In his biography of a city bureaucrat, Robert Caro created a lasting portrait of American corruption by turning the craft of ...

Moments after his infamous televised dust-up with Gore Vidal during the 1968 Democratic ... ways never possible before his death.” And the book lives up to the hype of being very different ...

King reviews Gore Vidal’s Palimpsest ... who provides him with the most outlandish story in the book. But she was very funny about her visit to the White House. Early on, Jackie had told ...

“The books show that those who seek power are often ... A few more, briefly: “1876,” by Gore Vidal; “The Watcher and Other Stories,” by Italo Calvino; “The Earl of Louisiana ...

Doris Lessing 'There are few books that one can say, on oath, that this has not been done before but as there has been, thus far, only one Lorna Sage, nothing as learned, as witty and wise as her ...

Director on showing how sexual fluidity was accepted in Lincoln's time: "You know a love letter when you see it" ...

5/5 Gore finds his largest audience yet, with his groundbreaking novel Myra Breckinridge.

Gore Vidal's The Best Man (2012 Tony Award nominee, Best Play Revival) is now on Broadway in an all-star theatrical event with two time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones, Tony and Emmy Award ...

Gore Vidal’s film adaptation of his Tony-winning play pitted Henry Fonda against Cliff Robertson as candidates vying to become their party’s presidential nominee — and was also the first fil ...

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Just in time for this week's DNC, I have an essay over at Law & Liberty on the 60th anniversary of Gore Vidal's classic film on presidential nominating conventions, "The Best Man." I've always ...

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