The Dissenters; 2; Gilbert A. Harrison

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Series
The Dissenters
Episode Number
2
Episode
Gilbert A. Harrison
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-512-dz02z13n1x
NOLA Code
DSNT
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Description
Episode Description
Gilbert A. Harrison, editor-in-chief of The New Republic magazine is interviewed by host Donald Fouser. The 52-year-old journalist has been publisher of The New Republic since 1951 and editor-in-chief since 1953. During his tenure the weeklys circulation has risen to 97,000. Founded in 1914 by such distinguished commentators as Walter Lippmann and Herbert Groly, The New Republic has evolved into one of the most influential voices of the democratic left. Mr. Lippmann, at the time of the journals 50th anniversary, stated the paper was meant to be what it now is -- the organ of no party, of no faction, of no sect, and of no cause, concerned not with liberalism and progressivism and conservatism, as ideologies, but with all of them in the perspective of the tradition of civility in our Western society. On the same occasion Mr. Harrison said, in describing the magazines philosophy, As a journal of opinion, and at a time when triviality and self-deception are so often paraded as solemn wisdom, we must be skeptical of men and especially, public men, because it is not always the cream that rises to the top. But this journal is not skeptical of the worth or potentialities of man .... In commenting on public affairs each week, we try to distinguish between what is being done and what could be done and what should be done. The Dissenters: Gilbert A. Harrison was produced for National Educational Television by its Boston affiliate, WGBH-TV. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
The Dissenters features a series of interviews conducted by host Donald Fouser, which focus on dissenting personalities on the American scene. The topics covered include politics, race, and religion. The 6 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on videotape.
Broadcast Date
1967-10-15
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Talk Show
Topics
Politics and Government
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:31:19
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Credits
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
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Library of Congress
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Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Duration: 0:28:55
Library of Congress
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Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 0:28:55
Library of Congress
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Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Duration: 0:28:55
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
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Format: 16mm film
Library of Congress
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Color: Color
Library of Congress
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Duration: 00:31:19
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Citations
Chicago: “The Dissenters; 2; Gilbert A. Harrison,” 1967-10-15, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 2, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-dz02z13n1x.
MLA: “The Dissenters; 2; Gilbert A. Harrison.” 1967-10-15. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 2, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-dz02z13n1x>.
APA: The Dissenters; 2; Gilbert A. Harrison. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-dz02z13n1x