Books

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Playboy Philosophy”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 12, 1966, uploaded to YouTube on May 10, 2010.

Guest: Hugh Hefner Summary: Between these two antagonists one might have expected a heated debate, but what we get instead is a serious discussion of sexual ethics in the latter part of the… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Academic Freedom and Berkeley”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on January 16, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 15, 2010.

Guest: Harold Taylor Summary: We eventually get to Berkeley–where the Free Speech Movement and associated radicalisms had completely broken down academic discipline–but before… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The World of LSD”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on April 10, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 29, 2010.

Guest: Timothy Leary Summary: We all remember Dr. Leary as a proselytizer for LSD; we’ve mostly forgotten that he had started out as a doctor of clinical psychology and that he had… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Vietnam Protests”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on June 26, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Benjamin Spock Summary: Dr. Spock, Mr. Buckley begins by recounting, has said that the threat to our children from “nuclear annihilation” is “a thousand times… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Mobilizing the Poor”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 11, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on March 28, 2011.

Guest: Saul David Alinsky Summary: The common aim of all Mr. Alinsky’s organizations is to mobilize the poor–mobilize them by whatever means comes to hand (marches,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Culture of the Left”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on February 26, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Malcolm Muggeridge Summary: “He calls himself,” says Buckley in his introduction to the first of Muggeridge’s several appearances on Firing Line, “a man of… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Avant Garde”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on May 7, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guest: Allen Ginsberg Summary: Some installments of Firing Line would not lose much if the video faded out, but this one is an exception: Ginsberg’s hair (as Buckley puts it,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Hippies”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 3, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guests: Jack Kerouac; Ed Sanders; Lewis Yablonsky Summary: Hold onto your hat for this free-for-all among four men who aren’t simply coming from different… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Radical Chic”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 17, 1970, uploaded to YouTube on January 13, 2014.

Guest: Tom Wolfe Summary: Tom Wolfe–one of the leading exponents of New Journalism–was now, with his white suits and his dramatic manner, becoming a prominent public figure. “Radical… More

Essays

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Playboy Philosophy”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 12, 1966, uploaded to YouTube on May 10, 2010.

Guest: Hugh Hefner Summary: Between these two antagonists one might have expected a heated debate, but what we get instead is a serious discussion of sexual ethics in the latter part of the… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Academic Freedom and Berkeley”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on January 16, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 15, 2010.

Guest: Harold Taylor Summary: We eventually get to Berkeley–where the Free Speech Movement and associated radicalisms had completely broken down academic discipline–but before… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The World of LSD”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on April 10, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 29, 2010.

Guest: Timothy Leary Summary: We all remember Dr. Leary as a proselytizer for LSD; we’ve mostly forgotten that he had started out as a doctor of clinical psychology and that he had… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Vietnam Protests”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on June 26, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Benjamin Spock Summary: Dr. Spock, Mr. Buckley begins by recounting, has said that the threat to our children from “nuclear annihilation” is “a thousand times… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Mobilizing the Poor”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 11, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on March 28, 2011.

Guest: Saul David Alinsky Summary: The common aim of all Mr. Alinsky’s organizations is to mobilize the poor–mobilize them by whatever means comes to hand (marches,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Culture of the Left”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on February 26, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Malcolm Muggeridge Summary: “He calls himself,” says Buckley in his introduction to the first of Muggeridge’s several appearances on Firing Line, “a man of… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Avant Garde”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on May 7, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guest: Allen Ginsberg Summary: Some installments of Firing Line would not lose much if the video faded out, but this one is an exception: Ginsberg’s hair (as Buckley puts it,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Hippies”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 3, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guests: Jack Kerouac; Ed Sanders; Lewis Yablonsky Summary: Hold onto your hat for this free-for-all among four men who aren’t simply coming from different… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Radical Chic”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 17, 1970, uploaded to YouTube on January 13, 2014.

Guest: Tom Wolfe Summary: Tom Wolfe–one of the leading exponents of New Journalism–was now, with his white suits and his dramatic manner, becoming a prominent public figure. “Radical… More

Commentary

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Playboy Philosophy”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 12, 1966, uploaded to YouTube on May 10, 2010.

Guest: Hugh Hefner Summary: Between these two antagonists one might have expected a heated debate, but what we get instead is a serious discussion of sexual ethics in the latter part of the… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Academic Freedom and Berkeley”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on January 16, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 15, 2010.

Guest: Harold Taylor Summary: We eventually get to Berkeley–where the Free Speech Movement and associated radicalisms had completely broken down academic discipline–but before… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The World of LSD”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on April 10, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 29, 2010.

Guest: Timothy Leary Summary: We all remember Dr. Leary as a proselytizer for LSD; we’ve mostly forgotten that he had started out as a doctor of clinical psychology and that he had… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Vietnam Protests”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on June 26, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Benjamin Spock Summary: Dr. Spock, Mr. Buckley begins by recounting, has said that the threat to our children from “nuclear annihilation” is “a thousand times… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Mobilizing the Poor”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 11, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on March 28, 2011.

