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Three McGovern Delegates
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Item Title Three McGovern Delegates
Guest Galbraith, Peter (Peter W.)
Guest Galbraith, James K.
Guest Galbraith, John Kenneth (1908-2006)
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedJuly 09, 1972
Description

Here come the Galbraiths, in town for the Democratic National Convention starting the following day. "I regret to report," WFB begins, "that there is no generation gap between father and sons." A wild and woolly hour, with the junior Galbraiths proving frighteningly articulate and sharing their father's style of humor. WFB: "I should like to begin by asking Jamie: If the convention declines to nominate Mr. McGovern and McGovern strikes out on his own, will you also bolt the party?" JG: "I don't think that's a very likely possibility." WFB: "I didn't ask you that." JG: "If the convention were to deny George McGovern the nomination on the basis of the steal of the delegates from California, I would not support the nominee and I would probably work for George McGovern should he choose to run on another ticket. But again, I think that's an entirely hypothetical question." WFB: "I don't mind asking you hypothetical questions." JKG: "You wouldn't want to comment on this larceny, would you, Bill? You're a rather honest man." WFB: "Are you prompting your son?" JKG: "No, I'm just asking you a question." WFB: "Does this happen all the time?"

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Country of Origin
Place RecordedMiami Beach, Florida, United States
DimensionsDuration: 60 minutes
FormatText
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram S0055
Record Number80040.299
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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