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{{Big|''The Presidential Papers''. New York: Putnam’s, 8 November. London: Deutsch, late April or early May 1964, with new preface (same as Bantam edition). Miscellany, 310 pp.}} | |||
Republished with “Special Preface” by [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]]. New York: Bantam, May 1964 ([[64.15]]); republished with new preface by Mailer. New York: Berkley, October 1976 ([[76.13]]). Dedication: “This book is dedicated to some ladies who have aided and impeded the author in his composition. They are: Beverly Rentz Sugarfoot Bentley; Jean Louise Slugger Campbell; my daughters: Susan, Dandy, Betsy, Kate; my adopted daughter: Jeanne H.W. the Invaluable Johnson; my secretary: Anne Morse Towel-Boy Barry; my sister: Barbara Jane Alson; and Sadie, and Hetty Diggs, and Every-Mae.” Discarded titles: “The Devil Revisited”; “Frankie and Johnny, Or, The Murder of Good Ideas.” Mailer gives dates and details of composition for the volume’s contents in “Appendix B—Projects and Places.” Rpt: Several selections appear in [[13.1]], and truncated form in [[98.7]]. See [[:Category:Works in 1963|1963 entries]] and [[14.4]]. | Republished with “Special Preface” by [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]]. New York: Bantam, May 1964 ([[64.15]]); republished with new preface by Mailer. New York: Berkley, October 1976 ([[76.13]]). Dedication: “This book is dedicated to some ladies who have aided and impeded the author in his composition. They are: Beverly Rentz Sugarfoot Bentley; Jean Louise Slugger Campbell; my daughters: Susan, Dandy, Betsy, Kate; my adopted daughter: Jeanne H.W. the Invaluable Johnson; my secretary: Anne Morse Towel-Boy Barry; my sister: Barbara Jane Alson; and Sadie, and Hetty Diggs, and Every-Mae.” Discarded titles: “The Devil Revisited”; “Frankie and Johnny, Or, The Murder of Good Ideas.” Mailer gives dates and details of composition for the volume’s contents in “Appendix B—Projects and Places.” Rpt: Several selections appear in [[13.1]], and truncated form in [[98.7]]. See [[:Category:Works in 1963|1963 entries]] and [[14.4]]. | ||
{{cquote|Its anxiety is its anxiety, and its half-satisfied ambition is very much its throttled ambition, but for anyone who would like a clue to the mood of the country in the summer of 1963 just before that autumn of assassination which would change the psychic history of America forever, the book is a document. Besides—I whisper it—''The Presidential Papers'' does have a couple of the better pieces I’ve written.|author=Norman Mailer |source=76.13}} | {{cquote|Its anxiety is its anxiety, and its half-satisfied ambition is very much its throttled ambition, but for anyone who would like a clue to the mood of the country in the summer of 1963 just before that autumn of assassination which would change the psychic history of America forever, the book is a document. Besides—I whisper it—''The Presidential Papers'' does have a couple of the better pieces I’ve written.|author=Norman Mailer |source=76.13}} | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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{{Big|Reviews}} | |||
* {{cite magazine |last=Decter |first=Midge |date=February 1964 |title=Mailer’s Campaign |url= |magazine=Commentary |pages=83–85 |publisher= |access-date= }} Positive. Rpt: Lucid (1971). | * {{cite magazine |last=Decter |first=Midge |date=February 1964 |title=Mailer’s Campaign |url= |magazine=Commentary |pages=83–85 |publisher= |access-date= }} Positive. Rpt: Lucid (1971). | ||
{{cite magazine |last=Galbraith |first=John Kenneth |date=November 17, 1963 |title=The Kennedys Didn’t Reply |url= |magazine=New York Times Review of Books |page=6 |publisher= |access-date= }} Negative. | * {{cite magazine |last=Galbraith |first=John Kenneth |date=November 17, 1963 |title=The Kennedys Didn’t Reply |url= |magazine=New York Times Review of Books |page=6 |publisher= |access-date= }} Negative. | ||
* {{cite magazine |last=Gilman |first=Richard |date=February 8, 1964 |title=Why Mailer Wants to Be President |url= |magazine=New Republic |pages=17–224 |publisher= |access-date= }} | * {{cite magazine |last=Gilman |first=Richard |date=February 8, 1964 |title=Why Mailer Wants to Be President |url= |magazine=New Republic |pages=17–224 |publisher= |access-date= }} | ||
* {{cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Jonathan |date=1954 |title=Black-Mailer |url= |magazine=Partisan Review |pages=103–107 |publisher= |access-date= }} Mixed. | |||
