Arnold Schwarzenegger - Total Recall - My Unbelievably True Life Story

appearance and personality of, 221–22, 425, 432, 493

Arnold as governor and, 577, 589

Arnold’s campaign for governor and, 499, 501, 504, 505–7, 511, 512

Arnold’s gubernatorial election of 2006 and, 543, 551

Arnold’s gubernatorial reform agenda and, 529, 530, 533, 534

Arnold’s political ambitions and, 467, 489, 491–98

Arnold’s Republican Convention speech (2004) and, 520–21

Arnold’s second inauguration and, 554

Arnold’s swearing-in as governor and, 513

awards and honors for, 377

as book author, 448

as CBS News correspondent/coanchor, 318, 325, 333

childhood and youth of, 492–93

family advantages of, 241–42

financial affairs of, 325–26, 377

as First Lady of California, 512, 526, 527, 543, 558

horseback riding of, 308, 326

Kennedy (Susan) hiring and, 538

at Kennedy Tennis Tournament, 221, 222, 223

Kennedy’s (Teddy) 1980 presidential campaign and, 239–40, 246, 247–48, 249, 252, 255

motherhood and, 381–85

move to California by, 239

at NBC, 325, 377

parents influence on, 241–43

political instincts of, 253

pregnancies of, 413, 432, 434, 447

Reagan presidency and, 284

shower curtain-frog joke on, 333–34

Shriver (Eunice) death and, 579, 593

Shriver (Sarge) death and, 593–94

Special Olympics and, 597

TV career of, 245–46, 249–50, 318, 325, 333, 377, 413

uniqueness of, 256

vision of the future of, 241

Warhol portrait of, 327, 340.

See also Shriver, Maria-Arnold’s relationship with;

