Howard and Gore at the Adams Memorial at Rock Creek Park Cemetery, November 1994, after arranging their own gravesites (author's photo)		Fred Kaplan reads the prelude to Gore Vidal. (This streaming audio clip can be played with the RealPlayer or RealAudio player, available free from Progressive Networks.)
William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal, Chicago, August 1968 (Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Gore Vidal Collection)		Fred Kaplan reads a passage from Gore Vidal: a debate between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal, during which William F. Buckley loses his composure and embarrasses himself on national television. (This streaming audio clip can be played with the RealPlayer or RealAudio player, available free from Progressive Networks.)