15

Playgirl story and, 241

Predator and, 326

promotion of Arnold and, 288–89, 290

Pumping Iron film and, 186–87

risk-taking and, 150

The Running Man and, 363

South Africa trip and, 145

Terminator films and, 302, 374

Twins and, 362–63, 374

Wachter role in, 424–25, 426–27, 429, 430, 444

Weider earnings and, 96

Weider support and, 116, 117.

See also

mail-order business, Arnold’s; Planet Hollywood; real estate, Arnold’s investments in

firefighters: Arnold as governor and, 528, 529, 531, 545

San Diego fires and, 570

First Person with Maria Shriver (TV show), 413

Five Easy Pieces (movie), 157, 179, 199

Fleischer, Richard, 305, 315

Flesh+Blood (movie), 346

Flex magazine, 288

Folino, Paul, 475–76

Fonda, Henry, 208, 276

Fonda, Jane, 276, 289, 292

Fonda, Peter, 157

Fong, Matt, 543

Ford, Gerald, 244

Ford, Harrison, 408

Ford, Tom, 445

forehead moves, 202

Foreign Press Association, 205

Foreman, George, 606

48 Hours (movie), 318, 340

Fosse, Bob, 262

Fox Studios, 338, 355, 413, 440, 475

Fox TV network, 366

Franco, Francisco, 233

Frazetta, Frank, 229

Free to Choose (TV show), 284

Freud, Sigmund, 604

Friars Club, 357, 358, 360

Friedman, Milton, 284–85, 286, 426, 571, 604

Friedman, Rose, 284, 286

“fuck you” letter, Arnold’s, 609–12

Fugard, Athol, 263

Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 424

Gaines, Charles: Arnold first meets, 153–54

background and personality of, 154

filmmaking interests of, 157

promotion of bodybuilding and, 153–55, 156, 162, 188

Pumping Iron novel/film and, 154, 157, 169, 171, 188, 189, 198, 256

Stay Hungry novel/film and, 153, 157, 173–74, 184

Weider meeting with, 153–54

Whitney Museum exhibition and, 198

Gallant, Ara, 210, 240–41

Garbo, Greta, 340, 341

Garcia, Bonnie, 551–52

Gava, Cassandra, 269

GE Capital, 428

Germany: Mr. Olympia contest (1972) in, 143–45.

See also Munich, Germany gerrymandering.

See redistricting

Gerstl, Fredi, 26–27, 47, 60, 133, 143, 291, 293, 294, 295, 328, 470, 617

Gerstl, Karl, 25, 26, 27, 29

Ghostbusters movies, 360, 361, 373, 379

Gibson, Mel, 541

Gilardi, Jack, 192

“girlie men”, Arnold’s comment about, 525–26

gladiator fantasy; Arnold as teenager and, 26, 27, 273

Glaser, Paul Michael, 344–45

goals, Arnold’s: accomplishment of, 402–3

and acting/movies, 142, 298–99

Arnold’s belief he will achieve, 299

Arnold’s views about, 137–38

Arnold’s writing down of, 137–38, 140

and balancing of work and family, 402–3

in bodybuilding, 55, 103, 110–11, 137–38, 189

California governorship and, 466, 483

financial, 423, 424

gym management and, 142

Maria-Arnold relationship and, 318

publicity and, 58

Pumping Iron film and, 189

Weider-Arnold relationship and, 103

and Weider’s goals for Arnold, 142

Goddard, Paulette, 205

Gold, Joe, 86, 87, 159, 160, 251, 293

Goldberg, Whoopi, 441, 446

Golden Globe Award: Curtis nomination for, 412

for Stay Hungry, 204–5, 208–9

Golden Guardian exercise, 564–65

Golden Raspberry Awards, 315

Gold’s Gym (Los Angeles): Arnold’s early days at, 68, 85–91

Arnold’s first view of, 82

Arnold’s math tutor at, 137

Arnold’s seminars at, 117

Arnold’s training at, 91–96, 111, 124

Butler and Gaines research at, 154, 155

description of, 85–86

ex-prisoners at, 143

Franco at, 68

members of, 99, 159

promotion of bodybuilding and, 159

Pumping Iron film and, 194

selling of, 251

Vince’s Gym compared with, 85

women as members of, 159–60

Good Morning America (TV show), 390, 499

Good Morning, Vietnam (movie), 417

Gorbachev, Irina, 616

Gorbachev, Mikhail, 493, 580, 597, 616–17

Gordon, Larry, 334

Gortner, Marjoe, 188

Gorton, George, 467, 468, 469, 473

The Governator (Arnold cartoon), 598

governor, Arnold as: access to, 517–18, 521–22

accomplishments of, 518, 544, 547–48, 583–84, 587

Ammiano story and, 609–12

apologies of, 544

Arnold as role model and, 604

Arnold’s broken leg and, 553 –54

Arnold’s principles of success and, 605, 608–12

Arnold’s views about, 587–88

and Arnold’s views about investing, 542

ballot-initiative process and, 523, 527–28, 531, 562, 584–86, 608

bipartisanship and, 518–20, 535, 543, 555, 562, 584

Brown as successor to, 586

challenges of, 587–88

contradictions in Arnold’s life and, 604

defeats of, 533–35

elections of 2004 and, 520–21

elections of 2005 and, 573

elections of 2006 and, 532, 537–52

fence mending of, 545–46

final days of, 586–89

first term of, 515–35

former governor’s advice to, 514

Great Recession and, 570–80

humor and, 609–12

inaugurations of, 513–14, 554, 555, 556

legacy of, 539

living arrangements of, 517

Maria’s views about, 589

mistakes of, 528–29, 533–34

most difficult deal of, 577

opposition to, 545–46

Plan B and, 608–9

popularity/approval ratings for, 520, 521–22, 523, 529, 538, 544, 577, 582–83, 584

reform agenda of, 527–35, 557, 589

salary for, 598

second term of, 553–62, 563–89

smoking tent of, 521–22

special election (2005) and, 530, 531, 532–35, 544, 545, 562

special election (2008) and, 578–79

staff for, 515–16, 518, 530–32, 534, 535, 537–42, 557