July 12, 1996 - David Frost interviews one of the nation's most prominent conservatives, William F. Buckley, in a special edition of Talking with David Frost. Buckley is the host of the PBS program Firing Line.
September 28, 1988 - William F. Buckley Jr., American conservative author and commentator, speaking at Carlson Lecture Series at Northrop Auditorium. Buckley's speech was titled, "Reflections on Current Contentions." A noted author, Buckley has written autobiography, fiction, philosophy and a children's story. His novel "Stained Glass" won the American Book Award for best mystery in 1978. His other works include "God and Man at Yale," "Up from Liberalism," "Right Reason," "Overdrive," "The Unmaking of a Mayor," "The Story of Henri Tod," "High Jinx" and "Racing Through Paradise." Buckley, published "National Review," a leading conservative journal in 1955. In 1962 Buckley began his syndicated column, "On the Right," which now appears three times a week in hundreds of newspapers throughout the world. Buckley began hosting his weekly television show "Firing Line" in 1966. The Carlson Lecture Series is managed by the Humphrey Institute's Citizen Education Program and is made possible through a $1 million gift from Curtis L. Carlson, founder and board chair of the Minneapolis-based Carlson Cos. The Carlson Lecture Series brings distinguished national and international leaders to the university to speak on current topics of public interest.
May 21, 1983 - William F. Buckley, Jr., talks about medical malpractice with Drs. Arthur Mannix, Jr. and Richard Moskowitz, and attorney Stanley Rosenblatt.
May 29, 1982 - William F. Buckley discusses the late President Lyndon Johnson with the author of a recent biography of Johnson.
October 12, 1978 - Conservative commentator William F. Buckley offers his view on a variety of topics including the economy as part of remarks made at the National Town Meeting.
January 18, 1978 - Ronald Reagan and William F Buckley debate the proposed treaties now under study by the United States Senate. This is part of the "Firing Line" broadcast from public television
October 14, 1977 - Socialist writer and critic Michael Harrington and Conservative columnist William F. Buckley debate the question, "We Welcome the Growth of the Public Sector" at St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota.