From the Vault: Gore Vidal

Description

“What did the inventors of the Constitution really have in mind?… the protection of property.” ~Gore Vidal

Born in West Point, of a military family, Gore Vidal was nurtured on an insider’s diet consisting in equal parts of the American Dream and clear-eyed Yankee pragmatism. A veteran of World War Two and a novelist at the age of seventeen, Vidal’s work speaks of American Empire, not as an afterthought of vigor and morality, but as the result of ruthless planning by an oligarchic political structure disguised as a people’s democracy.

This week, it is Gore Vidal’s turn to speak forthrightly, as is always his inclination, and in his own voice- the broadcast of which is this radio program’s mission. Preserved for over a quarter century by the Pacifica Radio Archives, from its original presentation in 1981, this recording represents the true essence of Pacifica Sound. In this episode of From the Vault, we look to the future by listening to past, through the voice of agent provocateur Gore Vidal.

From the Vault is presented as part of the Pacifica Radio Archives Preservation and Access Project.

Broadcast date

09/07/2007

Program Length

59 minutes

Archive number

PZ0673.70

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