Advocates; Should Social Security benefits be financed in part from general tax revenues?

02/01/1973

Moderator: Michael Dukakis Advocate: Gus Tyler Advocate: William Rusher Witnesses: Sen. Harrison Williams (D) New Jersey Nelson Cruikshank President, National Council of Senior Citizens Robert Myers Chief Actuary 1947-70, Social Security Administration Sen. Jack Miller Senate Finance Committee 1969-73

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Series: Advocates
Program: Should Social Security benefits be financed in part from general tax revenues?
Program Number: 317
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: Gus Tyler Advocate: William Rusher Witnesses: Sen. Harrison Williams – (D) New Jersey Nelson Cruikshank – President, National Council of Senior Citizens Robert Myers – Chief Actuary 1947-70, Social Security Administration Sen. Jack Miller – Senate Finance Committee 1969-73 Produced by WGBH at Faneuil Hall. Bears WGBH copyright
Duration: 00:59:36
Asset Type: Broadcast program
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Tyler, Gus; Rusher, William A., 1923-2011; Myers, Robert, 1940-; Williams, Harrison A.; Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-
Locations: Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Genres: Debate
Topics: Social Issues; Public Affairs
Contributors: Rusher, William (Guest); Miller, Jack (Guest); Myers, Robert (Guest); Cruikshank, Nelson (Guest); Williams, Harrison (Guest); Dukakis, Michael (Moderator); Tyler, Gus (Guest)
Publication Information: Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.
Citation: Chicago: “Advocates; Should Social Security benefits be financed in part from general tax revenues?,” 02/01/1973, GBH Archives, accessed December 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C96443D02C1546CFAECDDD4190945C79.; MLA: “Advocates; Should Social Security benefits be financed in part from general tax revenues?.” 02/01/1973. GBH Archives. Web. December 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C96443D02C1546CFAECDDD4190945C79>.; APA: Advocates; Should Social Security benefits be financed in part from general tax revenues?. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C96443D02C1546CFAECDDD4190945C79

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Advocates; Should Social Security benefits be financed in part from general tax revenues?