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Advocates; Should a state refuse to negotiate with prisoners holding hostages?
Should a state refuse to negotiate with prisoners holding hostages? Moderator: Victor Palmieri Advocate: Howard Miller Advocate: J. Daniel Mahoney Witnesses Leo Zeferetti – Corrections Officer Association John Moran – Director, Adult Corrections, Delaware David Robinson – Law Professor, George Washington University Dr. Karl Menninger – Topeka, Kansas (via remote) Prof. John Irwin – San Francisco State College Rep. Herman Badillo – Democrat, New York Produced at WGBH, bears copyright WGBH

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- Series
- Advocates
- Program
- Should a state refuse to negotiate with prisoners holding hostages?
- Program Number
75
- 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: Victor Palmieri Advocate: Howard Miller Advocate: J. Daniel Mahoney Witnesses Leo Zeferetti – Corrections Officer Association John Moran – Director, Adult Corrections, Delaware David Robinson – Law Professor, George Washington University Dr. Karl Menninger – Topeka, Kansas (via remote) Prof. John Irwin – San Francisco State College Rep. Herman Badillo – Democrat, New York Produced at WGBH, bears copyright WGBH
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Debate
- Topics
- Public Affairs
- Social Issues
- Citation
- Chicago: “Advocates; Should a state refuse to negotiate with prisoners holding hostages?,” WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed December 9, 2019, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_36841B4FACE344DAB105E6623ABC8A4E.
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- APA: Advocates; Should a state refuse to negotiate with prisoners holding hostages?. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_36841B4FACE344DAB105E6623ABC8A4E