Norman Mailer Leads 300 on Tour of Own Odd World
A second report on Mailer's 17 November Brown University appearance, noting the "bewildered, amused" audience — and his announcement, "I'm running for mayor of New York next year."
“Norman Mailer Leads 300 on Tour of Own Odd World.” Article by an unidentified writer. Providence Journal, 18 November 1960.
The audience is described as “bewildered, amused,” especially after Mailer announced, “I’m running for mayor of New York next year.” The intended candidacy collapsed days later, and he would not actually run until 1969. A companion account appeared the same day in the Brown Daily Herald (see “Mailer Directs Group Tour of Mailer World,” 60.10a).