Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr: Ronald Reagan

The read

It runs a compact 59m.

Synopsis

The wish was father to the thought: instead of asking Mr. Reagan conventionally worded questions about his candidacy, as he had done Messrs. A discussion full of substance-on topics ranging from Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, to the way government bonds should be issued, to the still-ongoing energy crisis, to the still-high unemployment-but also a delicious dress rehearsal.

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Key crew

• Warren SteibelDirector
• William F. Buckley Jr.Writer

Cast

• William F. Buckley Jr.Self
• Ronald ReaganSelf
• Tom PlateSelf

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