Firing Line

Season 16

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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.
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21 Episodes
  • Are Ideology and the CIA Compatible?
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    Are Ideology and the CIA Compatible?Episode 1
  • The Abscam Controversy
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    The Abscam ControversyEpisode 2
  • Wealth and Poverty
    E3
    Wealth and PovertyEpisode 3
  • Are We Menaced by Moral Majority?
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    Are We Menaced by Moral Majority?Episode 4
  • A Scrutiny of the Reagan Economic Policy
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    A Scrutiny of the Reagan Economic PolicyEpisode 6
  • Should Press Rights Be Limited?
    E9
    Should Press Rights Be Limited?Episode 9
  • The Question of Gay Rights
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    The Question of Gay RightsEpisode 13
  • What to Do about Terrorism?
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    What to Do about Terrorism?Episode 20
  • John Kenneth Galbraith Looks Back
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    John Kenneth Galbraith Looks BackEpisode 21
  • Do We Need a Foreign Policy Doctrine?
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    Do We Need a Foreign Policy Doctrine?Episode 26
  • The Question of Namibia
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    The Question of NamibiaEpisode 29
  • A Strategy for Cuba
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    A Strategy for CubaEpisode 31
  • Does the Warren Report on the Kennedy Assassination Hold Up?
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    Does the Warren Report on the Kennedy Assassination Hold Up?Episode 32
  • How to Win Arguments
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    How to Win ArgumentsEpisode 33
  • Where Do We Go on Immigration?
    E36
    Where Do We Go on Immigration?Episode 36
  • Is Modern Architecture Disastrous?
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    Is Modern Architecture Disastrous?Episode 37
  • Is There an Answer to Malthus?
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    Is There an Answer to Malthus?Episode 39
  • The Economic Lot of Minorities
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    The Economic Lot of MinoritiesEpisode 40
  • William F. Buckley Jr. on the Firing Line
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    William F. Buckley Jr. on the Firing LineEpisode 41
  • What Is There to Learn from the Killing of Dr. Tarnower?
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    What Is There to Learn from the Killing of Dr. Tarnower?Episode 44
  • Why Are Our Intellectuals So Dumb?
    E45
    Why Are Our Intellectuals So Dumb?Episode 45

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