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ABC News, 91–92, 100, 158, 159 reputation as, 89–90, 97, 99, 103 Abrams, Elliott, 153 retirement as, 5, 7, 11 Abu Ghraib prison report, 177–178 role of, 75, 174–175, 217 Achille Lauro incident, 102–103 successor to Cronkite, 75–76, Adams, Jerry, 51 77–79, 81, 82–83, 87 Afghanistan, 67–73, 114 Arledge, Roone, 79–80, 91–92, 116 Ailes, Roger, 143, 144, 145, 147 Armstrong, John, 58 Ajami, Fouad, 173 Alda, Alan, 1, 200 Backe, John, 83–85 Allman, Paul Limbert, 138 Barker, Eddie, 40, 41, 43–44, 45 Amanpour, Christiane, 196 Barnes, Ben, 180 anchor Barthelme, Donald, 138 of CBS Evening News, 3, 4–6, 85, baseball team, 23–24 120, 168–169 Beckwith, Byron De La, 37 Chung, as coanchor, 161–163, Beddoe, Reed, 72 164–168 Bedell Smith, Sally Couric as, 208–209, 212 on Katrina coverage, 199 early days as, 87–88 on legacy, 218 Emmy AwardCOPYRIGHTED tribute to, 200–201 on network MATERIAL news, 216–217 final broadcast as, 12–13, 212–213 Paley biography and, 44, 155–156 at KHOU-TV, 32 on Rather, 4 legacy of, 215–216 Belgrade, incident in, 136 in 1970s, 4 Benjamin, Bud, 78–79 protection of, 191 Benton, Nelson, 53 replacement as, 16 Bernstein, Carl, 16, 189–190

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Bettag, Tom retirement of, 211 G. H. W. Bush interview and, 143 on Rumsfeld, 56–57 Miami incident and, 133–134, Brothers, Joyce, 139 135 Brown, Jim, 211 as producer, 66–67, 132 Bucksbaum, David, 116 replacement of, 159 Burkett, Bill, 179–180, 185–186 Big Brother, 205 Bush, George H. W. bin Laden, Osama, 173 interview with, 143–147 Birnbaum, Bernie, 113 Iran-Contra scandal and, 143, on Bush-Air National Guard story, 151, 153 189 as presidential candidate, 142 on Collingwood, 48–49 Rather and, 156 King interview and, 36 reaction to interview with, KRLD and, 43–44, 45 147–150 in Pecos, Texas, 34–35 Bush, George W., 114, 173. See also on Vietnam, 50 Bush-Air National Guard story Watergate and, 58 Bush-Air National Guard story Bishop, Jim, 164 apology for, 3, 186–187 bloggers, 209 causes of, 16 Bloom, Artie, 219, 220–221 editorial cartoon, 124 Boccardi, Louis, 187 Heyward and, 183, 185–187, 190 boxing, 20–21 Mapes and, 178–182, 184, The Boys on the Bus (Crouse), 185–186, 187–188, 189 57–58 overview of, 11–13 Bradlee, Ben, 58 panel investigating, 187 Bradley, Bill, 170 Rather and, 182–183, 192–193 Bradley, Ed, 170 reaction to, 7, 184, 185, 188–192 A Bridge Too Far (Ryan), 71–72 Brinkley, David, 4 The Camera Never Blinks (Rather), broadcast journalism, state of, 6, 40, 42, 47, 48 198–200, 203, 204–206, The Camera Never Blinks Twice 207–208, 216–217 (Rather) Brokaw, Tom, 126 on Afghanistan story, 68, 70, 71 Emmy Award tribute to, 200–201 on Chung, 162 Friedman and, 157 on interview with G. H. W. Bush, Gay on, 218 143–144, 147 Rather and, 99, 136–137 on Miami incident, 132 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 245

