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Aug 4, 2015 · Vidal’s response in the following issue focused on a decades-old Buckley family anti-Semitic incident. Bill Jr. was not involved, though that fact was not easily surmised from Vidal’s piece.
Aug 24, 2015 · Buckley defends the police, while Vidal declares that America has become a police state. The two also debate the Vietnam War, with Buckley supporting it and Vidal opposed.
Jul 31, 2015 · William F. Buckley on the right and Gore Vidal on the left attracted a high national audience with intelligence and wit, as well as putdowns and insults.
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Jul 24, 2015 · On a night of riots at the Democratic convention in Chicago, Buckley and Vidal had their own climactic on-air clash. Vidal called Buckley a “crypto-Nazi,” prompting a reaction that still...
Aug 19, 2015 · Buckley responded by calling Vidal a “queer” and, attempting to rise from his seat, threatened to punch Vidal “in the goddamn face.” What accounts for the vehemence with which the two celebrity...
Jun 30, 2018 · Marshal McLuhan coined the phrase “the medium is the message” in 1964. So it was perfectly fitting that Buckley and Vidal, who back in 1968 were two of the finest thespians in the burgeoning...
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Aug 17, 2015 · The subject of debate was police conduct and misconduct toward protesters. Buckley argues that the protesters invited repression by chanting “sheer, utter obscenities,” as well as pro-Vietcong...
