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Drunken Mailer Amuses Full House

David G. Hoffman's Harvard Crimson report on Mailer's 'magnetic charisma' at a Harvard Advocate benefit featuring excerpts from his films.

“Drunken Mailer Amuses Full House,” an article by David G. Hoffman in the Harvard Crimson (15 April 1972), is a brief report on Mailer’s appearance at a Harvard Advocate benefit that included a showing of excerpts from his films. Mailer displayed “magnetic charisma,” Hoffman wrote, telling the audience: “I don’t know what I’m going to say next, but whatever I say, it will have my full heart behind it.”

First published: 1972-04-15
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 72.6
Cite as: /works/1972-04-15-drunken-mailer-amuses-full-house
Last updated: 2026-06-04