Norman Mailer: Works and Days

A Vote for Bobby K. — Possibility of a Hero

Mailer's Village Voice essay endorsing Robert F. Kennedy in the 1964 U.S. Senate race for New York — Bobby Kennedy's first political campaign in his own right (he beat Republican incumbent Kenneth Keating). Reprinted in Cannibals and Christians (66.11) and The Idol and the Octopus (68.11).

“A Vote for Bobby K. — Possibility of a Hero.” Village Voice, 29 October 1964, 4, 10. Essay. Mailer’s Voice endorsement of Robert F. Kennedy in the 1964 U.S. Senate race for New York — Bobby Kennedy’s first political campaign in his own right after JFK’s assassination. (Kennedy went on to beat Republican incumbent Kenneth Keating on 3 November.) Rpt: Cannibals and Christians (66.11), The Idol and the Octopus (68.11).

First published: 1964-10-29
Form: essay
Lennon & Lennon: 64.19
Cite as: /works/1964-10-29-vote-for-bobby-k
Last updated: 2026-05-27