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”Presenting the Past” Ep. 2:
NET and modern conservatism
Credits:
Hosted, recorded, and edited by Christine Becker
Produced by Ryn Marchese
Post-production and theme music by Todd Thompson
Episode Description:
This is the second episode of our special series, “Presenting the Past,” a collaboration with the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. We talk with broadcast historian Allison Perlman about the AAPB special exhibit "On the Right: NET and Modern Conservatism" and the state of conservative movement in the 1960s. What challenges did conservatives face following World War II and the defeat of Barry Goldwater? What were the debates and fault lines within the movement? And how did public media try to make sense of the conservative movement in this period when its future was unclear?
Content mentioned in this episode:
On the Right: NET and Modern Conservatism Exhibit
National Educational Television (NET) Collection
Firing Line with William F. Buckley Collection
“Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley” (1965)
“Regional Report; 5; John Birch Society” (1965)
“Regional Report; 9; The Republicans” (1966)
“What's Happening Mr. Silver; William F. Buckley, Jr.; 114” (1968)
“NET Journal; H. L. Hunt: The Richest and the Rightest” (1968)
“NET Journal; 253; The Conservative Mr. Buckley” (1969)