In summer 1968 , he was approached by '' Esquire '' magazine to cover the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago . Southern attended the event with William S. Burroughs , Jean Genet ( a last-minute substitute for Samuel Beckett ) and John Sack , and his friend Michael Cooper took photographs ; Southern and friends were present when peaceful demonstrations erupted into savage violence after protesters were attacked by police . Southern 's essay on the event , was his last work published by '' Esquire ''
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
Terry Southern