Gore Vidal: Graceful writer and gadfly - Washington Post

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1967
Vidal won the National Book Award for "United States," a 1993 volume of essays, political polemics and autobiographical reminiscences.
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Dec. 9, 1974
Gore Vidal tosses barbs in all directions as he discusses Hollywood unions, politics, lecturing and publicizing books during an interview in Los Angeles.
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1977
Gore Vidal appears in his Los Angeles home in 1977. He twice ran unsuccessfully for political office, for Congress in 1960 in New York and for the Senate in 1982 after he moved to California.
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May 5, 2003
Gore Vidal arrives for the Film Society of Lincoln Center's gala event in New York.
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Nov. 19, 2009
Actress Joanne Woodward, left, stands by as Gore Vidal speaks at the National Book Awards in New York. Woodward presented Vidal with the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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 April 28, 2007
Gore Vidal appears in conversation with writer Jon Wiener at the 12th Annual L.A. Times Festival of Books in Los Angeles. In his career, Vidal produced plays for television and Broadway but also won praise from scholars and critics for his novels.
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