• On December 31, 1977, Donald and Ivana’s first son, Donald John Trump Jr. was born. • On October 30, 1981, Donald and Ivana’s second child, but first daughter, Ivanka Marie Trump was born. • On January 1, 1984, Donald and Ivana’s second son, Eric Frederic Trump was born. In 1980, Trump finished renovating the Commodore Hotel near Grand Central Station, which he bought in 1975 after obtaining a 40-year tax abatement. He reopened it with a new name, the Grand Hyatt New York. In 1981, Trump’s brother, Fred Trump, Jr., died as a result of alcoholism. Trump frequently refers to his brother’s death as his reason for abstaining from alcohol and tobacco. In 1985, Trump bought the Mar-A-Lago Estate, a luxury resort in Palm Beach, Florida • The Mar-A-Lago Club has sought to bring in the most foreign workers on temporary H-2B visas than any of Trump’s other businesses. For its inaugural season in 1983, Trump bought the New Jersey Generals United States Football League team, only to sell them in the same year to J. Walter Duncan and then repurchase the team in 1984. • Trump attempted to recruit the NFL Dolphin’s coach Don Shula with a five-year, one-million dollar contract to coach the New Jersey Generals, but was unsuccessful. • On July 29, 1986, the United States Football League won nominal damages equaling $3.76 (including interest) in an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL and subsequently folded. In 1986, Trump was asked to take over renovations of the Wollman Ice Rink in Central Park, which was $12 million over budget. He finished renovations within two-months and $750,000 under the $2.2 million budget given to him by the city of New York. • During renovations, Mayor Edward Koch’s office did not require Trump to adhere to Executive Order 50, which mandated city-funded construction projects to include a certain number of minorities and women in their workforce. Though a firm spokesman at the time stated the company was unaware of the exemption. On November 1, 1987, Trump published “The Art of the Deal,” which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 51 weeks. On May 27, 1988, Ivana Trump became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1988, through a transaction with Merv Griffin, Trump acquired the Taj Mahal Casino and the company Resorts International. Trump also purchased the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Trump first appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine in January 1989, the same year “Trump: The Game” was released. In 1989, Trump purchased the Northeast Shuttle form Eastern Airlines claiming he could increase its market share percentage from 55 to 75 percent and renaming it the Trump Shuttle. Confidential Page 54
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