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Gore Vidal Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing

Gore Vidal, a 'Public Scold' Who Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing

Aired 08/01/2012

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Gore Vidal Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing

Clip: 8/1/2012 | 8m 57s

Gore Vidal, a 'Public Scold' Who Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing

First and foremost a writer, Gore Vidal never shied away from expressing his thoughts to the public, from appearances on the Johnny Carson Show, to his essays in The Nation. Jeffrey Brown talks to Middlebury College's Jay Parini, who says Gore never stopped writing, reading and thinking in his lifetime.

Aired 08/01/2012

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