Tag Archives: 1968 Republican National Convention

The Week: Opinion: Sam Fragoso: How The Riveting Vidal v. Buckley Debates Paved The Way For an Era of Idiotic TV Punditry

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

The Week: Opinion: Sam Fragoso: How The Riveting Vidal v. Buckley Debates Paved The Way For an Era of Idiotic TV Punditry I think people need to be careful when they compare with Bill Buckley-Gore Vidal debates with modern partisan … Continue reading →

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POLITICO Magazine: Robert Gordon: ‘The Fight That Changed Political TV Forever’

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat “Robert Gordon is the producer and director (with Morgan Neville) of the new documentary Best of Enemies, about this debate and in theaters now. This article has been adapted from an introduction to the forthcoming book, Buckley … Continue reading →

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ABC News: 1968 Republican National Convention: William F. Buckley VS Gore Vidal

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  By 1968 the Republican Party was definitely moving right ideologically, with Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan having enormous influence in bringing to the GOP what would be called conservative libertarians today. And Richard Nixon with his 1968 … Continue reading →

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ABC News: 1968 Republican National Convention: William F. Buckley VS Gore Vidal

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The ultimate debate, when it comes to wit, humor, and intelligence was between Gore Vidal and Bill Buckley. You don’t need a moderator in a debate like this and there really wasn’t one, with Howard Smith letting … Continue reading →

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