20 Questions: Gore Vidal
December, 1998
At 73, Gore Vidal is an esteemed author and provocateur. His novels include "Burr," "Lincoln," "1876," "Empire," "Washington, D.C.," "Hollywood" and, most recently, "The Smithsonian Institution." A collection of Vidal's essays, "United States: 1952--1992," won the National Book Award in 1993. A memoir, "Palimpsest," was published in 1995. His latest book, "The American Presidency," appeared this f...
