Norman Mailer: Works and Days

2,000 Hear "Teachers-In" Demand LBJ Resignations

W. J. McCarthy's report on a Harvard teach-in organized by Martin Peretz at which Mailer, Staughton Lynd, and others spoke against U.S. policy in Vietnam. Mailer: "A future death of the spirit lies close and heavy upon American life."

An article by W. J. McCarthy reporting on a Harvard teach-in organized by Martin Peretz, Harvard instructor, at which Mailer, Staughton Lynd, and others spoke against U.S. policy in South Vietnam. Mailer: “A future death of the spirit lies close and heavy upon American life.”

First published: 1965-07-15
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 65.15
Cite as: /works/1965-07-15-teachers-in-demand-lbj-resignations
Last updated: 2026-05-30