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Carson, Johnny, 134, 211 elimination of jobs at, 108, Casey, William, 102 128–129 Castro, Fidel, 64, 122 first day on job at, 34 CBS Gulf War and, 156, 157, 158 blog of, 207 Moonves and, 200–201, 205–206 dead air on, 132 negotiations with, 79–80 earnings of, 160 in 1980s, 1–2 management of, 104 offers from, 33 New York Stock Exchange and, 125 power over, 95–98, 103 ratings and, 129–130, 168 ratings of, 170 sale of, to Westinghouse, 168 role in, 171 See also CBS Evening News; CBS salary issue, 106 News Division Washington bureau of, 53, 58, 59 CBS Evening News Who Speaks for Birmingham?, 36 as anchor, 3, 4–5, 85, 120, CBS Reports, 63–65 168–169 Challenger explosion, 172 Bush-Air National Guard story Chandler, Bob, 187 and, 186 Chen, Julie, 205 command center, 116 Chung, Connie, 58, 121, 161–163, Cronkite and, 99, 101 164–168 format for, 100–101 civil rights, reporting on, 35–36 meeting with editorial staff of, Clarridge, Duane, 153 85–87 Clinton, Hillary, 209 Moonves and, 208 Clooney, George, 204 ratings and, 11, 91, 100, 129, CNBC, 170 158–159 CNN, 158–159, 170, 205–206 Sauter, “moment” pieces, and, coanchoring, 162 99–101 Cohen, Richard transition plan for, 15–16 on Bush-Air National Guard story, CBS News Division 192 argument between Sports and, G. H. W. Bush interview and, 144 133–134 column written by, 128 Couric and, 208–209, 212 criticism by, 150–151 creation of, 44 departure of, 151–152 credibility of, 13–14 on legacy, 216 critics of, 160–161, 166–167, political coverage and, 142–143 208–209 on Rather, 142 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 246

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Cohen, Richard (continued) Dallas, Texas, 43, 45 on staff meeting with Rather, 86 Dean, Morton, 7, 82, 98, 217–218 Collingwood, Charles, 48–49 Decesare, Don, 130–131, 132, 165, Colson, Chuck, 58 217 Connor, Bull, 36 Dees, Donna, 148 correspondents, embedding of, Defense Department, 175, 176, 178 175 Detroit, 168 Couric, Katie, 6, 208–209, 212 Dietz, Park, 137–138 Crawford, Bill, 148, 159 Doyle, Larry, 125 critics field trips and, 157–158 of CBS News Division, 160–161, on Miami incident, 134 166–167, 208–209 on Oklahoma City, 165, 166 of Rather, 3–4, 13–15, 134, on Rather, 55 218–219 Dreifus, Claudia, 167 Cronkite, Walter, 118 as anchor, 65 Edwards, Douglas, 118, 219 on CBS Evening News, 99 Edwards, Mike, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 convention of 1984 and, 102 election coverage, 101–102, 167, Gorbachev and, 103 172 on Iraq war, 210 embedding of correspondents, 175 Kennedy assassination and, 42 Emmy Awards, tribute to anchor- as managing editor, 83 men by, 200–201 midterm elections of 1982 and, Enberg, Dick, 30 101–102 Estes, Billy Sol, 34, 35 power of, 96 Evers, Charles, 36–37 radio career of, 30 Evers, Medgar, 36, 37 on Rather, 14–15, 134, 173–174 Eye to Eye, 166 retirement of, 76–77 Eyewitness, 34 successor to, 75–76, 77–79, 81, 82–83, 87 Fager, Jeff, 171, 195 Tisch and, 128–129 Fenton, Tom, 173 Townsend on, 88–89 Fiers, Alan, 153 traits of, 33 Flynn, Rita, 97–98 Crouse, Timothy, The Boys on the Foote, Horton, 24–25 Bus, 57–58 Ford building, 2 crying, and masculinity, 26 48 Hours, 171, 205 Cunningham, Hugh, 28–29 Fouhy, Ed, 58, 104 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 247

