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James R. Hoffa
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Item Title James R. Hoffa
Guest Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle) (1913-)
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedSeptember 22, 1972
Description

Jimmy Hoffa had spent seven years in federal prison after having been prosecuted by Attorney General Robert Kennedy for malfeasance in office. Whatever one may think of Mr. Hoffa in general, on this show he is eloquent in his plea for more humane treatment of prisoners. JH: "The criticism I have of the prison system in the United States ... is very simple: that, even though a man is incarcerated and convicted of a crime, you have no right to take away the dignity of a man, nor have you any right to attempt to destroy any initiative that he may have and regulate him as though he were some oddment."

Language(s)
Country of Origin
Place RecordedDetroit, Michigan, United States
DimensionsDuration: 60 minutes
FormatText
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram S0061
Record Number80040.304
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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