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Advocates; Should the Federal Government give tax credits to help pay for school tuition?

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05/11/1978

Moderator: Marilyn Berger Advocate: Antonin Scalia Advocate: William Van Alstyne Witnesses: Sen. S.I. Hayakawa – (R) California Walter Williams – Economist, Temple University Cong. Paul Simon – (D) Illinois Albert Shanker – President, United Federation of Teachers


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Series
Advocates
Program
Should the Federal Government give tax credits to help pay for school tuition?
Program Number

507

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: Antonin Scalia Advocate: William Van Alstyne Witnesses: Sen. S.I. Hayakawa – (R) California Walter Williams – Economist, Temple University Cong. Paul Simon – (D) Illinois Albert Shanker – President, United Federation of Teachers Produced by WGBH in Washington, DC. Bears WGBH copyright.

Duration

00:59:13

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Berger, Marilyn
Shanker, Albert
Simon, Paul, 1928-2003
Scalia, Antonin
Hayakawa, S. I. (Samuel Ichiyé), 1906-1992
Van Alstyne, William W.
Locations
Washington, D.C.
Genres
Debate
Topics
Social Issues
Public Affairs
Contributors
Van Alstyne, William (Guest)
Williams, Walter (Guest)
Hayakawa, S.I. (Guest)
Simon, Paul (Guest)
Shanker, Albert (Guest)
Berger, Marilyn (Moderator)
Scalia, Antonin (Guest)
Publication Information
Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.
Citation
Chicago: “Advocates; Should the Federal Government give tax credits to help pay for school tuition?,” 05/11/1978, GBH Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5C5C90C877D74EC897A935C27D33E58D.
MLA: “Advocates; Should the Federal Government give tax credits to help pay for school tuition?.” 05/11/1978. GBH Archives. Web. March 29, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5C5C90C877D74EC897A935C27D33E58D>.
APA: Advocates; Should the Federal Government give tax credits to help pay for school tuition?. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5C5C90C877D74EC897A935C27D33E58D
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