ID:

349

Date:

2008-11-11

Headline:

The FBI's 15-Year Campaign To Ferret Out Norman Mailer

Reporter's name:

Joe Stephens

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

The Washington Post

City:

Washington, DC

Summary:

The Washington Post used FOIA to obtain most of the FBI's file on Norman Mailer. The Post quoted a 1962 confidential memo which described Mailer as having 'admitted being a "Leftist"' and said that he had described the FBI as a 'secret police organization' that should be abolished."

Keywords:

FBI, file, Norman Mailer

URL:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111002999.html

Agencies:

FBI

States:

DC
NY

Categories:

FBI