You can tell he was highly intelligent...the way he reasons, jokes, tells anecdotes, and how he keeps his line of thought coherent at all times, while being entertaining. Delightful man , sadly passed in 2012.
I was at this event. It was so full of people, they needed two extra overflow rooms in which they rushed video screens into for us late comers to watch. I was in a room right next to the Girls Harvard swim team. And all these tall athletic blonds with wet hair and towels around their shoulders were walking in and out so much I could barely pay attention to the lecture. It was a great time though. I got to meet Gore at the book signing. He looked up at me like he expected me to say something interesting, but all I could say was thank you. looking back at it now, I'm sure he was just waiting for me to say my name so he could write it onthe page. I was just to nervous meeting him. Hey, it was my first ever book signing.
Johnny, my father was born in Fort Yates ND. He took me there when I was 12. His mother and younger brother was still living there at the time. Summer 1972
I come back to listen to one of the finest Americans we were so fortunate to have...and still have, with his wonderful writings and a good number of his visits as this or his spoken & written essays. I miss him and that great way he spoke so clearly and honestly re all persons & things concerning the U.S. and warnings that we must strive to go back to and heed the great ones that brought forth this nation. What an amazing, good man, great historian, always going forth telling the truth. There will not be another like him, I do not think.
There were only about 10, 000 lobbiest in Washington D.C. when President Kennedy ran and the multiplication began. RIP 🙏 ❤ Gore Vidal. You are missed by your enormous wisdom of essays and novels of history. "Burr" 1973 was your it was mine. History, philosophy, music, literature and poetry were my favorite, although I never attended college, my papa attended to me with his library at the age of five. Gore's father Eugene was the director of the Commerce Department of Air Commerce during the Roosevelt Administration 1933-1937 and was the great love of Ameila Earhart. His father also in the 20's & 30's was the founder or executor of three airlines, Ludington Line, later Eastern, Transncontiental Air Transport, later Trans World & Northeast airlines. Ralph Nader did his best he could, but he was just lawyer. He did get us seat belts and saved millions of lives. I am happy you and Ralph kept speaking with one another. I can go through Gore Vidal's family history. But now I will just listen to his ephemeral voice with glee.
I have always loved history, philosophy, music, literature, poetry and art beginning at the age of five years old. My papa attended my lessons with his first edition books, although I never attended college.
We really need him now. He expressed his opinions about the useless wars in the Mid-East that de-stabilised the world , not fearing being called a traitor which he was NOT.
Dennis Kusinch is the best, Gore Vidal nails this -- the presidency is not a beauty pagent and he tells the truth. Vidal is telling the truth they own the media.
the patrician renegade, the patrician maniac, the traitor to his class, the philanderer, the pied pooper, the midnight scooper, the loopty looper...none other than, the great, the wholesome, the fulcrum, the lever, and the beaver -- GORE VIDAL
I love academic discussions and lectures, and I hate the pointless long-winded introductions. How many of you feel the same way, and why are the rest of you lying?
He has a point. "He has the wrong height to be President". Which sounds ridiculous, but it's true. Many over 6 feet tall. They look more presidential. Those under 5 10 are considered failures, those considered great presidents were the tallest. Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Jefferson....all over 6 2
Scary the things thus man was saying 2o years ago. To think after the assassination of Sadam hussein how society keeps crumbling. Family Unit Keeps Degenerating
@@meadow9441 Good point but sometimes it can make things worse. I mean...it's Harvard, complete with immense, entitled egos. Well...I can't say, as I stop watching these the moment the questions start, unless it was Christopher Hitches who loved to skewer folks who asked dumb or self-serving questions 😈
You can tell he was highly intelligent...the way he reasons, jokes, tells anecdotes, and how he keeps his line of thought coherent at all times, while being entertaining. Delightful man , sadly passed in 2012.
I sure miss Gore Vidal--glad this is on TH-cam. It is always fun to listen to him.
Michael Smith I miss him too.
Me too
He expressed his opinions about the useless wars in the Mid-East that de-stabilised the world , not fearing being called a traitor which he was NOT.
I was at this event. It was so full of people, they needed two extra overflow rooms in which they rushed video screens into for us late comers to watch. I was in a room right next to the Girls Harvard swim team. And all these tall athletic blonds with wet hair and towels around their shoulders were walking in and out so much I could barely pay attention to the lecture. It was a great time though. I got to meet Gore at the book signing. He looked up at me like he expected me to say something interesting, but all I could say was thank you. looking back at it now, I'm sure he was just waiting for me to say my name so he could write it onthe page. I was just to nervous meeting him. Hey, it was my first ever book signing.
Lucky you!
Fun story!
I’d forgotten I posted that.
Johnny, my father was born in Fort Yates ND. He took me there when I was 12. His mother and younger brother was still living there at the time. Summer 1972
This is actually a good story thank you for sharing
I come back to listen to one of the finest Americans we were so fortunate to have...and still have, with his wonderful writings and a good number of his visits as this or his spoken & written essays. I miss him and that great way he spoke so clearly and honestly re all persons & things concerning the U.S. and warnings that we must strive to go back to and heed the great ones that brought forth this nation.
