Interesting discussion
This show was previously advertised as a 1975 episode on feminism (since corrected). Mr. Buckley introduces the show by saying it's unusual for two reasons: there is no set topic (we get to see what was "in the air" in that moment in time), and it is not a debate (since they generally agree),
The conversation takes place at the University of Hawaii, with 3 student panelists on a couch, and several more students seated on the floor Romper Room-style in between the stage and the couch. The most prominent subjects of discussion are Spiro Agnew's war with the press and overpopulation. Perhaps revealing myself as a youngster having caught only the tail end of the Firing Line run on TV, it's fascinating seeing this free-range survey of the political conversation of another age, especially with one of the participants providing the perspective of a previous age (Mrs. Luce contributes a few anecdotes from the 1920s to illustrate the conversation).
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