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France, incident in, 135–136 Harris, John, 130–131, 133–134 Frank, Justin, 139 Heatter, Gabriel, 23 Freston, Tom, 125 Heights Annex, 19–20 Friedman, Steve, 156–157 Helms, Jesse, 107 Friendly, Fred, 47, 48, 49, 56, 210 Hewitt, Don Bloom and, 220 Gay, Verne on Bush-Air National Guard story, on field trips, 81 8, 191 on legacy, 218 on CBS News Division, 2 on Rather, 90, 169, 171, 211 Cronkite and, 83 Gelber, David, 184, 185, 188 on Friendly, 210 Geller, Alfred, 164–165, 167–168 on-air apology by, 197–198 George, Clair, 153 plan to buy CBS News and, 108 George Foster Peabody Award, on Rather, 128, 198 178 Sauter on, 98–99 Gielgud, John, 211 sexual harassment and, 191 Gleason, Jackie, 164 60 Minutes II and, 170 Goldberg, Bernard, 14, 131, 132, on Tisch, 109 150 Heyward, Andrew, 122 Goldberg, Jonah, 14 Bush-Air National Guard story Goldenson, Leonard, 164 and, 183, 185–187, 190 Goldwater, Barry, 47, 58–59 Chung and, 165 Goodman, Tim, 15, 208 criticism of, 188 Good Night and Good Luck hires of, 170 (movie), 204 Niger documents and, 185 Gorbachev, Mikhail, 103 promotion of, 168 Gore, Al, 178 retirement of, 188 Gregory, David, 203 Hoover, J. Edgar, 57 Ground Zero, 173 Houston, Sam, 25 Gulf War, 156, 157, 158, 159 Houtrides, Jim, 80 Gumbel, Bryant, 170 Howard, Josh, 180, 182, 188, 195 “Gunga Dan” nickname, 72 Hurricane Katrina coverage, Gunther, Marc, 168–169 198–200 Hussein, Saddam, 156–157, 175, Halberstam, David, 46, 51 184 Haldeman, H. R., 59 Harrington, Mark, 116 Imus, Don, 4, 174 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 248

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In All His Glory (S. Bedell Smith), firing of, 109 44, 155–156 management style of, 92–93 instant analysis, 54–55 on Moonves, 206 In the Storm of the Eye (Leonard), promotion of, 105 78 Rather and, 93–94, 105–106, Iran-Contra scandal, 142, 143, 151, 107–108, 137 153 on ratings, 159 Iraq salaries and, 106 Abu Ghraib prison report, Sauter and, 94 177–178 Socolow and, 104–105 Cronkite on, 210 debate over, 203–204 Kalb, Bernard, 53, 92 Gulf War and, 156 Kalb, Marvin, 53, 92 invasion of, 175–176 Kaplan, Rick, 92, 202 I Remember (Rather), 20, 25, 26, 28 Katz, Jon, 162 Irvin, Nat, 6 Kennedy, John F., 39–42, 43, 64–65, 147 Jankowski, Gene, 83–84, 93, 104, “Kenneth, what is the frequency?”, 107 136–138 Jennings, Peter, 1, 92, 200–201 Kerry, John, 178, 179–180 Johnson, L. B., 45, 46–47, 52, 62 Khalis, Younas, 71 Jones, Phil KHOU-TV, 32 on Bettag, 135 King, Larry, 16, 198 on Bush-Air National Guard story, King, Martin Luther, Jr., 36 183, 184, 190 Kitman, Marvin, 163 career of, 30 Klein, Jonathan, 207 on CBS News, 209 Koppel, Ted, 159, 201, 211 in Vietnam, 49–50 KRLD, 43–44, 45 Watergate and, 60 Kroft, Steve, 170 journalists, 181, 206–207 KSAM, 30 Joyce, Edward KTRH, 31 Achille Lauro incident and, Kuralt, Charles, 78, 219 102–103 on Brokaw, 7 Lack, Andy, 68, 69, 71–72 on Bush-Air National Guard story, Lamoreaux, Bud, 95, 181–182 186, 191 Lane, John, 98, 104 Cronkite and, 102 The Late Show, 173–174 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 249