specific person or topic

Shriver, Maria-Arnold’s relationship with: Arnold as actor and, 230

Arnold as governor and, 517, 529, 557–58, 589

Arnold’s ambitions and, 241–42, 256

Arnold’s appeal to Maria and, 256–57

Arnold’s citizenship and, 295

Arnold’s feelings about, 591–97

Arnold’s first Hyannis Port visit and, 223–26

Arnold’s gubernatorial campaign and, 489, 491–98

Arnold’s heart surgery and, 432–38

Arnold’s hospitalization for broken leg and, 553, 554

Arnold’s Playgirl photo and, 240–41

Arnold’s pride in Maria and, 246

Arnold’s proposal to Maria and, 318–21

Arnold’s steroid use and, 378

Arnold’s views about marriage and, 324

Aspen vacation and, 361

balancing of work and home life and, 291

and children, 377–78

commonalities between them and, 493

Conan films and, 230, 250, 258, 264, 308

Conan (the puppy) and, 283

courtship and, 226–37, 239–59

and Cuba trip, 416–17

as East Coast–West Coast relationship, 228, 245

engagement party and, 356–57

first home of, 246–47, 257–58, 283

first major decision of, 246–47

Friedman meeting and, 284–85

honeymoon and, 333–34

humor and, 355

and importance to Arnold of family, 402

Kennedy family and, 255

Kennedy’s 1980 campaign and, 239–40, 255

Last Action Hero criticisms and, 411

and lifestyle, 326

and Maria-Arnold’s first meeting, 221–23

and Maria on Predator set, 333–34

and Maria as trophy for Arnold, 255

Maria’s ambitions and, 255–56

and Maria’s engagement ring, 318–19, 321

Maria’s feelings about, 597

and Maria’s loan to Arnold, 226, 302

and Mildred-Joseph situation, 591–97

Mr. Olympia competition (1980) and, 251–52, 253

Nielsen fling and, 318

Pacific Palisades home of, 326–27

parenting and, 447–52

personality differences and, 425, 432–33

politics and, 239, 368, 489, 491–97, 529, 551, 558, 574

Red Sonja film and, 315

and separation/divorce, 593–97

social life and, 291–93

as supportive, 493

travels and, 246, 249, 255

True Lies filming and, 413, 414

Warhol portrait of Maria and, 327

wedding and, 323–33

Shriver, Mark (Maria’s brother), 243

Shriver, Sargent “Sarge”: Alzheimer’s of, 579, 593

Arnold’s first Hyannis Port visit and, 225

Arnold’s gubernatorial reform agenda and, 530

Arnold’s political ambitions and, 466, 487, 492, 495

Arnold’s political/economic discussions with, 285

Arnold’s politics and, 368–69

Arnold’s promotion of physical fitness and, 388

Arnold’s proposal to Maria and, 319–20

Arnold’s relationship with, 243, 331, 374–75, 452, 455, 456, 487, 492, 601, 604

Arnold’s Republican Convention speech and, 521

Arnold’s views about, 331, 466

death of, 593–94

elections of 1972 and, 249

Eunice’s marriage to, 259

fatherhood and, 381–82

German-Austrian interests of, 244, 328–29

as grandparent, 456

Hammer’s Russian oil deals and, 375–76

honeymoon of, 378

hunger of, 618

influence on children of, 242, 456

John Paul II visit with, 617

Katherine’s birth and, 382

Maria-Arnold relationship and, 243, 247, 258

at Maria-Arnold wedding, 328–29, 331, 332

Maria’s vision of the future and, 241, 242

political campaigns of, 492

politics and, 243–44, 249

professional background of, 241–42, 244, 259

public service commitment of, 374–76, 580, 601, 604

Special Olympics and, 375, 456

talents of, 543

Twins premiere and, 373

Warhol picture of Maria given to, 327, 330

Shriver, Timothy “Timmy” (Maria’s brother), 243, 453, 456

Shriver family: Arnold’s first dinner with, 243–44, 245

Arnold’s gubernatorial reform agenda and, 529

get-togethers of, 246

influence on Arnold of, 403

Maria-Arnold relationship and, 246, 247

meals with, 243–45, 447–48

parenting and, 447–48

as a political family, 492–93

public perception of, 243

Thanksgiving with, 455–56

Shultz, George, 501–2, 503–5, 518–19, 585

Sills, Morty, 214

Silver, Joel, 318, 323, 334, 336, 352

Simon & Schuster, 227

Simon, Bill, 479

Simon, Carly, 207

Simon Wiesenthal Center, 292–93, 366, 367, 511

Simpson, O. J., 192, 297, 300

Sinatra, Frank, 169, 212, 240, 253, 365

Singapore Airlines, 427–29

singing debut, Arnold’s, 364

Sipes, Chuck, 74, 91

Sipple, Don, 469, 473, 487

The 6th Day (movie), 464–65, 576

Smith, Will, 441

Smolana, Reinhard, 49–50, 52, 55, 56, 62, 63

smorgasbords, 95

Snipes, Wesley, 441

Snowmass Village, Colorado; Maria and Arnold at, 361

solar power: Arnold as governor and, 540, 548, 550, 581, 583–84, 597, 605

in China, 581.

See also environmental issues

Sonne, Lisa, 311

Sony, 351

The Sound of Music (movie), 328, 514

South Africa: Arnold’s exhibition in, 145

Arnold’s visits to, 66–67, 94, 145, 456–58

diamond mine story about, 609

Mr. Olympia contest in, 456

Schwarzenegger family trip to, 456–58

Special Olympics in, 456, 457

South Korea; Arnold on trade mission to, 586

Spain; Conan filming in, 261–76

special effects; for Arnold’s movies, 435–37

Special Olympics: Arnold’s activities at University of Wisconsin and, 217–18, 219, 243

Arnold’s commitment to, 376

Arnold’s promotion of physical fitness and, 386

Arnold’s South Korea trip and, 586

in China, 376–77

creation of, 241

guests at Maria-Arnold wedding and, 328

Kennedy Center promotion of, 373

Maria and, 597

News of the World settlement given to, 367

power lifting at, 219, 243

president of, 456