Cspan nearly 40 times and over the next five hourswere going to share some of those programs with you. First up tonight in 1993, Mister Buckley sat down to discuss a collection of his essays from his book happy days are here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993, book notes. On the cover of your new book it says reflections of a libertarian journalist. Do you always call yourself a libertarian western mark. Off and on. As i of course do, its something called the movement was encouraged by me in National Review during the late 50s and the idea was to put out to the straight libertarians and conservatives how much they had in common and how effective this symbiosis would be between them. So from time to time i stressed the fact that every now and then that im a libertarian and in most of what i write theres a certain amount of it that is does not augment or diminish human liberty. Did i remember you saying maybe when you ran for mayor of new york that this may not be yo
Nonfiction books and authors. Cspan2 created by americas Cable Television companies of the Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Beginning now on booktv we will spend time with the late author and columnist William F Buckley. This is part of our summer bins watch series which features one wellknown author. He found the National Review and help to the political Debate Program firing line for several years, also the author of 50 books which included his thoughts on politics, religion, culture, literature and other topics. He appeared on booktv and cspan at 45, we will share those programs with you. First up tonight, in 1993 Mister Buckley sat down to discuss the collection of his essays from his book happy days were here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993 book notes. Cspan on the cover of your book it says reflections of a libertarian journalist. You always call yourself a libertarian . Guest as of course you know, something called the
Mr. Buckley down to discuss a collection of his from the book, happy days are here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993, footnotes. On the cover of your new book, it says the sections of the libertarian journalists. To call yourself a libertarian. Often on. As of course you know, the movement was encouraged by National Review. In the late 50s and the idea was to put a dot to the libertarians and the conservatives too much they had in common. And how effective it would be between them. And known that i am a libertarian. In the term, and most of whatever ideas and or intended to those or diminish the human liberty. Host remembering say you saying, made when you ran for the bear new york. They just seem people throw the garbage out the window. If the people would pick it up and deal with it rather than government deal with things. William no. Your memory is in which he was defending, lettering of the streets. On the grounds that is a form of something against the city.
Then i am a libertarian. And in most of what i write the certain amount that is oriented to diminish human liberty. Cspan do i remember you saying we ran for mayor of new york that this may not be you but as far as you are concerned you would just as soon through the garbage out the window let them deal with it and the government . Your main one memory is exchanges James Baldwin and when he was defending the littering on the streets it was a form of protest against the city for not paying close enough attention. It isnt very helpful to use that energy think he would make a good mayor. Cspan if somebody buys the book what will they get . They get the best i can give them in various modes over the past eight years those were eventful years covering the collapse of the soviet union they cover the death of some very important people. And my sister who served as the editor it is the mood of which i write with carl sagan and mario, and Teddy Kennedy and so on. And then to analyze the problem
Appropriations process. And, you know, its a, its a convenient and attractive, sometimes overly seductive tool in the president s Foreign Policy arsenal. From the shadows, a look at the cia, tonight at 10 eastern and sunday at 9 on after words, part of booktv this weekend on cspan2. And online at booktvs book club, comment on last months in depth guest, bonnie morris. Read a womans history for beginners and join the conversation. Go to booktv. Org and click on book club to enter the chat room. Cspan Gertrude Himmelfarb, author of the demoralization of society, deep in your book you suggest that the bicycle had more to do with liberating women in the victorian age, or some age, than the feminist movement. Is that true . Guest i think that is true. I think one of the interesting things about feminism, about all ideologies, is how in the end they are less influential than an awful lot of other things that are going on in society at the same time, and so while the feminists are talking abo