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Laurence, Jack, 51 McFarland, Robert, 153 Leahy, Tom, 93 McLaughlin, Maraya, 53 legacy, 215–216, 217–218 Memogate. See Bush-Air National Leibner, Richard Guard story advice from, 87 memorials, 219 on Chung as coanchor, 161–162 Miami incident, 128, 130–133 negotiations and, 79, 82–83 Midgley, Les, 35, 65 Sauter and, 93 Mirwaz, 68, 70, 71 Leiser, Ernie, 33, 48, 96 Molinari, Susan, 170 Leonard, Bill Mondale, Walter, 141–142 in London, 49 Montgomery, Bernard Law, 71–72 as president, 77 Moonves, Les, 125 on Rather, 95 Bush-Air National Guard story successor to Cronkite and, 76, 81, and, 11–12 82–83, 85 CBS News and, 200–201, transition planning and, 87 205–206, 208 Letterman, David, 173 Couric and, 212 Libby, I. Lewis “Scooter,” 184 Heyward and, 170, 188 liberal, branding as, 6–7, 12, 56 Rather and, 189 Lichter, Robert, 203 60 Minutes Wednesday and, 3, 195 Lockhart, Joe, 180, 188 transition plan and, 15–16 Logan, Lara, 196 video-on-demand and, 207 London, assignment in, 48–49 Morganthau, Robert, 138 Lund, Peter, 168 Mosedale, John, 61, 83, 87–88 Lynch, Jessica, 176 Moses, Harry, 135–136 mottos, 22 Mabrey, Vicki, 171 Moyers, Bill, 51, 102, 103, 142 MacNeil, Robert, 35 MSNBC, 170 managing editor title, 83, 95, 212 Mudd, Roger, 117 Mapes, Mary Arledge and, 80 Afghanistan and, 67 CBS and, 92 Bush-Air National Guard story on dual anchor idea, 78–79 and, 12, 178–182, 184, 185–186 instant analysis and, 55 investigation of, 187–188 Nixon and, 63 on panel report, 189 Rather and, 81–82 Martin, David, 102–103, 160 as successor to Cronkite, 77–78, McClellan, Scott, 203 80–81 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 250

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Mudd, Roger, (continued) Oklahoma City, bombing in, in Washington bureau, 53 165–166 Watergate and, 58, 60 on-demand news, 207–208 Murphy, Jim, 186 O’Reilly, Bill, 15 Murphy, Mary, 182, 188 Oswald, Lee Harvey, 42–43 Murrah Federal Building, bombing of, 165–166 The Palace Guard (Rather), 62, 63 Murrow, Edward R., 111 Paley, William, 111 Good Night and Good Luck biography of, 44, 155–156 (movie) and, 204 instant analysis and, 54–55 Paley and, 44, 45, 104, 156 lunch with, 82 Pierpoint and, 39 memorial for, 155 Scheffler and, 34 Murrow and, 104 Mutschler, Richie, 130–131, 132 Rather as anchor decision and, 83–85 Nation, essay for, 37 Stanton and, 15, 44–45 Navasky, Victor, 15 Watergate and, 58 NBC, 170, 207 Pecos, Texas, 34–35 Nevins, Sheila, 201 Pelley, Scott, 171, 196 newsletter, neighborhood, 26 Peyronnin, Joe, 96, 159–160 newspapers Peyser, Andrea, 167 influence of, 26–27 Pierpoint, Robert journalists, 206–207 in Dallas, 39–40, 41, 42 Niger documents, 184–185 on Moonves, 206 Nightline, 159 Rather and, 55–56, 57, 61, 97, 98, Nixon, Richard, 113 136 debate with Kennedy, 147 at Washington bureau, 53 on defeat, 16 Pizzey, Allen, 160 dictator tours and, 136 Plame, Valerie, 184 exchange with, 6 play-by-play gig, 30 Hoover and, 57 Pointe, Lowell, 212 instant analysis and, 55 Polster, Sandy, 116 parallels to, 210 The Powers That Be (Halberstam), Rather compared to, 16–17 46 Watergate and, 58–63 primary season, in 1988, 141–143 Prime Times, Bad Times (Joyce), Ober, Eric, 165, 168 102, 106 O’Connor, Peter, 68, 69 process, and journalists, 181 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 251

