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Open to debate : how William F. Buckley put liberal America on the Firing Line

Hendershot, Heather, author

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Examines the career of William F. Buckley, best known for \"founding National Review, the flagship journal of the right. But his long-running talk show Firing Line was equally important, because it allowed him to reach beyond the conservative enclave and engage millions of mainstream Americans. When Firing Line premiered in 1966, only two years after Barry Goldwater's blow-out defeat in the 1964 presidential election, it seemed as if liberalism had decisively won. Buckley's liberal guests clearly thought so. Yet he gamely and serenely soldiered on in his role as a public contrarian, making the case for conservative ideas and assuming that his side would ultimately win because its arguments were better\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Broadside, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
• Subject: Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008. / Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008 Political and social views. / Firing line (Television program) History. / Journalists United States Biography. / Television personalities United States Biography. / Conservatism United States History 20th century. / Political culture United States History 20th century. / POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Ideologies Conservatism & Liberalism. / POLITICAL SCIENCE Government General. / BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. / United States Politics and government 1945-1989. / United States Intellectual life 20th century.
• ISBN: 9780062430458, 0062430459, 9780062430465, 0062430467

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PN4874.B796 H46 2016	1	BOOK	GENERAL