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|align=left|August  28|| style="background:#fee;"| '''Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Washington Monument during the Civil Rights March on the Capital.'''
|align=left|August  28|| style="background:#fee;"| '''Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Washington Monument during the Civil Rights March on the Capital.'''
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|align=left| Late Summer   || style="background:#fee;"| Scott Meredith becomes NM’s literary agent and helps broker the sale of an unwritten novel to Dial Press and Dell Books. NM proposes and [[w:Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'']] editor Harold Hayes agrees to the serial publication of this novel in the magazine, January through August 1964.
|align=left| Late Summer   || style="background:#fee;"| Scott Meredith becomes NM’s literary agent and helps broker the sale of an unwritten novel to Dial Press and Dell Books. NM proposes and ''Esquire'' editor Harold Hayes agrees to the serial publication of this novel in the magazine, January through August 1964.
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|align=left|September   29 || style="background:#fee;"| NM’s review of Victor Lasky’s ''J.F.K.: The Man and the Myth'' appears in ''Book Week (N.Y. Herald Tribune)''.
|align=left|September   29 || style="background:#fee;"| NM’s review of Victor Lasky’s ''J.F.K.: The Man and the Myth'' appears in ''Book Week (N.Y. Herald Tribune)''.
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|align=left| Mid-October   || style="background:#fee;"| NM turns in the first of eight installments of the novel to [[w:Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'']].
|align=left| Mid-October   || style="background:#fee;"| NM turns in the first of eight installments of the novel to ''Esquire''.
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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|''An American Dream'']], in eight installments, beginning in the January 1964 issue.
|align=left| Mid-November   || style="background:#fee;"| The December ''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 [[w:Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'']] containing the first installment appears.
|align=left| Mid-December   || style="background:#fee;"| The January issue of ''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| 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 [[w:Sonny Liston|Sonny Liston]] for the heavyweight championship.
|align=left| February   25 || style="background:#dfd;"| NM is in the audience in Miami when Muhammad Ali defeats 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;"| [[w:Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]] buys an option on the film rights to [[An American Dream|''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''.
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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 ''Esquire'' version for book publication.
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|align=left| July   2 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act against discrimination.'''
|align=left| July   2 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act against discrimination.'''
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|align=left| Mid-July   || style="background:#dfd;"| NM break off work on the revision to the novel to cover the Republican Convention in San Francisco. His account, “In the Red Light,” appears in the November [[w:Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'']].
|align=left| Mid-July   || style="background:#dfd;"| NM break off work on the revision to the novel to cover the Republican Convention in San Francisco. His account, “In the Red Light,” appears in the November ''Esquire''.
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|align=left| August   7 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''The U.S. Congress passes the Tonkin Gulf Resolution authorizing the President to use military force in Vietnam.'''
|align=left| August   7 || style="background:#dfd;"| '''The U.S. Congress passes the Tonkin Gulf Resolution authorizing the President to use military force in Vietnam.'''
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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|''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'' 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 ([[w:The Washington Post|Washington Post]])''.
|align=left| March   14 || style="background:#ffd;"| Tom Wolfe’s negative review of the novel appears in ''Book Week ([[w:The Washington Post|Washington Post]])''.
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|align=left| March   15 || style="background:#ffd;"| Official publication date of [[An American Dream|''An American Dream'']] by Dial Press.
|align=left| March   15 || style="background:#ffd;"| Official publication date of ''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|''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'', 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|''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'' 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|''An American Dream'']] premiers.
|align=left| August   26 || style="background:#eff;"| The film version of ''An American Dream'' premiers.
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|align=left| August   28 || style="background:#eff;"| NM’s review of [[w:Mark Lane (author)|Mark Lane’s]] [[w:''Rush to Judgment''|''Rush to Judgment'']], an analysis of the [[w:Warren Commission|Warren Commission Report]] on J.F.K.’s assassination, appears in ''Book Week ([[w:The Washington Post|Washington Post]])''.
|align=left| August   28 || style="background:#eff;"| NM’s review of [[w:Mark Lane (author)|Mark Lane’s]] [[w:''Rush to Judgment''|''Rush to Judgment'']], an analysis of the [[w:Warren Commission|Warren Commission Report]] on J.F.K.’s assassination, appears in ''Book Week (Washington Post)''.
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|align=left| August   29 || style="background:#eff;"| [[w:Dial Press|Dial Press]] publishes ''Cannibals and Christians'', NM’s third volume of collected prose and poetry.
|align=left| August   29 || style="background:#eff;"| [[w:Dial Press|Dial Press]] publishes ''Cannibals and Christians'', NM’s third volume of collected prose and poetry.
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