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producer role, 127, 178 with Rumsfeld, 124 Putin, Vladimir, 202 as story, 220–221 support for, 15 Q ratings, 163 on Time magazine cover, 115 Quint, Bert, 160 with Weisman, 117 Rather, Daniel (“Rags,” father), 19, racial views, 24 20, 21–22, 24, 26–27 Radio and Television News Direc- Rather, Jean Goebel (wife), 31, 42, tors’ Association, speech to, 163 48, 80, 123 Raff, Lenny, 43 Rather, Patricia (sister), 24 Rather, Byrl (mother), 21, 22, 24, 28 “Ratherisms,” 5 Rather, Daniel Irvin (Dan) ratings in Afghanistan, 114 as anchor, 5–6 birth and childhood of, 19–24 CBS and, 129–130, 168 on broadcast journalism, 203 CBS Evening News and, 11, 91, with Brokaw, 126 100, 129, 158–159 with Castro, 122 Joyce on, 159 at CBS Evening News command Q, 163 center, 116 60 Minutes Wednesday and, character of, 61–62, 66–67, 177–178 127–128, 139, 164 Reagan, Ronald, 30, 141–142 with Chung, 121 Reasoner, Harry, 4, 162 on cooperating with book, 8–9 Redstone, Paula, 125 with Cronkite, Edwards, and Redstone, Sumner, 125, 186, 205 Socolow, 118 reporter in Dallas, 113 career as, 4 with Doyle, 125 first encounter with, 27 education of, 28–30 remaining as, 211 with Heyward, 122 in Vietnam, 48 illnesses of, 21, 23, 31 in Washington bureau, 53–58 on independence, 7 at White House and Washington jobs of, 27–28, 29 bureau, 45–48 at KTRH, 112 A Reporter’s Life (Cronkite), 77 leaving CBS, 9 retirement, 211, 213 marriage and family of, 31–32, Reynolds, Frank, 92 123 rheumatic fever, 21, 23, 31 on Memogate, 16 Roberts, John, 219–220 with Nixon, 113 Rooney, Andy, 4, 191, 208, 212 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 252

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Rose, Charlie, 171 promotion of, 105 Rosenburg, Howard, 149 Rather and, 95, 96, 97, 98–99 Rostow, Walt, 51–52 Sawyer, Diane, 130, 161 Roth, Richard, 130, 131 Schakne, Bob, 35, 53 Rove, Karl, 189 Scheffler, Phil, 34–35, 66, 181 Ruby, Jack, 43 Schieffer, Bob, 16, 53, 208 Rudd, Hughes, 43 Schorr, Daniel, 53, 55, 58 Rumsfeld, Donald, 56–57, 124 Scott, Lucy, 182 Ryan, Cornelius, A Bridge Too Far, September 11 attacks, 172–175 71–72 Sevareid, Eric, 53, 54, 148, 219 Shales, Tom Safer, Morley on Afghanistan report, 72 on Bush story, 187, 188, 198 on answering back to Nixon, 61 Collingwood and, 49 on Brokaw and Rather, 136–137 on Joyce, 108 on coanchoring with Chung, 162 Rather and, 197 on on-camera delivery, 129 60 Minutes and, 65, 119 on September 11 attacks coverage, 60 Minutes II and, 170–171 174 in Vietnam, 51 on 60 Minutes II, 172 Salant, Richard Shultz, George, 153 instant analysis and, 55 Siegel, Ed, 158 on Rather, 6 Simon, Bob, 171, 196 Rather assignment and, 63, 64 Simon, Jeff, 166 retirement of, 77 60 Minutes on successor to Cronkite, 76 appearances on, 196–197, 202 salary issue, 106 Bloom and, 219, 220 Sarnoff, David, 164 reports on, 65–66, 197–198 Saturday Night Massacre, 59 staff of, 196 Sauter, Van Gordon 60 Minutes II/60 Minutes Wednes- on Bush-Air National Guard story, day, 2–3, 170–172, 177–178, 191 195–196 CBS News and, 92 Small, Bill Cronkite and, 101–102 on Bush-Air National Guard story, firing of, 109 185 Joyce and, 94, 107–108 Cronkite and, 76 Leibner and, 93 Leonard and, 77 “moment” pieces and, 99–100 London assignment and, 47–48 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 253

