Advocates; Should Congress enact a national involuntary commitment program for narcotic addicts?

11/30/1971

Moderator: Michael Dukakis Advocate: William Rusher Advocate: Jack Cole Witnesses: Rep. Lou Frey Republican, Florida Jim Germano Director, Marathon House Roland Wood California Rehabilitation Center Neil Chayet Attorney Pleasant Harris Methadone Program, Bronx State Hospital Matthew Dumont, MD Massachusetts Drug Rehabilitation

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Series: Advocates
Program: Should Congress enact a national involuntary commitment program for narcotic addicts?
Program Number: 82
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: William Rusher Advocate: Jack Cole Witnesses: Rep. Lou Frey – Republican, Florida Jim Germano – Director, Marathon House Roland Wood – California Rehabilitation Center Neil Chayet – Attorney Pleasant Harris – Methadone Program, Bronx State Hospital Matthew Dumont, MD – Massachusetts Drug Rehabilitation Produced at WGBH, bears WGBH copyright
Duration: 00:59:03
Asset Type: Broadcast program
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Dumont, Matthew P.; Germano, Jim; Wood, Roland; Frey, Louis, 1934-; Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-; Rusher, William A., 1923-2011; Cole, Jack; Chayet, Neil L.
Locations: Boston, Massachusetts
Genres: Debate
Topics: Social Issues; Public Affairs
Contributors: Dumont, Matthew (Guest); Germano, Jim (Guest); Cole, Jack (Guest); Chayet, Neil (Guest); Wood, Roland (Guest); Harris, Pleasant (Guest); Dukakis, Michael (Moderator); Rusher, William (Guest); Frey, Lou (Guest)
Publication Information: Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.
Citation: Chicago: “Advocates; Should Congress enact a national involuntary commitment program for narcotic addicts?,” 11/30/1971, GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_33B27586DC9C4CCB874F269C53790AB3.; MLA: “Advocates; Should Congress enact a national involuntary commitment program for narcotic addicts?.” 11/30/1971. GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_33B27586DC9C4CCB874F269C53790AB3>.; APA: Advocates; Should Congress enact a national involuntary commitment program for narcotic addicts?. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_33B27586DC9C4CCB874F269C53790AB3

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