Advocates; Should we have a compulsory system of service for all young Americans?

04/22/1979

Moderator: Marilyn Berger Advocate: Pete McCloskey Advocate: Lew Crampton Witnesses: Rep. Robin Beard (R) Tennessee Harris Wofford National Service Study Rep. Jim Weaver (D) Oregon Barry Lynn Attorney United Church of Christ

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Series: Advocates
Program: Should we have a compulsory system of service for all young Americans?
Program Number: 610
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: Marilyn Berger Advocate: Pete McCloskey Advocate: Lew Crampton Witnesses: Rep. Robin Beard – (R) Tennessee Harris Wofford – National Service Study Rep. Jim Weaver – (D) Oregon Barry Lynn – Attorney United Church of Christ Co-produced with the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Bears WGBH copyright.
Duration: 00:59:25
Asset Type: Broadcast program
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Lynn, Barry W.; Wofford, Harris; Berger, Marilyn; Weaver, James H., 1927-
Locations: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genres: Debate
Topics: Social Issues; Public Affairs
Contributors: Berger, Marilyn (Moderator); Beard, Robin (Guest); Wofford, Harris (Guest); Crampton, Lew (Guest); Lynn, Barry (Guest); Weaver, Jim (Guest); McCloskey, Pete (Guest)
Publication Information: Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.
Citation: Chicago: “Advocates; Should we have a compulsory system of service for all young Americans?,” 04/22/1979, GBH Archives, accessed November 17, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4E1118A44AD4461FAF2592FF61D25361.; MLA: “Advocates; Should we have a compulsory system of service for all young Americans?.” 04/22/1979. GBH Archives. Web. November 17, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4E1118A44AD4461FAF2592FF61D25361>.; APA: Advocates; Should we have a compulsory system of service for all young Americans?. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4E1118A44AD4461FAF2592FF61D25361

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