69.39

“The Mayoral Debate: Who Lost?” Article by Paul Hoffman. New York Post, 16 May, 7. Summary of the comments made by six of the candidates for mayor on a 15 May Channel 11 debate. Mailer tangled with ex-mayor Robert F. Wagner noting that he “was so out of touch that the first thing he did when he returned from his term as Ambassador to Spain ‘was call up Cardinal Spellman.’” See 69.40.