Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal - Production & Contact Info

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Name	Known for
Gore Vidal Self - Debater (archive footage) Self - Debater (archive footage) See fewer	Gattaca (1997)
William F. Buckley Self - Debater (archive footage) Self - Debater (archive footage) See fewer	Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Todd Gitlin Self - Media Studies, Columbia University Self - Media Studies, Columbia University See fewer	Rebels with a Cause (2000)
Brooke Gladstone Self - Host, NPR's On the Media Self - Host, NPR's On the Media See fewer	Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)
Richard Wald Self - Former President, NBC News Self - Former President, NBC News See fewer	Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
William Sheehan Self - Former President, ABC News Self - Former President, ABC News See fewer	Year End Review: Dinner at Howard K. Smith's (1966)
Frank Rich Self - Writer, New York Magazine Self - Writer, New York Magazine See fewer	Succession (2018)
Sam Tanenhaus Self - Biographer, William F. Buckley Jr. Self - Biographer, William F. Buckley Jr. See fewer	Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
Patricia Buckley Self - Buckley's Wife (archive footage) Self - Buckley's Wife (archive footage) See fewer
Lee Edwards Self - Historian, The Heritage Foundation Self - Historian, The Heritage Foundation See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Reid Buckley Self - Buckley's Brother Self - Buckley's Brother See fewer	Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
Linda Bridges Self - Buckley's Personal Assistant Self - Buckley's Personal Assistant See fewer	Firing Line (1966)
Fred Kaplan Self - Author, Gore Vidal: A Biography Self - Author, Gore Vidal: A Biography See fewer	Biography (1987)
Matt Tyrnauer Self - Vidal's Editor & Friend Self - Vidal's Editor & Friend See fewer	Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)
Sam Donaldson Self - Correspondent, ABC News (archive footage) Self - Correspondent, ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
Howard K. Smith Self - Anchor, ABC News (archive footage) Self - Anchor, ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
George Merlis Self - ABC Publicist Self - ABC Publicist See fewer	Good Morning America (1975)
Christopher Hitchens Self - Political Essayist Self - Political Essayist See fewer	On an Electric Night (2017)
Dick Cavett Self - Talk Show Host Self - Talk Show Host See fewer	Beetlejuice (1988)
Norman Mailer Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer	Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
Godfrey Cambridge Self - Comedian (archive footage) Self - Comedian (archive footage) See fewer	Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Muhammad Ali Self - Boxer (archive footage) Self - Boxer (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest (1977)
Eric Alterman Self - Media Historian Self - Media Historian See fewer	Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)
Ginia Bellafante Self - Culture Writer, New York Times Self - Culture Writer, New York Times See fewer	Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
Elmer Lower Self - President, ABC News (archive footage) Self - President, ABC News (archive footage) See fewer
John McWhorter Self - Linguist, Columbia University Self - Linguist, Columbia University See fewer	The Glenn Show (2019)
James Wolcott Self - Writer, Vanity Fair Magazine Self - Writer, Vanity Fair Magazine See fewer	What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2018)
Andrew Sullivan Self - Political Editor & Blogger Self - Political Editor & Blogger See fewer	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Everett Dirksen Self - Senator, Illinois (archive footage) Self - Senator, Illinois (archive footage) See fewer	The Monitors (1969)
Richard J. Daley Self - Mayor, Chicago (archive footage) Self - Mayor, Chicago (archive footage) See fewer	American Revolution 2 (1969)
Arthur Miller Self - Playwright (archive footage) Self - Playwright (archive footage) See fewer	The Crucible (1996)
Paul Newman Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Hustler (1961)
Al Capp Self - Political Satirist (archive footage) Self - Political Satirist (archive footage) See fewer	Li'l Abner (1940)
Shana Alexander Self - Point Commentator (archive footage) Self - Point Commentator (archive footage) See fewer	The Slender Thread (1965)
James J. Kilpatrick Self - Counterpoint Commentator (archive footage) Self - Counterpoint Commentator (archive footage) See fewer	Agronsky & Co. (1976)
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt Self - New York Times Writer Self - New York Times Writer See fewer	Page to Screen (2002)
John Lithgow Gore Vidal (voice) Gore Vidal (voice) See fewer	The World According to Garp (1982)
Kelsey Grammer William F. Buckley (voice) William F. Buckley (voice) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Noam Chomsky Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Walter Cronkite Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Mason Pike Klan Member (uncredited) Klan Member (uncredited) See fewer	Jungle Cruise (2021)
Nancy Reagan Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)

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