Rudy Giuliani
Fighting Crime, One Family at a Time
Growing Up
Rudolph Giuliani was born in Brooklyn, the only child of working-class parents who
were children of Italian immigrants. The family was Roman Catholic and its
extended members included police officers and firefighters. His father, Harold
Giuliani had trouble holding a job and was convicted of felony assault and robbery
and served time in prison.
Education
When Rudy Giuliani was seven, his family moved from Brooklyn to Long Island.
There he attended St. Anne's Catholic School. Later, he commuted back to
Brooklyn to attend Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. Giuliani attended
Manhattan College in the Bronx, graduating with a degree in political science. He
was president of his class in his sophomore year. He considered becoming a
Catholic priest. He instead decided to attend NYU School of Law.
Personal life
Soon after he graduated from law school, Giuliani married educator Regina
Peruggi, whom he had known since childhood. They divorced in 1982. In 1984,
Giuliani married Donna Hanover and the couple had two children, Andrew and
Caroline. Andrew first became a familiar sight by misbehaving at Giuliani's first
mayoral inauguration, then with his father at New York Yankee games, of which
Rudy Giuliani is an enthusiastic fan. Giuliani filed for divorce from Hanover in
October 2000, and they finally settled, with Giuliani paying a $6.8 million
settlement and granting her custody of their children. Giuliani subsequently
married Judith Nathan in 2003, and gained a stepdaughter, Whitney.
Caroline uses her mother's surname, Hanover, rather than Giuliani's, and
according to reports, Caroline apparently linked her personal Facebook page to a
site connected to Barack Obama's campaign.
Shifting Party Affiliations
Giuliani started his political life as a Democrat. He has said that he admired the
Kennedy family, and volunteered for RFK's presidential campaign. In 1970, Giuliani
joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and
was eventually promoted to U.S. Attorney. In 1975, Giuliani switched his
registration from Democrat to Independent as he was recruited to Washington D.
C. during the Ford administration. He was subsequently named Associate
Deputy Attorney General.
In December 1980, after the election of Ronald Reagan brought Republicans back
into power, Giuliani switched his party affiliation to Republican. He later said the
switches were because he found Democratic policies "naïve", and that "by the
time I moved to Washington, the Republicans had come to make more sense to
me." His mother maintained that he’s definitely not a conservative Republican. He
thinks he is, but he isn't. He still feels very sorry for the poor."
Gaining National Prominence
In 1981, Giuliani was named Associate Attorney General in the Reagan
administration, the third-highest position in the Department of Justice. In 1983,
Giuliani was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Here he first gained national prominence by prosecuting numerous high-profile
cases, resulting in the convictions of Wall Street figures Ivan Boesky and Michael
Milken for insider trading.
As a federal prosecutor, Giuliani was credited with bringing the "perp walk,"
parading of suspects in front of the previously alerted media, into common use as
a prosecutorial tool. After Giuliani "patented the perp walk", the tool was used
by increasing numbers of prosecutors nationwide.
Taking on Organized Crime
When Rudy Giuliani was a boy, his father spent time in prison for assault. After
his release, he had trouble holding a job and is reported to have worked as a
Mafia enforcer for his brother-in-law, who ran an organized crime operation
involved in loan sharking and gambling in Brooklyn.
When Giuliani became a federal prosecutor, he indicted the heads of New York's
so-called "Five Families". Time magazine called this "Case of Cases" possibly "the
most significant assault on the infrastructure of organized crime since 1943", and
quoted Giuliani's stated intention: "Our approach...is to wipe out the five
families."
Agent of Change for NY
During his campaign for mayor of NY, in TV debates, Giuliani framed himself as an
agent of change, saying that "I'm the reformer," that "If we keep going merrily
along, this city's going down," and that electing his opponent would represent
"more of the same, more of the rotten politics that have been dragging us down."
Fighting Crime
Giuliani and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, adopted an aggressive strategy
which involved crackdowns on relatively minor offenses such as graffiti, turnstile
jumping, and aggressive "squeegeemen", on the theory that this would send a
message that order would be maintained. They also instituted CompStat, a
comparative statistical approach to mapping crime geographically. The CompStat
initiative won an Innovations in Government Award from the Kennedy School of
Government.
During Giuliani's administration, crime rates dropped in New York City.
Contributing factors were federal funding of an additional 7,000 police officers
and an overall improvement in the national economy. NY City Police
Commissioner Bratton was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1996.
Giuliani eventually forced Bratton out of his position after two years, in what was
generally seen as a battle of two large egos.
Post 9/11 – A Star Is Born
In the wake of the attacks, Giuilani was hailed by many for his leadership. He
made frequent appearances on radio and TV, mirroring the emotions of New
Yorkers after the attacks: shock, sadness, anger, resolution to rebuild, and the
desire for justice to be done to those responsible. "Tomorrow New York is going to
be here", he said. "And we're going to rebuild, and we're going to be stronger than
we were before...I want the people of New York to be an example to the rest of
the country, and the rest of the world, that terrorism can't stop us."
