URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/5939
Collection Structure Firing Line broadcast records >  Episode guide >  Where Does the Civil-Rights Movement Go Now?
Item Title Where Does the Civil-Rights Movement Go Now?
Collection Title Firing Line broadcast records
Guest Farmer, James (1920-1999)
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date Created April 18, 1966
Description Two years after the Civil Rights Act was passed, Mr. Farmer was arguing for what he called "affirmative action." WFB suggests, and Mr. Farmer denies hotly and cogently-though not, as it would turn out, presciently-that affirmative action would almost certainly turn into numerical quotas. One sample: JF: "President Kennedy, incidentally, adopted the same idea. It's said that he stepped off a plane in Washington. There was an honor guard there to meet him. He saw no Negroes. He called an officer, and said, 'I see no Negroes here.' The officer said, 'Mr. President, no Negroes have applied.' He said, 'Go out and find some.'" WFB: "Well, one hopes he will find more productive jobs for Negroes than simply to make them stand parade for dignitaries."
Subject(s) Civil rights movements United States Affirmative action programs
Language(s) English
Country of Origin United States
Place Recorded New York City, New York, United States
Dimensions Duration: 50 minutes
Format Text
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Color black and white
Color black and white
Soundtrack sound
Soundtrack sound
Hoover ID Program 005
Record Number 80040.5
Notes Video available through special order.
Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6m3nc88c
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