The Advocates Collection:
Box 1
Agreements
- WGBH Education Foundation and Carl Byoir & Associates - 1969
Correspondence

FCC Decision
Journal Article
- Private Schools for the Public
by Robert M. Krughoff, Education and Urban Society, November, 1969
Locations for Remotes
Magazine Mockup
Newspaper Clipping
Photographs
- (3) black and white contact sheets
- (1) 8x10 black and white
Plan for TV Debate Series
- February 10, 1969 - Public Affairs Programming
- June 3, 1969 - Original Plan
- June 16, 1969 - Addendum
- July 24, 1969 - Theory and Purpose of The Advocates
Poll Questions
Press Releases
Priority Projects
Program Schedules
Research Meetings
Taxation on Churches
Topic Types
Topics w/questions (possible air dates)
- October 12, 1969 Federal Requirements for Welfare Programs
- December 17, 1969 Indians: Outline of Arguments
- January 18, 1970 Divorce Reform
- January 26, 1970 Should New York
- February 5, 1970 Population Control
- February 23, 1970 Bottles, Cans, Jars, etc.
- February 24, 1970 Problems of the Aging and Their Care
- February 26, 1970 Move United Nations Headquarters to Africa
- March 10, 1970 Integration
Box 2:
Transcripts
- October 5, 1969 "Should the sale of the internal combustion engine
be banned in California by 1975?"
- October 12, 1969 "Should Congress require work from those on welfare?"
- October 19, 1969 "Should the Goodell bill, calling for the withdrawal
of U.S. troops
from Vietnam by December 1, 1970, be adopted?"
- October 26, 1969 "Should Congress provide funds to develop a U.S.
supersonic
transport?"
- November 2, 1969 "Should the States adopt legislation allowing any
woman to terminate pregnancy at any time during the first three months?"
- November 9, 1969 "Should we prohibit law suits over auto accidents
and have each driver buy insurance for his own injuries?"
- November 16, 1969 "Should the federal government issue no further
leases for off-shore drilling?"
- November 23, 1969 "Should involuntary confinement on the grounds
of mental illness be abolished?"
- November 30, 1969 "Should criminal penalties for the use of marijuana
be abolished?"
- December 7, 1969 "Should the police be relieved of responsibility
for social problems to concentrate on major crime?"
- December 14, 1969 "Should we require each ninth-grade student to
take a course in Afro-American culture and history?"
- December 21, 1969 "Should we stop giving Christmas presents to restore
the meaning of Christmas?"
- December 28, 1969 "Should drinking drivers get mandatory prison sentences
or treatment of first offenses?"
- January 4, 1970 "Should we legalize gambling on pro football?"
- January 11, 1970 "Should we use half of the federal gasoline tax
for mass transit?"
- January 18, 1970 "Should we allow anyone to obtain a divorce after
a six-months separation?"
- January 25, 1970 "Should Indian reservations be continued indefinitely?"
- February 1, 1970 "Should the United States continue to reduce its
aid to developing countries?"
- February 8, 1970 "Should Congress limit farm subsidy payments to
no more than $20,000 per family farm?"
- February 15, 1970 "Should we lift our embargo on trade with Castro's
Cuba?
- February 22, 1970 "Should the U.S. Army instruct every soldier to
ignore any military order to engage in conduct that he reasonably believes
to contrary to international laws of war?"
- March 1, 1970 "Should the Congress appropriate further funds to maintain,
improve or protect land-based missiles in the United States?"
- March 8, 1970 "Should the U.S. government make contraceptives available
to every American including teenagers and to conduct an education campaign
to limit population?"
- March 15, 1970 "Should the federal government subsidize the development
of prepaid group practice medical care plans, and make Medicare-Medicaid
payments contingent on membership in them wherever they exist?"
- March 22, 1970 "Should criminal trials be televised?"
- March 29, 1970 "Should the U.S. end restrictions on low-cost foreign
oil?"
(Part I)
- April 5, 1970 "Should the U.S. end restrictions on low-cost foreign
oil?"
(Part II)
- April 12, 1970 "Should your city or town try to integrate its public
schools through redistricting and busing?"
(Part I)
- April 19, 1970 "Should your city or town try to integrate it public
schools through redistricting and busing?
{Part II)
- April 26, 1970 "Should colleges adopt a fixed rule expelling any
student who used obstruction, sit-ins or other illegal physical force as
a mean of persuasion?"
- May 3, 1970 "Should we outlaw sidearms for all but police, licensed
guards and proprietors of small businesses?"
- May 10, 1970 "Should Congress resolve that the President immediately
withdraw all troops, aid and advisers from Cambodia and commit no further
forces outside Vietnam?"
