Mailer Debates William Buckley: Chicago Political Bout a Draw
Gay Talese's New York Times front-page account of the 22 September 1962 Chicago debate between Mailer and William F. Buckley Jr., moderated by Irv Kupcinet, on the role of the right wing in American life. Mailer: 'It is the right wing that wishes to blow up the earth.' See 63.15, 63.22, 13.2 pp. 317-20.
“Mailer Debates William Buckley: Chicago Political Bout a Draw.” Article by Gay Talese. New York Times, 24 September 1962, 1.
Front-page Times account of the 22 September 1962 debate between Mailer and William F. Buckley Jr. in Chicago, moderated by Irv Kupcinet, on the role of the right wing in American life. Mailer’s line: “It is the right wing that wishes to blow up the earth.” See 62.13b (Hamill account, same date), 63.15, 63.22, 13.2 pp. 317–20.
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- 1962 | William F. Buckley Jr. | Mailer vs. Buckley: Good Fight, No Decision
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