Advocates; Should the Olympics be open to professional athletes?

02/22/1972

Moderator: Michael Dukakis Advocate: Howard Miller Advocate: William Rusher Witnesses: Suzy Chaffee US Olympic Ski Team 1968 Harold Connolly Gold Medal Hammer Throw Bud Collins Columnist, The Boston Globe Harold Zimman US Olympic Committee Bob Mathias Olympic Champion 1948, 1952 Jesse Owens Olympic Champion, Berlin 1936

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Series: Advocates
Program: Should the Olympics be open to professional athletes?
Program Number: 93
Series Description: A SERIES OF DEBATES with a moderator facilitating the discussion of national and international issues - using advocates who would introduce witnesses to support their point of view. Debates recorded at Boston's Faneuil Hall. Moderators included: Michael Dukakis; Marilyn Berger; Michael Harrington, Robert Maynard. (Premiered October, 1969; conceived by Prof. Roger Fisher.) Other participants included Barney Frank, Avi Nelson, Antonin Scalia, S.I. Hayakawa, Paul Simon, Albert Shankar, Richard Bolling, Pete McCloskey, Chester Crocker, John Anderson, Elmo Zumwalt, George Ball, John Kenneth Galbraith, William Colby, Eleanor Smeal, Phyllis Schlafly, Sam Ervin, Laurence Tribe, Daniel Schorr, Orrin Hatch, Morris Udall, Edward Kennedy, George McGovern, Jake Garn, Paul Tsongas, Alan Dershowitz. Series release date: 1969
Program Description: Moderator: Michael Dukakis Advocate: Howard Miller Advocate: William Rusher Witnesses: Suzy Chaffee – US Olympic Ski Team 1968 (wearing an amazing outfit) Harold Connolly – Gold Medal Hammer Throw Bud Collins – Columnist, The Boston Globe Harold Zimman – US Olympic Committee Bob Mathias – Olympic Champion 1948, 1952 Jesse Owens – Olympic Champion, Berlin 1936 Produced by WGBH, bears WGBH copyright
Duration: 00:59:37
Asset Type: Broadcast program
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Connolly, Harold; Olympics; Chaffee, Suzie; Mathias, Bob, 1930-2006; Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980; Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-
Locations: Boston, Massachusetts
Genres: Debate
Topics: Social Issues; Public Affairs
Contributors: Owens, Jesse (Guest); Collins, Bud (Guest); Rusher, William (Guest); Dukakis, Michael (Moderator); Miller, Howard (Guest); Chaffee, Suzy (Guest); Mathias, Bob (Guest); Connolly, Harold (Guest); Zimman, Harold (Guest)
Publication Information: Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.
Citation: Chicago: “Advocates; Should the Olympics be open to professional athletes?,” 02/22/1972, GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_431A762C5BB9456EB42F4EC3C98B14D0.; MLA: “Advocates; Should the Olympics be open to professional athletes?.” 02/22/1972. GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_431A762C5BB9456EB42F4EC3C98B14D0>.; APA: Advocates; Should the Olympics be open to professional athletes?. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_431A762C5BB9456EB42F4EC3C98B14D0

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