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Firing Line

Season 6

11 listed hours · 1966–1999 · Syndicated/PBS

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How this season is filed

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 6 of Firing Line (1966–1999) on Syndicated/PBS as a mid listed season (6; 6 of 33) — 11 listed hours, 1971-05-26–1971-12-06 from “Dump Nixon?” (S06E01) to “The Edgar Smith Story: Part II” (S06E30). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S06E01 Dump Nixon?

    Dump Nixon? is a 1971 landmark question: syndicated political talk still refusing the countdown clock.

  1. S06E01

    Dump Nixon?

    Dump Nixon? — Season 6, Episode 1 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-05-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S06E03

    Separation of Church and State

    Separation of Church and State — Season 6, Episode 3 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-04-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S06E06

    The Lawyer's Role

    The Lawyer's Role — Season 6, Episode 6 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-06-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S06E07

    War Crimes Part I

    War Crimes Part I — Season 6, Episode 7 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-07-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S06E10

    Is It Possible to Be a Good Governor?

    Is It Possible to Be a Good Governor? — Season 6, Episode 10 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-07-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S06E13

    The Problems of a Conservative Legislator

    The Problems of a Conservative Legislator — Season 6, Episode 13 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-07-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S06E19

    Is America Hospitable to the Negro?

    Is America Hospitable to the Negro? — Season 6, Episode 19 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-10-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S06E21

    The Case Against Freedom

    The Case Against Freedom — Season 6, Episode 21 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-10-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S06E25

    The Place of the Treaty in International Affairs

    The Place of the Treaty in International Affairs — Season 6, Episode 25 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-11-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S06E29

    The Edgar Smith Story: Part I

    The Edgar Smith Story: Part I — Season 6, Episode 29 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-12-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S06E30

    The Edgar Smith Story: Part II

    The Edgar Smith Story: Part II — Season 6, Episode 30 of Firing Line. Aired 1971-12-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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