His essays on film and books were particularly wonderful. And funny as hell! My generation of theatre and tv people loved to see him on Johnny Carson where he held court with such wit and disdain.
I never agreed with any of his political opinions about modern-day America. But he did warn that the breakup of the Soviet Union would cause the Muslim world to rise up. He said this shortly after the wall came down. I thought he was nuts but I guess not.
I have to chip in on Miss Marmelstein’s side, here. BURR and LINCOLN were terrific. Vidal’s novel “1876” was about the tumult and backbiting and deceit in the election in which Samuel Tilden won the vote and Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the Presidency.
During the frazzling wait after the 2000 election, I was more confident that the nation would overcome the impasse because I knew about the previous similar case thanks to Vidal’s book.