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?E1
Poverty: Hopeful or Hopeless?After the unveiling of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War On Poverty," host William F. Buckley debates Michael Harrington, the author of "The Other America," on the issue of whether the United States government can assuage the hardships of impoverished citizens through federal initiatives. - The Playboy PhilosophyE26
The Playboy PhilosophyTaped on Sept 12, 1966 (New York City, NY) Between these two antagonists one might have expected a heated debate, but what we get instead is a serious discussion of sexual ethics in the latter part of the 20th century. HH: "The philosophy really I think is an anti-Puritanism, a response really to the puritan part of our culture...." WFB: "I'm not worrying about whether you reject Cotton Mather's accretions on the Mosaic Law, but whether you reject the Mosaic Law. Do you reject, for instance, monogamy? Do you reject the notion of sexual continence before marriage? ..." HH: "Well, I think what it really comes down to is an attempt to establish a ... new morality, and I really think that's what the American ... sexual revolution's really all about. It's an attempt to replace the old legalism. It's certainly not a rejection of monogamy as such, but very much an attempt- In the case of premarital sex, there really hasn't been any moral code in the past except simply that thou shalt not. And-" WFB: "Well, that's a code, isn't it?" HH: "Well, perhaps. I don't think it's a very realistic one." - The Firing Line Archives @ The Hoover Institute, Stanford University Guest(s): 1) Hefner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marston), 1926- - Editor and Publisher of Playboy YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kHlZxL9sucg - The Warren Report: Fact or Fiction?E39
The Warren Report: Fact or Fiction?Mark Lane, the author of "Rush to Judgment," discusses his claims about John F. Kennedy's death. Buckley and Lane debate the accuracy of the Warren Report, the competence of Chief Justice Earl Warren, and the political context of Lane's investigation.
