The Resource Open to debate : how William F. Buckley put liberal America on the Firing Line, Heather Hendershot
Open to debate : how William F. Buckley put liberal America on the Firing Line, Heather Hendershot
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- Summary
- "Few conservatives are as revered and admired as William F. Buckley. Buckley is best known for founding National Review, the flagship journal of the right. But his long-running talk show Firing Line was equally important, because it allowed him to reach beyond the conservative enclave and engage millions of mainstream Americans. When Firing Line premiered in 1966, only two years after Barry Goldwater's blow-out defeat in the 1964 presidential election, it seemed as if liberalism had decisively won. Buckley's liberal guests clearly thought so. Yet he gamely and serenely soldiered on in his role as a public contrarian, making the case for conservative ideas and assuming that his side would ultimately win because its arguments were better. In time he was proven correct. Buckley's show--challenging, exciting, and always unpredictable--engaged the most urgent issues of the day and paraded the cream of America's intellectual class across the screen. The guest list reads like a who's who of midcentury American liberalism: David Susskind, Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, along with major conservative figures like Henry Kissinger and Milton Friedman. It was also responsible for inspiring several generations of conservatives"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- lxxii, 357 pages
- Contents
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- Preface: The Making of William F. Buckley Jr.
- Introduction: The Making of Firing Line : A "Bare Knuckled Intellectual Brawl" with "No Production Values!"
- Forging a New Image for the Right : Goldwater, Extremism, and Stylish Conservatism
- "Apodictic All the Way Through" : Firing Line Takes on Communism
- From "We Shall Overcome" to "Shoot, Don't Loot" : Firing Line Confronts Civil Rights and Black Power
- Chivalrous Pugilism : How Firing Line tried to KO Women's Lib
- Tripping Over Tricky Dick
- From the Mashed Potato Circuit to the Oval Office : Ronald Reagan, Firing Line, and the Triumph of the Right
- Conclusion: In Praise of Honest Intellectual Combat
- Isbn
- 9780062430458
- Label
- Open to debate : how William F. Buckley put liberal America on the Firing Line
- Title
- Open to debate
- Title remainder
- how William F. Buckley put liberal America on the Firing Line
- Statement of responsibility
- Heather Hendershot
- Subject
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- Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Firing line (Television program) -- History
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Buckley, William F., Jr, 1925-2008
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- Television personalities -- United States -- Biography
- Buckley, William F., Jr, 1925-2008 -- Political and social views
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Few conservatives are as revered and admired as William F. Buckley. Buckley is best known for founding National Review, the flagship journal of the right. But his long-running talk show Firing Line was equally important, because it allowed him to reach beyond the conservative enclave and engage millions of mainstream Americans. When Firing Line premiered in 1966, only two years after Barry Goldwater's blow-out defeat in the 1964 presidential election, it seemed as if liberalism had decisively won. Buckley's liberal guests clearly thought so. Yet he gamely and serenely soldiered on in his role as a public contrarian, making the case for conservative ideas and assuming that his side would ultimately win because its arguments were better. In time he was proven correct. Buckley's show--challenging, exciting, and always unpredictable--engaged the most urgent issues of the day and paraded the cream of America's intellectual class across the screen. The guest list reads like a who's who of midcentury American liberalism: David Susskind, Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, along with major conservative figures like Henry Kissinger and Milton Friedman. It was also responsible for inspiring several generations of conservatives"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hendershot, Heather
- Dewey number
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- 070.92
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN4874.B796
- LC item number
- H46 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Buckley, William F.
- Buckley, William F.
- Journalists
- Television personalities
- Conservatism
- Political culture
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Open to debate : how William F. Buckley put liberal America on the Firing Line, Heather Hendershot
- Bar code
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- 31223118740175
- 31223118740183
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface: The Making of William F. Buckley Jr. -- Introduction: The Making of Firing Line : A "Bare Knuckled Intellectual Brawl" with "No Production Values!" -- Forging a New Image for the Right : Goldwater, Extremism, and Stylish Conservatism -- "Apodictic All the Way Through" : Firing Line Takes on Communism -- From "We Shall Overcome" to "Shoot, Don't Loot" : Firing Line Confronts Civil Rights and Black Power -- Chivalrous Pugilism : How Firing Line tried to KO Women's Lib -- Tripping Over Tricky Dick -- From the Mashed Potato Circuit to the Oval Office : Ronald Reagan, Firing Line, and the Triumph of the Right -- Conclusion: In Praise of Honest Intellectual Combat
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- lxxii, 357 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062430458
- Lccn
- 2016015903
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- 921165489
- 921165489
- 921165489
- (OCoLC)921165489
- Label
- Open to debate : how William F. Buckley put liberal America on the Firing Line, Heather Hendershot
- Bar code
-
- 31223118740175
- 31223118740183
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface: The Making of William F. Buckley Jr. -- Introduction: The Making of Firing Line : A "Bare Knuckled Intellectual Brawl" with "No Production Values!" -- Forging a New Image for the Right : Goldwater, Extremism, and Stylish Conservatism -- "Apodictic All the Way Through" : Firing Line Takes on Communism -- From "We Shall Overcome" to "Shoot, Don't Loot" : Firing Line Confronts Civil Rights and Black Power -- Chivalrous Pugilism : How Firing Line tried to KO Women's Lib -- Tripping Over Tricky Dick -- From the Mashed Potato Circuit to the Oval Office : Ronald Reagan, Firing Line, and the Triumph of the Right -- Conclusion: In Praise of Honest Intellectual Combat
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- lxxii, 357 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062430458
- Lccn
- 2016015903
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 921165489
- 921165489
- 921165489
- (OCoLC)921165489
Subject
- Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Firing line (Television program) -- History
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Buckley, William F., Jr, 1925-2008
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- Television personalities -- United States -- Biography
- Buckley, William F., Jr, 1925-2008 -- Political and social views
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