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{{Big|''The Idol and the Octopus: Political Writings by Norman Mailer on the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations''. New York: Dell, 6 June, softcover. Miscellany, 284 pp., 95¢.}}

No dedication. In a note appended to the foreword, [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]] explains that the title “was once to be used for ''The Deer Park''.<ref>[[55.4]]</ref> The Idol was to represent Charles Francis Eitel, the artist; the Octopus was Herman Teppis, the producer, the man of power. Here I use it to characterize two administrations, ''The Idol and The Octopus'',” or J.F.K. and L.B.J.

Rpt: Except for the foreword and some brief introductory and transition material, the bulk of this collection consists of selections from ''The Presidential Papers'' ([[63.37]]) and ''Cannibals and Christians'' ([[66.11]]). The most notable exception is “On Lady Chatterley and Tropic of Cancer” (168–170), which gives hints of his later comments on D.H. Lawrence in [[71.20]] and Henry Miller in 71.20 and [[76.12]].

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