What an amazing, good man, great historian, always going forth telling the truth. There will not be another like him, I do not think.
Videl is a true intellectual and will be held in high reverence as time moves along
I like hearing, reading Gore Vidal. He was our last great man of Letters.
At a time in history we need men like him. You are so missed....
There were only about 10, 000 lobbiest in Washington D.C. when President Kennedy ran and the multiplication began.
RIP 🙏 ❤ Gore Vidal. You are missed by your enormous wisdom of essays and novels of history.
"Burr" 1973 was your it was mine. History, philosophy, music, literature and poetry were my favorite, although I never attended college, my papa attended to me with his library at the age of five.
Gore's father Eugene was the director of the Commerce Department of Air Commerce during the Roosevelt Administration 1933-1937 and was the great love of Ameila Earhart.
His father also in the 20's & 30's was the founder or executor of three airlines, Ludington Line, later Eastern, Transncontiental Air Transport, later Trans World & Northeast airlines. Ralph Nader did his best he could, but he was just lawyer. He did get us seat belts and saved millions of lives. I am happy you and Ralph kept speaking with one another.
I can go through Gore Vidal's family history. But now I will just listen to his ephemeral voice with glee.
I have always loved history, philosophy, music, literature, poetry and art beginning at the age of five years old. My papa attended my lessons with his first edition books, although I never attended college.
Loved him. A Giant intellect!
The questions from the audience are quite good and concise ,not long winded like many debates.
We really need him now. He expressed his opinions about the useless wars in the Mid-East that de-stabilised the world , not fearing being called a traitor which he was NOT.
Dennis Kusinch is the best, Gore Vidal nails this -- the presidency is not a beauty pagent and he tells the truth. Vidal is telling the truth they own the media.
November 2019 Everyone needs to listen to this video to prepare for every election count.
What a mind, what a man !
Don't forget to restore and expand the Bill of Rights!
I love the way Gore played with his cane.
Thank you!
How can an interview, professionally filmed at Harvard in 2003, look this color distorted and grainy?
You seem to have forgotten how bad home video quality was in 2003
!!? Maybe it’s a VCR copy of a copy or something.
Thank you.
the patrician renegade, the patrician maniac, the traitor to his class, the philanderer, the pied pooper, the midnight scooper, the loopty looper...none other than, the great, the wholesome, the fulcrum, the lever, and the beaver -- GORE VIDAL
Gore was anything other than wholesome - and FDR was "the traitor to his class..." Gore was wonderful - warts and all! 🌞 🌛
Gore Vidal was even more prescient for the 2020s.
I love academic discussions and lectures, and I hate the pointless long-winded introductions. How many of you feel the same way, and why are the rest of you lying?
I've learnt to recognise them and fast-forward through them. It's so much fun to do that.
Gore Vidal.. Brilliant man.
I worry the retribution and cost for our sins.
its gonna be wild
33:20"Don't allege that he's thinking"! Gore to the interviewer regarding Bush!!!! Fkin right on!
Lydon was always there to water every spark of genius.
32:58 “China will have its turn and there’s nothing we can do about it “... and the time has come
He has a point. "He has the wrong height to be President". Which sounds ridiculous, but it's true. Many over 6 feet tall. They look more presidential. Those under 5 10 are considered failures, those considered great presidents were the tallest. Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Jefferson....all over 6 2
GV left his estate to Harvard.
#getsmartlikegorevidal
Scary the things thus man was saying 2o years ago. To think after the assassination of Sadam hussein how society keeps crumbling.
Family
Unit
Keeps
Degenerating
Sharpton is sharp? Wow
Barely any discussion of Washington, Adams, or Jefferson
He mentions 1876 thpugh, a great book of his to read. It is very essential in understanding how we're being undermined today.
Why, why, why, oh why do they feel they always have to open it up to questions from the audience? 😖 😞
@@meadow9441 Good point but sometimes it can make things worse. I mean...it's Harvard, complete with immense, entitled egos. Well...I can't say, as I stop watching these the moment the questions start, unless it was Christopher Hitches who loved to skewer folks who asked dumb or self-serving questions 😈
7:58 "by persons unknown"
We still don’t know 60 years later, do we?😮
Would Vidal have masked?
Problem with recording current events is they become dated quickly. I will read book but skip this video.
A lot of people on the right have come around to his thinking.
Long live freedom and democratic communism
13:00-
Nice open mindedness from Harvard...
4:18 bad joke, didn’t make sense. Rewind it - the man didn’t misspeak
The despotism of the Trump Era surely demonstrates the truth of Franklin's words.
The “potism “ of this era is exemplified by fake plants 🪴🪴🪴🫡🫡👍
6:30 36:50 I instantly thought of trump with all the right wing populist rhetoric. 39:51 45:20. 27:43 40:21 56:55 LOL.
36:22 on third parties
I've recently come to the conclusion that the best way for US citizens to vote is for a third party, and it doesn't matter which one it is either.