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|align=left| April || style="background:#fed;"| NM marries Lady Jean Campbell and they move into his apartment at 142 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn. | |align=left| April || style="background:#fed;"| NM marries Lady Jean Campbell and they move into his apartment at 142 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn. | ||
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|align=left| Mid-August || style="background:#fed;"| NM submits the first (of 14) columns, titled [[The Big Bite|“The Big Bite”]], for publication in the November | |align=left| Mid-August || style="background:#fed;"| NM submits the first (of 14) columns, titled [[The Big Bite|“The Big Bite”]], for publication in the November [[w:Esquire (magazine)|"Esquire"]]. | ||
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|align=left| August 18|| style="background:#fed;"| NM’s third daughter, Kate, born to Jean Campbell. | |align=left| August 18|| style="background:#fed;"| NM’s third daughter, Kate, born to Jean Campbell. | ||
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|align=left|November 8 || style="background:#fee;"| Putnam’s publishes ''The Presidential Papers'', a collection of assorted prose focused on J.F.K. | |align=left|November 8 || style="background:#fee;"| Putnam’s publishes ''The Presidential Papers'', a collection of assorted prose focused on J.F.K. | ||
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|align=left| Mid-November || style="background:#fee;"| The December [[w:Esquire (magazine)|"Esquire"]] containing NM’s final “Big Bite” column is published. NM announces in it that he will write a novel called ''An American Dream'', in eight installments, beginning in the January 1964 issue. | |align=left| Mid-November || style="background:#fee;"| The December [[w:Esquire (magazine)|"Esquire"]] containing NM’s final “Big Bite” column is published. NM announces in it that he will write a novel called [[An American Dream|''An American Dream'']], in eight installments, beginning in the January 1964 issue. | ||
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|align=left|November 22 || style="background:#fee;"| '''President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. Vice President Johnson is sworn in as President.''' | |align=left|November 22 || style="background:#fee;"| '''President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. Vice President Johnson is sworn in as President.''' | ||
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|align=left|November 27 || style="background:#fee;"| NM begins working on the third installment. | |align=left|November 27 || style="background:#fee;"| NM begins working on the third installment. | ||
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|align=left| Mid-December || style="background:#fee;"| The January issue of | |align=left| Mid-December || style="background:#fee;"| The January issue of [[w:Esquire (magazine)|"Esquire"]] containing the first installment appears. | ||
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|align=left|November 16 || style="background:#fee;"| After obtaining a Mexican divorce from Jean Campbell, NM marries Beverly Bentley in New York. | |align=left|November 16 || style="background:#fee;"| After obtaining a Mexican divorce from Jean Campbell, NM marries Beverly Bentley in New York. | ||
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|align=left| Late January || style="background:#dfd;"| NM debates William F. Buckley, Jr. in New York on a taped television program. | |align=left| Late January || style="background:#dfd;"| NM debates William F. Buckley, Jr. in New York on a taped television program. | ||
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|align=left| January 29 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''American premiere of “Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the | |align=left| January 29 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''American premiere of [[w:Dr. Strangelove|“Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”]]'''. | ||
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|align=left| February 3 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''The Beatles arrive in America.''' | |align=left| February 3 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''[[w:The Beatles|The Beatles]] arrive in America.''' | ||
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|align=left| February 11 || style="background:#dfd;"| The fifth installment is completed. | |align=left| February 11 || style="background:#dfd;"| The fifth installment is completed. | ||
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|align=left| February 25 || style="background:#dfd;"| NM is in the audience in Miami when Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship. | |align=left| February 25 || style="background:#dfd;"| NM is in the audience in Miami when Muhammad Ali defeats [[w:Sonny Liston|Sonny Liston]] for the heavyweight championship. | ||
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|align=left| March 17 || style="background:#dfd;"| Beverly gives birth to Michael Burks Mailer, NM’s first son, at about the same time that he completes the sixth installment. | |align=left| March 17 || style="background:#dfd;"| Beverly gives birth to Michael Burks Mailer, NM’s first son, at about the same time that he completes the sixth installment. | ||
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|align=left| April 20 || style="background:#dfd;"| The seventh installment is completed. | |align=left| April 20 || style="background:#dfd;"| The seventh installment is completed. | ||
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|align=left| Late May || style="background:#dfd;"| Warner Brothers buys an option on the film rights to ''An American Dream''. | |align=left| Late May || style="background:#dfd;"| [[w:Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]] buys an option on the film rights to [[An American Dream|''An American Dream'']]. | ||