- May 24, 1970 "Should your city provide methadone to heroin addicts?"
- May 31, 1970 "Should automatic probation replace prison sentences
for all those convicted of non-violent crimes of theft?"
- June 7, 1970 "Should shareholders insist that corporations have special
directors to represent consumers and the environment?"
- June 14, 1970 "The Middle-East: Where do we go from here?"
(Part I: The case against U.S. support for Israel)
- June 21, 1970 "The Middle-East: Where do we go from here?"
(Part II: The case for U.S. support for Israel)
- June 28, 1970 "So that women may work and men may share in family
tasks, should unions demand that everyone be given the option to work full
or half-time?"
Appendix
Advocates
- William Bailey
- R. Lisle Baker
- October 12, 1969
- October 26, 1969
- November 9, 1969
- November 23, 1969
- December 7, 1969
- December 21, 1969
- January 4, 1970
- January 18, 1970
- February 1, 1970
- February 15, 1970
- March 15, 1970
- April 26, 1970
- May 24, 1970
- Robert Braucher
- Richard M. Coleman
- Alan Dershowitz
- June 14, 1970
- June 21, 1970
- Roger Fisher
- March 29, 1970
- April 5, 1970
- June 14, 1970
- June 21, 1970
- Max Greenberg
- October 5, 1969
- October 19, 1969
- November 2, 1969
- November 16, 1969
- November 30, 1969
- December 14, 1969
- January 11, 1970
- January 25, 1970
- February 8, 1970
- February 22, 1970
- Judith Hope
- William T. King
- Howard Miller
- October 5, 1969
- October 19, 1969
- November 2, 1969
- November 16, 1969
- November 30, 1969
- December 14, 1969
- December 28, 1969
- January 11, 1970
- January 25, 1970
- February 8, 1970
- February 22, 1970
- March 8, 1970
- March 22, 1970
- April 12, 1970
- April 19, 1970
- May 3, 1970
- May 10, 1970
- May 31, 1970
- June 7, 1970
- June 28, 1970
- Kevin O'Connell
- Joseph Oteri
- October 12, 1969
- October 26, 1969
- November 9, 1969
- November 23, 1969
- December 7, 1969
- December 21, 1969
- January 4, 1970
- January 18, 1970
- February 1, 1970
- February 15, 1970
- March 15, 1970
- March 29, 1970
- April 5, 1970
- Evan Y. Semerjian
- April 26, 1970
- June 7, 1970
- Max Singer
- Jeremy J. Stone
- Robert Taylor
- April 12, 1970
- April 19, 1970
- L. C. Waddington
Decision Makers
- Walter J. Hickel November 16, 1969
- Richard Stewart November 9, 1969
- David Vail, M.D. November 23, 1969
Guests
- Sen. Birch Bayh February 8, 1970
- Sen. Birch Bayh March 15, 1970 [filmed statement]
- Joseph A. Bell March 22, 1970
- Joseph A. Bell May 3, 1970 [filmed statement]
- Rep. Johathan Bingham October 12, 1969
- Richard DeKort January 18, 1970
- Dr. Herman Goldberg April 12, 1970
- Dr. Herman Goldberg April 19, 1970
- Rep. James Heinze December 28, 1969
- Rep. Edward Koch March 8, 1970
- Rep. Edward Koch March 29, 1970 [filmed statement]
- Dr. Toby K. Kurzband December 14, 1969
- Rep. Paul McCloskey March 15, 1970
- Rep. Paul McCloskey May 24, 1970 [filmed statement]
- Marvin Mandel January 4, 1970
- Sen. Charles Mathias March 29, 1970
- Sen. Charles Mathias April 5, 1970
- Sen. George Mathias October 19, 1969
- Robert Montgomery February 22, 1970
- Sen George Murphy November 30, 1969
- Sen Frank E. Moss October 26, 1969
- Gov. Louis B. Nunn April 26, 1970
- Sen. Claiborne Pell February 15, 1970
- Ester Peterson June 28, 1970
- Ray K. Procunier May 31, 1970
- Rep. Tom Railsback May 3, 1970
- Sen. Jennings Randolph January 4, 1970
- Sen. Jennings Randolph March 8, 1970 [filmed statement]
- Hon. Elliot Richardson February 1, 1970
- U. S. Congressman Sam Steiger January 25, 1970
- Jesse Unruh October 5, 1969
- Daniel Walker December 7, 1969
