Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal - documentary

Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
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Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal is a 2015 documentary by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville, which looks at a series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.

 

This political battle attracted millions of viewers in the run-up to the presidential nominating conventions of 1968. All the events were broadcast live and were both whitty and vicious, marking a change in how left and right politics would be fought in the United States. The Best of Enemies ultimately aims to answer; 'What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?'

Category
History, Political

Presenter
Robert Gordon
Year
2015
Watch time
01:13:04

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