Gore was kind enough to give him his hand to shake and Mailer failed to do so, the snub was fully Mailer. And then Mailer ended up being a rude asshole to not only Gore, but also to Cavett and frankly the rest of the audience. As Mailer's memory fades, Gore's memory persists: and we are all the better for it.
Thank you for this post, was just reading "for the love of books", I had no idea they were so antagonistic towards each other
Gore was kind enough to give him his hand to shake and Mailer failed to do so, the snub was fully Mailer. And then Mailer ended up being a rude asshole to not only Gore, but also to Cavett and frankly the rest of the audience. As Mailer's memory fades, Gore's memory persists: and we are all the better for it.