Firing Line

Season 1

Firing Line was an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr., founder and publisher of National Review magazine. Its 1,504 episodes over 33 years made Firing Line the longest-running public affairs show in television history with a single host. The erudite program, which featured many of the most prominent intellectuals and public figures in the United States, won an Emmy Award in 1969.

Where to Watch Season 1

29 Episodes

Poverty: Hopeful or Hopeless?
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Poverty: Hopeful or Hopeless?Episode 1
Prayer in the Public Schools
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Prayer in the Public SchoolsEpisode 2
Vietnam: Pull Out? Stay In? Escalate?
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Vietnam: Pull Out? Stay In? Escalate?Episode 3
Capital Punishment
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Capital PunishmentEpisode 4
Where Does the Civil Rights Movement Go Now?
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Where Does the Civil Rights Movement Go Now?Episode 5
Should the House Committee on Un-American Activities Be Abolished?
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Should the House Committee on Un-American Activities Be Abolished?Episode 6
The Prevailing Bias
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The Prevailing BiasEpisode 7
The New Frontier: The Great Society
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The New Frontier: The Great SocietyEpisode 8
Civil Disobedience: How Far Can It Go?
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Civil Disobedience: How Far Can It Go?Episode 9
McCarthyism: Past, Present, Future
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McCarthyism: Past, Present, FutureEpisode 10
Vietnam: What Next?
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Vietnam: What Next?Episode 11
The Future of States' Rights
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The Future of States' RightsEpisode 12
The Future of the Republican Party
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The Future of the Republican PartyEpisode 13
The Future of the American Theater
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The Future of the American TheaterEpisode 14
Bobby Kennedy and Other Mixed Blessings
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Bobby Kennedy and Other Mixed BlessingsEpisode 15
The Future of Conservatism
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The Future of ConservatismEpisode 16
The Role of the Church Militant
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The Role of the Church MilitantEpisode 19
Why Are the Students Unhappy?
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Why Are the Students Unhappy?Episode 20
Senator Dodd and General Klein
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Senator Dodd and General KleinEpisode 21
Extremism
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ExtremismEpisode 22
Civil Rights and Foreign Policy
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Civil Rights and Foreign PolicyEpisode 23
The President and the Press
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The President and the PressEpisode 24
Are Public Schools Necessary?
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Are Public Schools Necessary?Episode 25
The Playboy Philosophy
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The Playboy PhilosophyEpisode 26
Should Labor Power Be Reduced?
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Should Labor Power Be Reduced?Episode 28
Civilian Review Board: Yes or No?
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Civilian Review Board: Yes or No?Episode 32
The Failure of Organized Religion
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The Failure of Organized ReligionEpisode 35
Sports, Persecution, and Christians
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Sports, Persecution, and ChristiansEpisode 38
The Warren Report: Fact or Fiction?
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The Warren Report: Fact or Fiction?Episode 39