At the time, it was widely recognized that the play was written as a deliberate parallel of the upcoming 1960 Democratic Convention, and a scathing attack on the Kennedys whom Vidal detested, and also something of a tribute to Adlai Stevenson who Vidal admired and supported.
It was widely recognized that the play was written as a deliberate parallel of the upcoming 1960 Democratic Convention and also something of a tribute to Adlai Stevenson who Vidal admired and supported. This was at the time. It was widely recognized that the play was written as a deliberate parallel of a scathing attack on the Kennedys whom Vidal detested, and also something of a tribute to Adlai Stevenson who Vidal admired and supported. This was at the time.