Nachrufe
- “Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer” by Charles McGrath (New York Times)
- “Gore Vidal dies; imperious gadfly and prolific, graceful writer was 86″ by Michael Dirda (Washington Post)
- “Gore Vidal, 1925-2012 – Obituary” by Jay Parini (Guardian)
- “Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies” by Hillel Italie (AP / The Globe and Mail)
- Author Gore Vidal dead at 86 (AP Video)
- “Writer Gore Vidal, 86, has died” by Elaine Woo (Los Angeles Times)
- Gore Vidal: a life in pictures (Telegraph)
- “Zum Tod Gore Vidals: Die unverschämte Deutlichkeit des Wortes” von Patrick Bahners (FAZ)
- “US-Schriftsteller Gore Vidal gestorben” (dpa/Zeit)
- “Gore Vidal ist tot” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
- “Gore Vidal gestorben – Grandseigneur mit spitzer Zunge” von Stefana Sabin (NZZ)
- “US-Autor Gore Vidal ist tot” (dradio.de)
- “Zum Tode Gore Vidals: Ein amerikanischer Löwe” von Sebastian Hammelehle (spiegel.de)