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elmac

(4,642 posts) Wed Oct 12, 2016, 12:42 AM Oct 2016

PBS Best of Enemies, Its 1968 & Gore Vidal Vs William F. Buckley

Legendary nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, defined a new era of public discourse in the media, the moment TV’s political ambition shifted from narrative to spectacle.

Full video can be found here until Nov. 2 or on Roku

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/best-enemies-full-film/

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PBS Best of Enemies, Its 1968 & Gore Vidal Vs William F. Buckley (Original Post) elmac Oct 2016 OP

Can still remember this… dhill926 Oct 2016 #1

dhill926

(16,298 posts)

1. Can still remember this…

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Wed Oct 12, 2016, 01:45 AM

Oct 2016

Epic. Vidal of course with a far more nimble mind…

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