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Some Reflections on Television Programming
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Item Title Some Reflections on Television Programming
Guest Oliver, Daniel
Guest Williams, Lynne
Guest Greenfield, Jeff
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedMarch 03, 1971
Description

This show-the last Firing Line made for commercial television-is less an interrogation of anybody by anybody than simply a conversation about the medium in general, the differences between commercial and "educational" television, and Firing Line itself. JG: "It's much more exciting to see Lester Maddox walk out of the Dick Cavett Show or-" WFB: "How often can that be arranged?" JG: "Ah! If you invite the right guests.... In other words, if I wanted to book a show in which I know the sparks would fly and if one of the participants was willing, I would definitely have Gore Vidal and Bill Buckley on my television show. I'm not sure that it would contribute to the general knowledge of mankind, but I would guess that the rematch of the great conflict [at the 1968 Democratic Convention] would attract people precisely because it held out the possibility of something-" WFB: "Violence." JG: "Let's say existential."

Language(s)
Country of Origin
Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 60 minutes
FormatText
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram 240
Record Number80040.241
NotesVideo available through special order.
RightsCopyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.

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