Guest: Saul David Alinsky Summary: The common aim of all Mr. Alinsky’s organizations is to mobilize the poor–mobilize them by whatever means comes to hand (marches,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Culture of the Left”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on February 26, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Malcolm Muggeridge Summary: “He calls himself,” says Buckley in his introduction to the first of Muggeridge’s several appearances on Firing Line, “a man of… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Avant Garde”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on May 7, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guest: Allen Ginsberg Summary: Some installments of Firing Line would not lose much if the video faded out, but this one is an exception: Ginsberg’s hair (as Buckley puts it,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Hippies”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 3, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guests: Jack Kerouac; Ed Sanders; Lewis Yablonsky Summary: Hold onto your hat for this free-for-all among four men who aren’t simply coming from different… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Radical Chic”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 17, 1970, uploaded to YouTube on January 13, 2014.

Guest: Tom Wolfe Summary: Tom Wolfe–one of the leading exponents of New Journalism–was now, with his white suits and his dramatic manner, becoming a prominent public figure. “Radical… More

Multimedia

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Playboy Philosophy”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 12, 1966, uploaded to YouTube on May 10, 2010.

Guest: Hugh Hefner Summary: Between these two antagonists one might have expected a heated debate, but what we get instead is a serious discussion of sexual ethics in the latter part of the… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Academic Freedom and Berkeley”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on January 16, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 15, 2010.

Guest: Harold Taylor Summary: We eventually get to Berkeley–where the Free Speech Movement and associated radicalisms had completely broken down academic discipline–but before… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The World of LSD”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on April 10, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 29, 2010.

Guest: Timothy Leary Summary: We all remember Dr. Leary as a proselytizer for LSD; we’ve mostly forgotten that he had started out as a doctor of clinical psychology and that he had… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Vietnam Protests”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on June 26, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Benjamin Spock Summary: Dr. Spock, Mr. Buckley begins by recounting, has said that the threat to our children from “nuclear annihilation” is “a thousand times… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Mobilizing the Poor”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 11, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on March 28, 2011.

Guest: Saul David Alinsky Summary: The common aim of all Mr. Alinsky’s organizations is to mobilize the poor–mobilize them by whatever means comes to hand (marches,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Culture of the Left”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on February 26, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Malcolm Muggeridge Summary: “He calls himself,” says Buckley in his introduction to the first of Muggeridge’s several appearances on Firing Line, “a man of… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Avant Garde”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on May 7, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guest: Allen Ginsberg Summary: Some installments of Firing Line would not lose much if the video faded out, but this one is an exception: Ginsberg’s hair (as Buckley puts it,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Hippies”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 3, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guests: Jack Kerouac; Ed Sanders; Lewis Yablonsky Summary: Hold onto your hat for this free-for-all among four men who aren’t simply coming from different… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Radical Chic”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 17, 1970, uploaded to YouTube on January 13, 2014.

Guest: Tom Wolfe Summary: Tom Wolfe–one of the leading exponents of New Journalism–was now, with his white suits and his dramatic manner, becoming a prominent public figure. “Radical… More

Teaching

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Playboy Philosophy”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 12, 1966, uploaded to YouTube on May 10, 2010.

Guest: Hugh Hefner Summary: Between these two antagonists one might have expected a heated debate, but what we get instead is a serious discussion of sexual ethics in the latter part of the… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Academic Freedom and Berkeley”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on January 16, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 15, 2010.

Guest: Harold Taylor Summary: We eventually get to Berkeley–where the Free Speech Movement and associated radicalisms had completely broken down academic discipline–but before… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The World of LSD”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on April 10, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on July 29, 2010.

Guest: Timothy Leary Summary: We all remember Dr. Leary as a proselytizer for LSD; we’ve mostly forgotten that he had started out as a doctor of clinical psychology and that he had… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Vietnam Protests”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on June 26, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Benjamin Spock Summary: Dr. Spock, Mr. Buckley begins by recounting, has said that the threat to our children from “nuclear annihilation” is “a thousand times… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Mobilizing the Poor”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 11, 1967, uploaded to YouTube on March 28, 2011.

Guest: Saul David Alinsky Summary: The common aim of all Mr. Alinsky’s organizations is to mobilize the poor–mobilize them by whatever means comes to hand (marches,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Culture of the Left”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on February 26, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 13, 2010.

Guest: Malcolm Muggeridge Summary: “He calls himself,” says Buckley in his introduction to the first of Muggeridge’s several appearances on Firing Line, “a man of… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Avant Garde”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on May 7, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guest: Allen Ginsberg Summary: Some installments of Firing Line would not lose much if the video faded out, but this one is an exception: Ginsberg’s hair (as Buckley puts it,… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The Hippies”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on September 3, 1968, uploaded to YouTube on August 15, 2010.

Guests: Jack Kerouac; Ed Sanders; Lewis Yablonsky Summary: Hold onto your hat for this free-for-all among four men who aren’t simply coming from different… More

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Radical Chic”

– Firing Line Videos, Hoover Institution, taped on December 17, 1970, uploaded to YouTube on January 13, 2014.

Guest: Tom Wolfe Summary: Tom Wolfe–one of the leading exponents of New Journalism–was now, with his white suits and his dramatic manner, becoming a prominent public figure. “Radical… More