When polled just after the attack Giuliani received a 79% approval rating, a
dramatic increase over the 36% rating he had received a year earlier—seven years
into his administration. Oprah Winfrey called him "America's Mayor" at a memorial
service at Yankee Stadium. Time magazine named Giuliani its Person of the Year,
observing that, prior to 9/11, the public image of Giuliani had been that of a rigid,
self-righteous, ambitious politician.
Running against Hillary Clinton for Senator
Due to term limits Giuliani could not run for a third term as Mayor. With the
retirement of Senator Moynihan, Giuliani expressed an interest in running for the
Senate as a Republican. This led the Democrats to recruit Hillary Clinton to run,
hoping she might combat Giuliani's star power. Giuliani's campaign took an early
lead but showed some structural weakness because more traditional Republicans
in upstate New Yorkers identified him more with the city. Hillary Clinton also
gained ground outside New York City by generally outworking Giuliani, whose
duties as mayor prevented him from campaigning more. Then in four tumultuous
weeks, Giuliani's medical life, romantic life, marital life, and political life all
collided at once, resulting in his withdrawal from the Senate Race.
Supporting the President
He was a speaker at the 2004 Republican National Convention, where he
endorsed George W. Bush for re-election by recalling that immediately after the
World Trade Center towers fell, "Without really thinking, based on just emotion,
spontaneous, I said , thank God George Bush is our president.'"
Giuliani was described by Newsweek magazine as "one of the most consistent
cheerleaders for the president’s handling of the war in Iraq" and one of the few
candidates for president to unequivocally support both the basis for the invasion
and the execution of the war.
Coal Power
In 2005, Giuliani joined a law firm, described by the New York Times as "perhaps
the nation’s most aggressive lobbyist for coal-fired power plants, heavy emitters of
air pollutants and carbon dioxide, a gas associated with global warming."
Campaign for President
In February 2007 Giuliani confirmed his candidacy on Larry King Live. Early polls
showed him with one of the highest levels of name recognition and the front-
runner for the Republican nomination. In July 2007, Giuliani announced members
of his team to advise him on a foreign policy vision "that advances the United
States as a world leader." Some controversial members were named, with
Neoconservative roots and calls for the assertive use of American power to
spread American values. In November 2007, Giuliani's campaign received an
endorsement from evangelist Pat Robertson
Giuliani's Legacy in NY
Historian Vincent J. Cannato commented: "With time, Giuliani's legacy will be
based on more than just 9/11. He left a city immeasurably better off—safer, more
prosperous, more confident—than the one he had inherited eight years earlier.
Debates about his accomplishments will continue, but the significance of his
mayoralty is hard to deny."
Fighting Crime, One Family at a Time
Growing Up
Rudolph Giuliani was born in Brooklyn, the only child of working-class parents who
were children of Italian immigrants. The family was Roman Catholic and its
extended members included police officers and firefighters. His father, Harold
Giuliani had trouble holding a job and was convicted of felony assault and robbery
and served time in prison.
Education
When Rudy Giuliani was seven, his family moved from Brooklyn to Long Island.
There he attended St. Anne's Catholic School. Later, he commuted back to
Brooklyn to attend Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. Giuliani attended
Manhattan College in the Bronx, graduating with a degree in political science. He
was president of his class in his sophomore year. He considered becoming a
Catholic priest. He instead decided to attend NYU School of Law.
Personal life
Soon after he graduated from law school, Giuliani married educator Regina
Peruggi, whom he had known since childhood. They divorced in 1982. In 1984,
Giuliani married Donna Hanover and the couple had two children, Andrew and
Caroline. Andrew first became a familiar sight by misbehaving at Giuliani's first
mayoral inauguration, then with his father at New York Yankee games, of which
Rudy Giuliani is an enthusiastic fan. Giuliani filed for divorce from Hanover in
October 2000, and they finally settled, with Giuliani paying a $6.8 million
settlement and granting her custody of their children. Giuliani subsequently
married Judith Nathan in 2003, and gained a stepdaughter, Whitney.
Caroline uses her mother's surname, Hanover, rather than Giuliani's, and
according to reports, Caroline apparently linked her personal Facebook page to a
site connected to Barack Obama's campaign.
Shifting Party Affiliations
Giuliani started his political life as a Democrat. He has said that he admired the
Kennedy family, and volunteered for RFK's presidential campaign. In 1970, Giuliani
joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and
was eventually promoted to U.S. Attorney. In 1975, Giuliani switched his
registration from Democrat to Independent as he was recruited to Washington D.
C. during the Ford administration. He was subsequently named Associate
Deputy Attorney General.
In December 1980, after the election of Ronald Reagan brought Republicans back
into power, Giuliani switched his party affiliation to Republican. He later said the
switches were because he found Democratic policies "naïve", and that "by the
time I moved to Washington, the Republicans had come to make more sense to
me." His mother maintained that he’s definitely not a conservative Republican. He
thinks he is, but he isn't. He still feels very sorry for the poor."
Gaining National Prominence
In 1981, Giuliani was named Associate Attorney General in the Reagan
administration, the third-highest position in the Department of Justice. In 1983,
Giuliani was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Here he first gained national prominence by prosecuting numerous high-profile
cases, resulting in the convictions of Wall Street figures Ivan Boesky and Michael
Milken for insider trading.
