Among anecdotes told in the memoir was McAuliffe wrestling an eight-foot , 260-pound alligator for three minutes to secure a $ 15,000 contribution for President Jimmy Carter in 1980 . McAuliffe and the alligator would appear on the cover of '' Life '' magazine . Others included hunting with King Juan Carlos of Spain , golf outings with the President and reviving the Democratic National Convention . McAuliffe also wrote about the September 11 attacks and his experiences in the Democratic National Committee office immediately after
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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