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A King Speaks Out
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Item Title A King Speaks Out
Guest Constantine II, Former King of the Hellenes (1940-)
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Moderator Kinsley, Michael E.
Date CreatedMay 22, 1990
Description

King Constantine was deposed by the Colonels in 1967 and had stepped foot in his country only once since, for his mother's funeral. But he had spent the intervening years thinking deeply about the role of monarchy in the late 20th century, and this show proves as instructive as it is moving. MK: "Mr. Buckley,... a lot of people may be thinking you're verging on conscious self-parody here. Are you actually a monarchist? ..." WFB: "In respect of America I'm a republican with a capital R and a small r. I don't, however, feel that it's ever correct to assume that the cultural institutions that are natural for a particular country are natural elsewhere." ... King Constantine: "The tremendous success of the king and his two prime ministers ... in restoring democracy in Spain is a wonderful example of what can be achieved in countries like mine."

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Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 30 minutes
FormatText
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram S0854
Record Number80040.1106
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