▁( May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁and ▁activ ist ▁usually ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁libert arian ▁movement ▁of ▁American ▁politics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Tu cc ille ▁ran ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁the ▁ticket ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Libert arian ▁Party . ▁His ▁campaign ▁included ▁a ▁public ity ▁st unt ▁where ▁a ▁bl onde ▁woman ▁we aring ▁a ▁bod yst ock ing ▁rode ▁a ▁horse ▁named ▁" T ax p ayer " ▁through ▁Central ▁Park , ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁Lady ▁God iva . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁invest ment ▁manager ▁and ▁author ed ▁more ▁than ▁thirty ▁books , ▁including ▁It ▁Usually ▁Begin s ▁With ▁A yn ▁Rand ▁( ). ▁His ▁other ▁books ▁included ▁the ▁first ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁Ru pert ▁Mur do ch , ▁Alan ▁Gre ens pan , ▁and ▁the ▁Hun ts ▁of ▁Texas . ▁Tu cc ille ▁also ▁wrote ▁several ▁nov els ▁and ▁a ▁mem oir ▁entitled ▁Her etic : ▁Conf essions ▁of ▁an ▁ex - C atholic ▁Reb el ▁( ). ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁black ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War ▁called ▁The ▁R ough est ▁R iders ▁which ▁is ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁ ▁Tu cc ille ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁May