Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast

• 10: The Wartime President

  In the tenth and final episode, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s ridicule of George W. Bush and the title ‘Wartime President’ which Bush bestowed upon himself. Host Ryan Breegle looks at the accusations of voting fraud in 2000 and 2004, Gore’s fears during the Bush Presidency, and his thoughts on the politicians that followed, namely Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain. SOURCES: Open House with Gloria Hunniford, Thames Television, 2000 Ali G, HBO, 2004 State of Things, 2005 Ring of Fire with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, 2006 The Henry Rollins Show, IFC, 2007 HardTalk, BBC, 2008 Dear President Bush, Gore Vidal, 2008

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• 9: Ronnie and Nancy

  In Episode Nine, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s humorous criticism of the Reagan administration. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s initial dismissal of Ronald as a convincing politician, his good-natured jabs at Nancy, and his overall concern that the United States was governed for eight years by a talented cue card reader. SOURCES: Books: Ronnie and Nancy: A Life In Pictures, Gore Vidal, The New York Review of Books, September 29, 1983 Audio: Afternoon Plus, Thames Television, 1981 Merv Griffin Show, Jan 26, 1981 The Tonight Show, Dec 15, 1981 Saturday Matters with Sue Lawley, BBC, 1989

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• 8: Gore’s Watergate Fix

  In Episode Eight, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s fascination with the downfall of Richard Nixon. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s early wariness of Nixon, the play he wrote using words directly from the President’s mouth, and Gore’s suspicions that were finally proven correct. SOURCES: Books: An Evening With Richard Nixon, Gore Vidal, 1971 Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: Vidal / Buckley debates, ABC, 1968 Laugh-In/em>, Jan 12 1970 The Merv Griffin Show/em>, May 14 1970 Laugh-In/em>, Jan 11 1971 The Dick Cavett Show/em>, Nov 1 1973

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• 7: The Three Kennedys

  In Episode Seven, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s entrance into the Kennedy inner circle. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s family ties to Jackie, the bad blood between Gore and Bobby, and his thoughts on what really led to the assassination of John F Kennedy. SOURCES: Books: The Best Man 1968, Esquire, March 1963 Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: 60 Minutes, CBS, 1975 Profile of a Writer, 1978 Afternoon Plus, 1981 JFK, A Personal Tribute, 1993 The Clive Anderson Show, Channel 4, 1993 We The People with Jerry Brown, July 8 1996

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• 6: Tennessee and Truman

  In Episode Six, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s relationship with two gay authors; one friendly, the other contentious. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s adventures with Tennessee Williams and their involvement in a film featuring lobotomies and cannibalism. And he examines Gore’s detest for Truman Capote, culminating in lies and lawsuits. SOURCES: Books: Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: 60 Minutes, CBS, 1975 The Dick Cavett Show, 1978 Profile of a Writer, 1978 Omnibus, BBC, 1995 The Celluloid Closet, 1995 The Tim Haigh Show, 1995 An Appreciation, PBS, 1998 Theater Talk, 2000 Interview with Jay Parini, 2006

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