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Stanton and, 15 Tisch and, 109, 128 Washington bureau and, 45–46, Sturtevant, Peter, 56 53–54 Survivor, 205 Watergate and, 58 Smith, Howard K., 36 Tager, William, 137 Smith, Jack, 102–103 Teichner, Martha, 98 Socolow, Sandy, 116, 118 television war, 51 on Cronkite, 76–77, 83, 101 Thain, John, 125 on embedding of correspondents, Thornburgh, Richard, 187–188 175 threats, 62–63 Joyce and, 104–105 Threlkeld, Richard, 81, 92, 161, on legacy, 217 218–219 on Leonard, 78 Thurmond, Strom, 178 on Rather, 96 Tillman, Pat, 176 on Sevareid, 54 Tisch, Laurence, 121 on 60 Minutes, 202 cable news market and, 170 Somalia, 157, 160 CBS and, 107, 109–110 Spartans, 25–26 employee layoffs and, 128–129 speeches, 163, 209 Miami incident and, 133 Spencer, Susan, 161 Townsend, Brooke, 66 Spiegel, Lucy, 131, 133 Townsend, Lee, 88, 116, 159–160 staff Turkat, Dave, 139 loyalty of, 95–96 Turner, Ted, 107 meeting with, 85–87 TV Academy News and Documen- relations with, 89 tary affair, 201 of 60 Minutes, 196 Stahl, Lesley, 53, 58, 170, 197 underdogs, affinity for, 24–25 Stanton, Frank, 15, 44–45, 111 U.S. Marine Corps, service in, Street Stories with Ed Bradley, 166 30–31 Stringer, Howard Chung and, 161, 162, 165, Valenti, Jack, 46 168 Valeriani, Richard, 35 Cohen and, 152 values, 22–23, 26 Lamoreaux on, 95 Vernardos, Lane, 106, 136, 170 as president, 103 Viacom, 169, 186 on Rather in field, 157 Vieira, Meredith, 152 Socolow and, 104–105 Vietnam, 48, 49–52, 197 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 254

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Wagner, Richard Nixon administration and, 53–58 on Bush-Air National Guard story, Watergate, 58–63 181 Weinberger, Caspar, 153 on legacy, 216 Weisman, Alan, 2, 117, 163 Rather and, 60–61, 66–67, 95–96 West, Betsy on victims, 88 Bush-Air National Guard story Wahid, 67 and, 182, 183, 185, 186 Wallace, George, 36 Lynch and, 176 Wallace, Mike, 119 resignation of, 188 Bloom and, 220 Westinghouse deal, 168 Bush-Air National Guard story Weston, James, 65 and, 191–192 West 57th, 152 Dean on, 82 WGPR, 168 producers and, 181 Wheel of Fortune, 129 Putin and, 202 Who Speaks for Birmingham? on Rather, 14, 196–197 (documentary), 36 retirement of, 196 Williams, Dick, 160–161 60 Minutes and, 65 Williams, Palmer, 66 60 Minutes II and, 170 Wilson, Joseph, 184 Stahl apology for story by, 197 worlds, straddling of, 164 Walsh, Lawrence E., 153 WTVJ, 134 Walters, Barbara, 162 Wyman, Thomas, 104, 107, 109 Washington, D.C. Johnson administration and, Zapruder film, 65 45–48 Zucker, Jeff, 207 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 255 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 256 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 257 bindex.qxd 6/29/06 5:57 PM Page 258