FIRING LINE: TWO FRIENDS TALK: RONALD REAGAN AND WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR. {PART 2 OF 2} (TV)
Summary
Continued from T:60609. Part two of two. One in this talk/interview series hosted by William F. Buckley, Jr. In this edition, Buckley is joined by President Ronald Reagan for a discussion of Reagan's presidency as described in Reagan's autobiography, "An American Life." Buckley begins the program with an introduction of Reagan and a few comments on Reagan's book. His questions then prompt Reagan to discuss the following topics, among others: his desire to see the establishment of a bipartisan commission to preside over redistricting and eliminate gerrymandering; the events surrounding his visit to the graves of German soldiers; the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union; Reagan's admiration for the courage of Mikhail Gorbachev in the face of the communist government that had appointed him; the dismantling of the Soviet Union's pledge of expansionism; the former president's desire to see all nuclear weapons destroyed and the Strategic Defense Initiative technology shared with the whole world; and his enthusiastic belief that Americans live in a melting pot and represent "the brotherhood of man."
(Network affiliation varies; this program was also syndicated from 1966 to 1971 and from 1975 to 1977.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Stanley.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: July 19, 1991
- RUNNING TIME: 0:28:47
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:60610
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Presidents; Politics, Practical; Election districts; Soviet Union - History - 1985; Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1971-1999
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Warren Steibel … Producer, Director
- Jim McQuinn … Associate Producer
- George Kahookele … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- William F. Buckley, Jr. … Host
- Ronald Reagan … Guest
- Mikhail Gorbachev