gore vidal called buckley a nazi and buckley responded by an epithet for gore vidal s people sex wallets. and threatened to sock him in the face. and keep it plastered. it is shame this attracts the attention it does and this is documentary we have because william buckley was perhaps the greatest debater of the 20th century on the public stage and to be remembered for this shattering moment where he last his temper because of the prop cases thrown at it is akin to remembering hank aaron for one particular time at flight where he struck out. he is remembered for being a great conservative thinker and people barely remember gore vidal these days. but we do not have a definitive buckley documentary, we have this. when you interviewed bill buckley 15 years ago you tried to ask about it and what happened? he said, he won t in essence.