As a federal prosecutor, Giuliani was credited with bringing the "perp walk,"
parading of suspects in front of the previously alerted media, into common use as
a prosecutorial tool. After Giuliani "patented the perp walk", the tool was used
by increasing numbers of prosecutors nationwide.
Taking on Organized Crime
When Rudy Giuliani was a boy, his father spent time in prison for assault. After
his release, he had trouble holding a job and is reported to have worked as a
Mafia enforcer for his brother-in-law, who ran an organized crime operation
involved in loan sharking and gambling in Brooklyn.
When Giuliani became a federal prosecutor, he indicted the heads of New York's
so-called "Five Families". Time magazine called this "Case of Cases" possibly "the
most significant assault on the infrastructure of organized crime since 1943", and
quoted Giuliani's stated intention: "Our approach...is to wipe out the five
families."
Agent of Change for NY
During his campaign for mayor of NY, in TV debates, Giuliani framed himself as an
agent of change, saying that "I'm the reformer," that "If we keep going merrily
along, this city's going down," and that electing his opponent would represent
"more of the same, more of the rotten politics that have been dragging us down."
Fighting Crime
Giuliani and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, adopted an aggressive strategy
which involved crackdowns on relatively minor offenses such as graffiti, turnstile
jumping, and aggressive "squeegeemen", on the theory that this would send a
message that order would be maintained. They also instituted CompStat, a
comparative statistical approach to mapping crime geographically. The CompStat
initiative won an Innovations in Government Award from the Kennedy School of
Government.
During Giuliani's administration, crime rates dropped in New York City.
Contributing factors were federal funding of an additional 7,000 police officers
and an overall improvement in the national economy. NY City Police
Commissioner Bratton was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1996.
Giuliani eventually forced Bratton out of his position after two years, in what was
generally seen as a battle of two large egos.
Post 9/11 – A Star Is Born
In the wake of the attacks, Giuilani was hailed by many for his leadership. He
made frequent appearances on radio and TV, mirroring the emotions of New
Yorkers after the attacks: shock, sadness, anger, resolution to rebuild, and the
desire for justice to be done to those responsible. "Tomorrow New York is going to
be here", he said. "And we're going to rebuild, and we're going to be stronger than
we were before...I want the people of New York to be an example to the rest of
the country, and the rest of the world, that terrorism can't stop us."
When polled just after the attack Giuliani received a 79% approval rating, a
dramatic increase over the 36% rating he had received a year earlier—seven years
into his administration. Oprah Winfrey called him "America's Mayor" at a memorial
service at Yankee Stadium. Time magazine named Giuliani its Person of the Year,
observing that, prior to 9/11, the public image of Giuliani had been that of a rigid,
self-righteous, ambitious politician.
Running against Hillary Clinton for Senator
Due to term limits Giuliani could not run for a third term as Mayor. With the
retirement of Senator Moynihan, Giuliani expressed an interest in running for the
Senate as a Republican. This led the Democrats to recruit Hillary Clinton to run,
hoping she might combat Giuliani's star power. Giuliani's campaign took an early
lead but showed some structural weakness because more traditional Republicans
in upstate New Yorkers identified him more with the city. Hillary Clinton also
gained ground outside New York City by generally outworking Giuliani, whose
duties as mayor prevented him from campaigning more. Then in four tumultuous
weeks, Giuliani's medical life, romantic life, marital life, and political life all
collided at once, resulting in his withdrawal from the Senate Race.
Supporting the President
He was a speaker at the 2004 Republican National Convention, where he
endorsed George W. Bush for re-election by recalling that immediately after the
World Trade Center towers fell, "Without really thinking, based on just emotion,
spontaneous, I said , thank God George Bush is our president.'"
Giuliani was described by Newsweek magazine as "one of the most consistent
cheerleaders for the president’s handling of the war in Iraq" and one of the few
candidates for president to unequivocally support both the basis for the invasion
and the execution of the war.
Coal Power
In 2005, Giuliani joined a law firm, described by the New York Times as "perhaps
the nation’s most aggressive lobbyist for coal-fired power plants, heavy emitters of
air pollutants and carbon dioxide, a gas associated with global warming."
Campaign for President
In February 2007 Giuliani confirmed his candidacy on Larry King Live. Early polls
showed him with one of the highest levels of name recognition and the front-
runner for the Republican nomination. In July 2007, Giuliani announced members
of his team to advise him on a foreign policy vision "that advances the United
States as a world leader." Some controversial members were named, with
Neoconservative roots and calls for the assertive use of American power to
spread American values. In November 2007, Giuliani's campaign received an
endorsement from evangelist Pat Robertson
Giuliani's Legacy in NY
Historian Vincent J. Cannato commented: "With time, Giuliani's legacy will be
based on more than just 9/11. He left a city immeasurably better off—safer, more
prosperous, more confident—than the one he had inherited eight years earlier.
Debates about his accomplishments will continue, but the significance of his
mayoralty is hard to deny."
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