John Glenn tried to use this author's 1979 book, The Right Stuff, as part of his argument for why Glenn should be president in 1984, to the author's chagrin.
In 1965, a collection of articles he wrote was published as The Kandy- Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby.  John Glenn tried to use this author's 1979 book, The Right Stuff, as part of his argument for why Glenn should be president in 1984, to the author's chagrin. His initial notoriety came in the sixties following Ken Kesey and his merry gang of pranksters in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. For 10 points who is this author known for his white suits and for works like The Bonfire of the Vanities?
In 1965, a collection of articles he wrote was published as The Kandy- Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby.  
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