Donald J.Trump |
Ended his presidential
exploratory effort on February 14, 2000.
PROFILE |
Current | Chairman
and President of The Trump Organization.
Author of The America We Deserve (Renaissance Books, Jan. 2000). |
Career | Real
estate: numerous properties in New York City including Trump Tower on Fifth
Avenue; The General Motors Building at Trump International Plaza (Fifth
at 59th Street); The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street; currently developing
Trump Place, a 100-acre property running along the Hudson River from 59th
to 72nd Street; part of a partnership that owns the Empire State Building.
Gaming: the world's largest gaming hotel operator, including four casino hotels in Atlantic City, NJ. Sports: several golf courses including Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, FL. Entertainment: partnership with CBS for ownership and broadcast rights for Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants. Also: Trump Management Group LLC, a modeling/talent agency. |
Activities | Author
of three books: with Tony Schwartz The Art of the Deal (1987); with
Charles Leerson Surviving at the Top; with Kate Bohner The Art
of the Comeback (Times Books, 1997).
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Education | University
of Pennsylvania, BA, 1968.
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Family | Marriages
to Marla Maples and to Ivan Zalnicek ended in divorce; four children.
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Religion | Protestant.
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Age | 53 years old. Born June 14, 1946 in New York City. |
Readings
Harry Hurt III. 1993. Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.