It was Vidal himself: "I have been asked whether I wish to nominate a successor, an inheritor, a dauphin or delfino. I have decided to name Christopher Hitchen

It was Vidal himself: "I have been asked whether I wish to nominate a successor, an inheritor, a dauphin or delfino. I have decided to name Christopher Hitchens." http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=“I+have+been+asked+whether+I+wish+to+nominate+a+successor%2C+an+inheritor%2C+a+dauphin+or+delfino.+I+have+decided+to+name+Christopher+Hitchens.” http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=“I+have+been+asked+...