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|align=left| Early June || style="background:#dfd;"| The final long installment of the novel is completed. The Mailers go to Provincetown where NM will revise the [[w:Esquire (magazine)|"Esquire"]] version for book publication. | |align=left| Early June || style="background:#dfd;"| The final long installment of the novel is completed. The Mailers go to Provincetown where NM will revise the [[w:Esquire (magazine)|"Esquire"]] version for book publication. | ||
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|align=left| September || style="background:#dfd;"| '''The Free Speech movement begins at the University of California at Berkeley.''' | |align=left| September || style="background:#dfd;"| '''The Free Speech movement begins at the University of California at Berkeley.''' | ||
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|align=left| October 12 || style="background:#dfd;"| An advertisement for ''An American Dream'' in book form appears in ''Publishers’ Weekly'' and gives a January 1965 publication date. | |align=left| October 12 || style="background:#dfd;"| An advertisement for [[An American Dream|''An American Dream'']] in book form appears in ''Publishers’ Weekly'' and gives a January 1965 publication date. | ||
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|align=left| November 3 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''Johnson elected President.''' | |align=left| November 3 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''Johnson elected President.''' | ||
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|align=left| March 14 || style="background:#ffd;"| Tom Wolfe’s negative review of the novel appears in ''Book Week (Washington Post)''. | |align=left| March 14 || style="background:#ffd;"| Tom Wolfe’s negative review of the novel appears in ''Book Week (Washington Post)''. | ||
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|align=left| March 15 || style="background:#ffd;"| Official publication date of ''An American Dream'' by Dial Press. | |align=left| March 15 || style="background:#ffd;"| Official publication date of [[An American Dream|''An American Dream'']] by Dial Press. | ||
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|align=left| March 19 || style="background:#ffd;"| “The Big Comeback of Norman Mailer,” a positive review by John W. Aldridge, appears in ''Life''. NM pays to reprint the heart of the review in the spring number of ''Partisan Review'' to “accompany” Elizabeth Hardwick’s negative review. | |align=left| March 19 || style="background:#ffd;"| “The Big Comeback of Norman Mailer,” a positive review by John W. Aldridge, appears in ''Life''. NM pays to reprint the heart of the review in the spring number of ''Partisan Review'' to “accompany” Elizabeth Hardwick’s negative review. | ||
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|align=left| April 11 || style="background:#ffd;"| The novel rises to number eight on the bestseller list of the ''New York Times Book Review''. | |align=left| April 11 || style="background:#ffd;"| The novel rises to number eight on the bestseller list of the ''New York Times Book Review''. | ||
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|align=left| April 20 || style="background:#ffd;"| NM arrives in London to promote the British edition of ''An American Dream'', published by Andre Deutsch on 26 April. | |align=left| April 20 || style="background:#ffd;"| NM arrives in London to promote the British edition of [[An American Dream|''An American Dream'']], published by Andre Deutsch on 26 April. | ||
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|align=left| May 21 || style="background:#ffd;"| NM speaks out against the Vietnam War at the Berkeley campus of the University of California. | |align=left| May 21 || style="background:#ffd;"| NM speaks out against the Vietnam War at the Berkeley campus of the University of California. | ||
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|align=left| Late December || style="background:#ffd;"| NM addresses the Modern Language Association meeting in Chicago on the American novel. His talk is published in the March 1966 issue of ''Commentary''. | |align=left| Late December || style="background:#ffd;"| NM addresses the Modern Language Association meeting in Chicago on the American novel. His talk is published in the March 1966 issue of ''Commentary''. | ||
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="8"|1966||align=left| March || style="background:#eff;"| The Dell paperback edition of ''An American Dream'' is published. | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="8"|1966||align=left| March || style="background:#eff;"| The Dell paperback edition of [[An American Dream|''An American Dream'']] is published. | ||
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|align=left| March 10 || style="background:#eff;"| NM’s second son, Stephen McLeod Mailer, is born to Beverly. | |align=left| March 10 || style="background:#eff;"| NM’s second son, Stephen McLeod Mailer, is born to Beverly. | ||
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|align=left| August || style="background:#eff;"| The first stage version of NM’s 1955 novel, ''The Deer Park'', with Beverly Bentley as Lulu Meyers, is presented at Act IV, a Provincetown theater. | |align=left| August || style="background:#eff;"| The first stage version of NM’s 1955 novel, ''The Deer Park'', with Beverly Bentley as Lulu Meyers, is presented at Act IV, a Provincetown theater. | ||
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|align=left| August 26 || style="background:#eff;"| The film version of ''An American Dream'' premiers. | |align=left| August 26 || style="background:#eff;"| The film version of [[An American Dream|''An American Dream'']] premiers. | ||
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|align=left| August 28 || style="background:#eff;"| NM’s review of Mark Lane’s ''Rush to Judgment'', an analysis of the Warren Commission Report on J.F.K.’s assassination, appears in ''Book Week (Washington Post)''. | |align=left| August 28 || style="background:#eff;"| NM’s review of Mark Lane’s ''Rush to Judgment'', an analysis of the Warren Commission Report on J.F.K.’s assassination, appears in ''Book Week (Washington Post)''. | ||