* {{cite magazine |last=Wills |first=Garry |date=January 14, 1964 |title=The Art of Not Writing Novels |url= |magazine=National Review |pages=31–33 |publisher= |access-date= }} Negative. | |||
{{Big|Essays}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Early |first=Gerald |chapter=The Unquiet Kingdom of Providence: The Patterson-Liston Fight |date=1994 |title=The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature and Modern American Culture |url= |location=Hopewell, NJ |publisher=Ecco Press |pages=46–65 |isbn= |author-link= }} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Leeds |first=Barry H. |date=1969 |title=[[The Structured Vision of Norman Mailer]] |location=New York |publisher=NYU Press |pages=223–2246 |ref=harv }} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Lennon |first=J. Michael |chapter=Triumph at the Biltmore |date= |title=Norman Mailer. JFK. Superman Comes to the Supermarket |url= |editor-last=Wiener |editor-first=Nina |location=Los Angeles |publisher=Taschen |pages=9–14 |isbn= |author-link= }} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Merrill |first=Robert |chapter=Mailer’s Miscellanies: The Art of Self-Revelation |date=1992 |title=Norman Mailer Revisited |pages=83–104 |location=Boston |publisher=Twayne Publishers |isbn=080573967X |author-link= |ref=harv}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Solotaroff |first=Robert |date=1973 |title=Down Mailer's Way |location=Urbana; London |publisher=University of Illinois Press |pages=137–143 |ref=harv }} | |||
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[[Category:Works in 1963]] | [[Category:Works in 1963]] | ||
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[[Category:First Editions]] | [[Category:First Editions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:23, 30 July 2019
The Presidential Papers. New York: Putnam’s, 8 November. London: Deutsch, late April or early May 1964, with new preface (same as Bantam edition). Miscellany, 310 pp.
Republished with “Special Preface” by Mailer. New York: Bantam, May 1964 (64.15); republished with new preface by Mailer. New York: Berkley, October 1976 (76.13). Dedication: “This book is dedicated to some ladies who have aided and impeded the author in his composition. They are: Beverly Rentz Sugarfoot Bentley; Jean Louise Slugger Campbell; my daughters: Susan, Dandy, Betsy, Kate; my adopted daughter: Jeanne H.W. the Invaluable Johnson; my secretary: Anne Morse Towel-Boy Barry; my sister: Barbara Jane Alson; and Sadie, and Hetty Diggs, and Every-Mae.” Discarded titles: “The Devil Revisited”; “Frankie and Johnny, Or, The Murder of Good Ideas.” Mailer gives dates and details of composition for the volume’s contents in “Appendix B—Projects and Places.” Rpt: Several selections appear in 13.1, and truncated form in 98.7. See 1963 entries and 14.4.
| “ | Its anxiety is its anxiety, and its half-satisfied ambition is very much its throttled ambition, but for anyone who would like a clue to the mood of the country in the summer of 1963 just before that autumn of assassination which would change the psychic history of America forever, the book is a document. Besides—I whisper it—The Presidential Papers does have a couple of the better pieces I’ve written. | ” |
| — Norman Mailer, 76.13 | ||
Bibliography
Reviews
- Decter, Midge (February 1964). "Mailer's Campaign". Commentary. pp. 83–85. Positive. Rpt: Lucid (1971).
- Galbraith, John Kenneth (November 17, 1963). "The Kennedys Didn't Reply". New York Times Review of Books. p. 6. Negative.
- Gilman, Richard (February 8, 1964). "Why Mailer Wants to Be President". New Republic. pp. 17–224.
- Miller, Jonathan (1954). "Black-Mailer". Partisan Review. pp. 103–107. Mixed.
- Wills, Garry (January 14, 1964). "The Art of Not Writing Novels". National Review. pp. 31–33. Negative.
Essays
- Early, Gerald (1994). "The Unquiet Kingdom of Providence: The Patterson-Liston Fight". The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature and Modern American Culture. Hopewell, NJ: Ecco Press. pp. 46–65.
- Leeds, Barry H. (1969). The Structured Vision of Norman Mailer. New York: NYU Press. pp. 223–2246.
- Lennon, J. Michael. "Triumph at the Biltmore". In Wiener, Nina. Norman Mailer. JFK. Superman Comes to the Supermarket. Los Angeles: Taschen. pp. 9–14.
- Merrill, Robert (1992). "Mailer's Miscellanies: The Art of Self-Revelation". Norman Mailer Revisited. Boston: Twayne Publishers. pp. 83–104. ISBN 080573967X.
- Solotaroff, Robert (1973). Down Mailer's Way. Urbana; London: University of Illinois Press. pp. 137–143.
