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Norman Mailer: Why I Am Protesting the Presidency

Interview by Amy Goodman, recorded at a WOMR benefit in Provincetown on the eve of the 2004 Democratic convention; Mailer endorses John Kerry, lambastes Bush as 'a toady of corporations,' and speaks on the efficacy of the 1967 March on the Pentagon.

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An interview by Amy Goodman for Democracy Now!, recorded at a benefit for radio station WOMR in Provincetown on the eve of the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Mailer endorses Senator John Kerry and lambastes President Bush as “a toady of corporations,” and speaks at length about the efficacy of the 1967 March on the Pentagon and the 1968 conventions he chronicled in Miami and the Siege of Chicago.

First published: 2004-08-09
Form: interview
Lennon & Lennon: 04.9a
Cite as: /works/2004-08-09-why-i-am-protesting
Last updated: 2026-06-08