Quotable Rudy: Words of Insight, Savvy, and Survival by and about Rudy Giuliani, a Mayor for America

by Carpenter, Monte

• ISBN13: 9781931249164
• ISBN10: 1931249164
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

When Rudy Giuliani was elected to office in 1993 as New York City mayor, the streets were rife with crime and panhandlers. Few people, residents or tourists, felt safe in the Big Apple. One in seven New Yorkers were on welfare, the city's public-education system was in decline, and the city was sitting on a $2.3 billion deficit. Eight years later Giuliani left office as a political rising star thanks not only to his ability to dramatically turn the city around for the better, but also for his inspirational leadership. His brightest moment might have been during one of our nation's darkest hours -- the tragic events and aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

Author Biography

Monte Carpenter is the pseudonym for a veteran journalist with 30 years' experience who has worked for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the New York-based The National, among other publications. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Politics as Unusual	1	(7)
A Bite out of Crime	8	(11)
New York, New York	19	(8)
Schools and Education	27	(8)
New York's Finest and Bravest	35	(5)
Coming to America	40	(6)
Rudy His Own Self	46	(10)
Not Welfare; Workfare	56	(5)
Sports and Culture	61	(5)
Business	66	(4)
His Prostate Cancer	70	(5)
September 11 and the Aftermath	75	(16)
Rudy Redux (A-Z)	91	(26)
A Few Final Words as Mayor	117	(4)
Notes	121