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    The Best Man
    The Best Man
    The Best Man
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    The Best Man

    Written by Gore Vidal

    Narrated by Terrence Currier, Johnny Holliday and Multiple Narrators

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    This darkly satirical drama by Gore Vidal finds two presidential contenders seeking the endorsement of an aging ex-president, and explores how personal agendas can change the course of a nation's destiny. The political intrigues rampant in Vidal's 1960 setting are strangely similar what is going on today. Includes an interview with actors Fred Thompson and Marsha Mason.

    An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Terrence Currier, Johnny Holliday, Naomi Jacobson, Timmy Ray James, Michael Kramer, Marsha Mason, Paul Morella, Kevin Murray, Judy Simmons, Gary Sloan and Fred Thompson.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL.A. Theatre Works
    Release dateOct 15, 2015
    ISBN9781580814133
    The Best Man
    Author

    Gore Vidal

    Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, Williwaw, written when he was 19 years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. He wrote 23 novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over 200 essays, and a memoir.

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    • 4/5
      Many readers will probably find this clash between the intellectual statesman and the conservative demagogue more relevant now than when it was written. Although my personal political views would differ markedly from Vidal's, I still think it is well crafted. My personal favorite character is the ex-president probably based loosely on Truman.