Gore Vidal: Living Through History

Vidal on Bush: “There are a few crazies who want to cheer the flag and this yappy little terrier as though he were a real president. Well, he’s not a real president. He’s a thing, a chimera who was put together by the Supreme Court, first time around, and reelected by Diebold ... .”


Posted on Nov 21, 2006

Watch the full 36-minute interview , including Gore Vidal’s memories of the Kennedy clan and his take on the JFK assassination.

Iconic author and historian Gore Vidal speaks with Robert Scheer about his new memoir, “Point to Point Navigation,” and the events that shaped his life and his country, from war with Hitler to the “waking nightmare” of Iraq.

http://www.truthdig.com/interview/print/20061121_gore_vidal_living_through_history/