Vidal vs. Buckley
In 1968, in a desperate bid for ratings, ABC News enlisted right wing magazine editor William F. Buckley to debate left wing novelist Gore Vidal over ten nights during the Republican and Democratic conventions. Television viewers had never seen anything like it. Filmmakers Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon draw upon a treasure trove of archival footage to revisit this pivotal chapter in cultural history. — Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen For more information, click here to visit the official film web site.
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In 1968, in a desperate bid for ratings, ABC News enlisted right wing magazine editor William F. Buckley to debate left wing novelist Gore Vidal over ten nights during the Republican and Democratic conventions. Television viewers had never seen anything like it. Filmmakers Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon draw upon a treasure trove of archival footage to revisit this pivotal chapter in cultural history.
— Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen
For more information, click here to visit the official film web site.