Gore Vidal passed away yesterday, age 86. One of his famous spats occurred during the 1968 Democratic convention, in which he called William Buckley a “pro crypto-Nazi”.
Gore Vidal’s ‘pro crypto-Nazi’ jibe
Gore Vidal passed away yesterday, age 86. One of his famous spats occurred during the 1968 Democratic convention, in which he called William Buckley a “pro crypto-Nazi”.
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