Tag Archives: Howard K. Smith

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: ‘The ABC Evening News, January 11, 1978’

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:ABC News– anchor Frank Reynolds. Source:The New Democrat “ABC Evening News, January 11, 1978 with Harry Reasoner, Bawa, Frank Reynolds, Howard K Smith.” From Colortiniz I guess the one big story that I got out of this short clip of the … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Video: Evening News: George McGovern 1972 VP Selection Drama

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Senator Tom Eagleton who by most accounts had a very good and productive year in public office as Governor of Missouri and then later in Congress as a Missouri Senator was a victim of the Richard Nixon … Continue reading →

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Vito Denelli: George H.W. Bush & Ronald Reagan Debate Illegal Immigration (1980)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat George Bush and Ronald Reagan both essentially arguing for some type of comprehensive immigration reform in the form of what is called a guest worker program. Where workers from lets say Mexico can some into America and … 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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ABC News: Everett Dirksen’s Washington (1968)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The Daily Post When was the last time that a Congressional leader was loved and respected by both parties. That is how much Congress has changed since Everett Dirksen was there because he was loved and respected by both … Continue reading →

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ABC Evening News: March 1972: Campaign News

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Derik Schneider

Source: The Daily Journal One way to sum up the 1972 Democratic presidential primaries, is to say it went to the guy who was damaged the least. And not to the best candidate, because there was really never any real … Continue reading →

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ABC News: ABC Evening News- Senator Ted Kennedy’s Potential Run For President in 1972

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Derik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at FRS Daily Journal: ABC News: ABC Evening News- Senator Ted Kennedy’s Potential Run For President in 1972 Senator Ted Kennedy was still way too controversial to run for president in 1972. He wasn’t … Continue reading →

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