URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/5958
Collection Structure Firing Line broadcast records >  Episode guide >  The President and the Press
Item Title The President and the Press
Collection Title Firing Line broadcast records
Guest Salinger, Pierre
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date Created September 12, 1966
Description A masterly performance from Mr. Salinger, who reacts smoothly, very smoothly, to Mr. Buckley's attempts to get him to admit that the press generally gave President Kennedy a free ride. PS: "The objective of a Presidential Press Conference is not, in my opinion, for reporters to have the opportunity to embarrass and harass the President, but rather to elicit from him the information which is of value to the country." ... "I'm getting a new vision on my ability at the White House, and I must say that I'm indebted to you for it, because if I was as successful as you say I was, then, obviously, my services should be sought by others who have not quite come around to see me since the days of the '64 debacle [when he lost his Senate seat to George Murphy]."
Subject(s) Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 Presidents Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Staff Salinger, Pierre Press coverage United States
Language(s) English
Country of Origin United States
Place Recorded New York City, New York, United States
Dimensions Duration: 50 minutes
Format Moving Image
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 024
Record Number 80040.24
Notes Video available through Amazon.
Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6m3nc88c
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