Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Norman Mailer to Serve Sentence in Alexandria

Nancy Scannell's report on Mailer beginning his sentence for the Pentagon protest, with his characterization of Nixon as 'the veritable cathedral of hypocrisy.'

“Norman Mailer to Serve Sentence in Alexandria,” an article by Nancy Scannell (Washington Post, 6 May 1970), is another report on Mailer beginning his sentence for crossing a police line at the Pentagon. It includes his characterization of Nixon as Uriah Heep, “the veritable cathedral of hypocrisy.”

First published: 1970-05-06
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 70.10
Cite as: /works/1970-05-06-serve-sentence-in-alexandria
Last updated: 2026-05-31