Firing Line Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

The John Birch Society

Mon, Jan 8, 1968

Anti-Communist Slobodan Draskovich expounds upon his resignation from the John Birch Society. Draskovich contends the ingravescent paranoia and theological elasticity of Robert Welch, the society's founder, has undermined the organization.

Episode 2

The Economic Crisis

Mon, Jan 8, 1968

Episode 3

Was the Civil Rights Crusade a Mistake

Sun, Jan 14, 1968

Episode 4

Student Power

Mon, Jan 15, 1968

Episode 5

The Ghost of the Army McCarthy Hearings, Part 1

Fri, Jan 19, 1968

Episode 6

The Ghost of the Army McCarthy Hearings, Part 2

Fri, Jan 19, 1968

Episode 7

The Wallace Crusade

Wed, Jan 24, 1968

Governor George Wallace appears on Firing Line to refute William Buckley's charges that he is a political opportunist. Buckley insists that Wallace's acceptance of the New Deal and federal aid for Alabama disqualifies him as a conservative.

Episode 8

Wiretapping - Electronic Bugging

Wed, Jan 24, 1968

Episode 9

Philby and Treason

Mon, Feb 26, 1968

Episode 10

The Culture of the Left

Mon, Feb 26, 1968

Episode 11

The Anti-Communist Left

Tue, Feb 27, 1968

Episode 12

English Youth and Vietnam

Tue, Feb 27, 1968

Episode 14

The Wallace Movement

Fri, Mar 15, 1968

Episode 15

The New Left

Thu, Apr 25, 1968

Episode 16

The Middle East

Thu, Apr 25, 1968

Episode 17

Can We Win in Vietnam?

Tue, May 7, 1968

Episode 18

The Avant Garde

Tue, May 7, 1968

Allen Ginsberg discusses his obscenity trial after the publication of his long-form poem, "Howl." Ginsberg insists that censorship of artistic works deny the inherent right of political speech to their authors. As the conversation progresses, Ginsberg and Buckley debate U.S. military policies in Vietnam.

Episode 19

Governing the Cities

Fri, May 24, 1968

Episode 20

The Republicans and the Cities

Fri, May 24, 1968

Episode 21

Armies of the Night

Tue, May 28, 1968

Norman Mailer appears on Firing Line to promote his book, "The Armies of the Night." Mailer's book retells the 1967 March on the Pentagon which included Dwight MacDonald, Robert Lowell, and himself. Mailer discusses his support for Fidel Castro; the excessive propriety of left-wing intellectuals; the qualities of great men, and the journalistic inaccuracies of Time Magazine.

Episode 22

Journals of News and Opinion

Tue, May 28, 1968

Episode 23

Unrest on the Campus

Thu, Jun 20, 1968

Episode 24

Violence

Thu, Jun 20, 1968

Episode 25

The Rib Uncaged: Women and the Church

Mon, Jun 24, 1968

Episode 26

Obscenity and the Supreme Court

Mon, Jun 24, 1968

Episode 27

Has the Republican Party Anything to Offer?

Mon, Jul 8, 1968

Episode 28

The Washington Press

Sat, Jun 8, 1968

Episode 29

Liberalism and the Intellectuals

Wed, Jul 10, 1968

Episode 30

The Socialist Workers' Party and American Politics

Wed, Jul 10, 1968

Episode 31

Capital Punishment

Tue, Sep 3, 1968

Truman Capote, author of "In Cold Blood," opines on the death penalty. He mentions the 1959 murder of the Clutter family and the case of Sam Sheppard, a doctor accused of murdering his wife. Sheppard's case inspired "The Fugitive" TV show.

Episode 32

The Hippies

Wed, Sep 4, 1968

Buckley interviews writer Jack Kerouac, singer Ed Sanders of The Fugs, and sociologist Lewis Yabolonsky, author of "The Hippie Trip." An inebriated Kerouac insults Yabolonsky and is shushed by Buckley. As the interview progresses, Kerouac proclaims himself to be a Republican. He disavows any link between the Beats and the Hippies. Allen Ginsberg watches from the audience.

Episode 33

Money Troubles

Mon, Sep 9, 1968

Episode 34

The McCarthy Phenomenon

Mon, Sep 9, 1968

Episode 35

The Cold War

Mon, Sep 23, 1968

Episode 36

Some Problems of the Freshman Senator

Mon, Sep 23, 1968

Episode 37

Korean War Defectors

Mon, Oct 7, 1968

Episode 38

Politics and Show Biz

Mon, Oct 7, 1968

Episode 39

Why Do So Many Canadians Hate America?

Mon, Oct 21, 1968

Episode 40

Is South Africa Everybody's Business?

Mon, Nov 4, 1968

Episode 41

The Influence of TV on American Politics

Mon, Nov 4, 1968

Episode 42

Cracking the Cities' Problem

Wed, Nov 13, 1968

Episode 43

The Black Panthers

Mon, Nov 18, 1968

Eldridge Cleaver, just out of jail, continues the armed struggle on prime time, claiming Nixon has no right to live. If you disagree, you're one of the Pigs.

Episode 44

Jerusalem and the Middle East

Mon, Nov 18, 1968

Episode 45

The Republic of New Africa

Fri, Oct 18, 1968

Episode 46

Does Science Emerge Supreme?

Tue, Dec 3, 1968

Episode 48

The Uses of Animals

Thu, Dec 12, 1968

Episode 49

Muhammad Ali and the Negro Movement

Thu, Dec 12, 1968

Having been stripped of his heavyweight champion title, Muhammad Ali defends his refusal to serve in the U.S. Army, his public advocacy of the Nation of Islam, and his loyalty to African-American religious leader Elijah Muhammad.