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Firing Line

Season 2

21 listed hours · 1966–1999 · Syndicated/PBS

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Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

Firing Line is William F. Buckley Jr. turning argument into spectator sport: clipboard, drawl, and guests from across the aisle in conversations that refused the sound bite. Syndicated, then PBS, it ran for decades on polysyllables. Political talk before the countdown clock — intellectual blood sport with manners, and sentences allowed to finish on national television.

TV Flash files Season 2 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (2; 2 of 33) — 21 listed hours, 1967-01-19–1967-12-14 from “The Role of the Advocate” (S02E05) to “Was Goldwater a Mistake?” (S02E42). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S02E05

    The Role of the Advocate

    The Role of the Advocate — Season 2, Episode 5 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S02E06

    The Future of the UN

    The Future of the UN — Season 2, Episode 6 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S02E08

    LBJ and Vietnam

    LBJ and Vietnam — Season 2, Episode 8 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-03-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S02E09

    Politics and the President

    Politics and the President — Season 2, Episode 9 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-03-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S02E10

    Black Power

    Black Power — Season 2, Episode 10 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-03-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S02E11

    Is There a Role for a Third Party?

    Is There a Role for a Third Party? — Season 2, Episode 11 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-03-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S02E14

    The World of LSD

    The World of LSD — Season 2, Episode 14 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-04-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S02E15

    Censorship and the Production Code

    Censorship and the Production Code — Season 2, Episode 15 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-04-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S02E16

    The Regular in Politics

    The Regular in Politics — Season 2, Episode 16 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-05-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S02E17

    How to Protest

    How to Protest — Season 2, Episode 17 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-05-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S02E21

    Vietnam Protests

    Vietnam Protests — Season 2, Episode 21 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-06-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S02E23

    The Decline of Anti-Communism

    The Decline of Anti-Communism — Season 2, Episode 23 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-06-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S02E24

    Is It Possible to Be a Good Governor?

    Is It Possible to Be a Good Governor? — Season 2, Episode 24 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-07-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S02E25

    Is the World Funny?

    Is the World Funny? — Season 2, Episode 25 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-07-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S02E26

    Vietnam

    Vietnam — Season 2, Episode 26 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-07-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S02E29

    A Foreign Policy for the GOP

    A Foreign Policy for the GOP — Season 2, Episode 29 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-09-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S02E30

    The Future of the GOP

    The Future of the GOP — Season 2, Episode 30 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-09-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S02E32

    Medicare

    Medicare — Season 2, Episode 32 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-09-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S02E38

    The Struggle for Democracy in Brazil

    The Struggle for Democracy in Brazil — Season 2, Episode 38 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-11-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S02E40

    Mobilizing the Poor

    Mobilizing the Poor — Season 2, Episode 40 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-12-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S02E42

    Was Goldwater a Mistake?

    Was Goldwater a Mistake? — Season 2, Episode 42 of Firing Line. Aired 1967-12-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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