Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S0017; Presidential Hopeful: Fred Harris
- Episode Number
- S0017
- Producing Organization
- Southern Educational Communications Association
- South Carolina Educational Television Network
- Contributing Organization
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University (Stanford, California)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/514-x639z91d32
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- Description
- Episode Description
- In the run-up to the 1968 election it had been the Republicans' turn to go on the firing line; this time, with an incumbent Republican, it's the Democrats' turn. We have already met George McGovern (#201), and now we meet Fred Harris. A sharp duel between a self-described populist who believes, for example, that the very portions of Lyndon Johnson's program that President Nixon is trying to wind down--like Legal Services--are the parts that have worked best. WFB: "And what is the interest that Mr. Nixon has in the maldistribution of power?" FH: "I think he likes it the way it is." WFB: "Why?" FH: "Well, it serves him very well. He's President of the United States, among other things." WFB: "Yeah. But he became that under a Constitution that was put together by, you know, Madison and a lot of other people who didn't have Nixon in mind." FH: "I don't know. Madison might have." Currently there is only a digitized transcript available for this episode.
- Series Description
- The television series Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. was a venue for debate and discussion on political, social, and philosophical issues with experts of the day. Firing Line broadcasts from 1966 through March 1971 were produced and syndicated by WOR-TV, a commercial station in New York, but some of them were also broadcast on noncommercial television stations. Starting in April 1971, Firing Line broadcasts were produced by the Southern Educational Communications Association, an arm of South Carolina Educational Television. Hoover Institution Library & Archives' Firing Line collection guide can be found at: https://www.hoover.org/library-archives/collections/firing-line.
- Date
- 1971-09-14
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Topics
- Public Affairs
- Subjects
- United States; presidential candidates; Harris, Fred R., 1930-
- Rights
- Copyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Guest: Harris, Fred R.
Host: Buckley, William F., Jr.
Producing Organization: Southern Educational Communications Association
Producing Organization: South Carolina Educational Television Network
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Stanford University
Identifier: 80040.261 (Hoover Institution)
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 1:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S0017; Presidential Hopeful: Fred Harris,” 1971-09-14, Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 24, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-x639z91d32.
- MLA: “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S0017; Presidential Hopeful: Fred Harris.” 1971-09-14. Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 24, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-x639z91d32>.
- APA: Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S0017; Presidential Hopeful: Fred Harris. Boston, MA: Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-x639z91d32