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A window...through which to see a turbulent and transformative time in American politics. If you want to step into a time machine for a look back, this book is your ticket. -- Ira Glasser, American Civil Liberties Union executive director 1978-2001 Readers interested in politics, the modern conservative movement, and media studies will appreciate this highly readable account of this venerable television program. -- Library Journal Hendershot does more than tell the history of a uniquely influential show and personality; her thorough, compelling, and very readable book provides a three-decade journey through the center of the nation's intellectual life. -- Publishers Weekly A thoroughly researched work replete with intelligence, admiration, balanced criticism, and even a bit of nostalgia. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Hendershot lauds Buckley for the intelligence, honesty, wit, civility, and elan with which he developed meaningful dialogues...A cogent reminder of what political broadcasting could be. -- Booklist (starred review)

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Heather Hendershot is professor of film and media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation before the V-Chip, Shaking the World for Jesus: Media and Conservative Evangelical Culture, and What's Fair on the Air? Cold War Right-Wing Broadcasting and the Public Interest. Elisabeth Rodgers is an actress and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. After graduating from Princeton University, she completed a two-year program at William Esper Studio, where she studied with Maggie Flanigan. Her audiobook narration training came from Robin Miles, who has also directed her in several productions. She has recorded dozens of books for a multitude of publishers.

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