- Rep. Charles Whalen March 1, 1970
- Rep. Charles Whalen April 26, 1970 [filmed statement]
- Mayor Kevin White May 24, 1970
- Mayor Kevin White June 14, 1970 [filmed statement]
Special Guests
- Ray Blunk December 28, 1969
- Howard Hughie December 28, 1969
Participants
- Mayor Joseph Alioto January 11, 1970
- Charles Anderson May 31, 1970
- Anonymous, "Alice Smith" January 18, 1970
- Anonymous, Two Women November 2, 1969
- Manual F. Ayau February 1, 1970
- Harold Bales November 9, 1969
- Richard Bartlett January 11, 1970
- Richard Baxter February 22, 1970
- Prof. William Baxter October 26, 1969
- Robert L. Bennett January 25, 1970
- Gerald A. Berlin January 18, 1970
- Alexander M. Bickel April 12, 1970
- Alexander M. Bickel April 19, 1970
- Mrs. Hilde Birnbaum March 15, 1970
- Harold Bishop December 14, 1969
- Peter Bixby March 15, 1970
- Harold Boslow May 31, 1970
- G. Holmes Braddock April 12, 1970
- G. Holmes Braddock April 19, 1970
- Thomas E. Brennan March 22, 1970
- Robert Brooks February 1, 1970
- Secor Browne October 26, 1969
- Pearl Buck November 2, 1969
- Robert Burch March 29, 1970
- Robert Burch April 5, 1970
- Prof. Dennis Cavanaugh November 2, 1969
- Paul Cherington October 26, 1969
- Ansley Coale March 8, 1970
- Rev. William Sloane Coffin April 26, 1970
- Mrs. Carl Cohan March 8, 1970
- Grant B. Cooper March 22, 1970
- Walter Cronkite March 22, 1970
- Charlotte DeArmond November 2, 1969
- Arnaud DeBorchegrave June 14, 1970
- Arnaud DeBorchegrave June 21, 1970
- Dr. Karl Deissler May 24, 1970
- Vine Deloria, Jr. January 25, 1970
- Prof. Alan Dershowitz November 23, 1969
- Prof. Alan Dershowitz April 26, 1970
- Dr. James P. Dixon April 26, 1970
- Richard R. Dodge January 25, 1970
- Sen. Robert Dole May 10, 1970
- Michael Dukasis November 9, 1969
- Abba Eban June 14, 1970
- Abba Eban June 21, 1970
- Daniel Ellsberg May 10, 1970
- Rev. Richard Engeseth January 4, 1970
- Cynthia Epstein June 28, 1970
- Richard Fagen February 15, 1970
- Rep. Tom Foley February 8, 1970
- Jose Font February 15, 1970
- Percy Foreman January 18, 1970
- Joel Fort, M.D. November 30, 1969
- Officer Jerry Fortney December 7, 1969
- Jack Francis February 8, 1970
- Rep Donald Fraser March 1, 1970
- Orville L. Freeman February 8, 1970
- Louis Fuller October 5, 1969
- Charles Gain December 7, 1969
- Dr. Abram Gardner June 28, 1970
- Martin Geisel May 3, 1970
- Tom Gerety April 26, 1970
- Robert Goldfeld December 7, 1969
- Joseph Goldstein January 18, 1970
- Sen. Barry Goldwater October 19, 1969
- Sen. Charles Goodell October 19, 1969
- Sen. Charles Goodell May 10, 1970
- Paul Goodman December 14, 1969
- Richard Goodwin February 15, 1970
- Stafford R. Grady June 7, 1970
- Rev. Billy Graham March 8, 1970
- James Grant February 1, 1970
- Petey Greene May 31, 1970
- Prof. William Griffith March 1, 1970
- Dr. Elgin Groseclose February 1, 1970
- Dr. George Habash June 14, 1970
- Dr. George Habash June 21, 1970
- Gene Haislip May 24, 1970
- Najeeb Halaby October 26, 1969
- Sen. Clifford Hansen March 29, 1970
- Sen. Clifford Hansen April 5, 1970
- Dr. Garrett Hardin November 2, 1969
- Maj. Gen Y. Harkabi June 14, 1970
- Maj. Gen Y. Harkabi June 21, 1970
- Dr. Donald Harrington March 15, 1970
- Mr. Pleasant Harris May 24, 1970
- Dr. James Hester April 26, 1970
- Mr. & Mrs. Corbett Hull October 12, 1969
- Robert A. Hurwitch February 15, 1970
- King Hussein of Jordan June 14, 1970
- King Hussein of Jordan June 21, 1970
- Frederick Jackson May 3, 1970
- Dr. Jerome Jaffe May 24, 1970
- Richard W. Jencks March 22, 1970
- James Jones December 14, 1969
- Reese T. Jones, M.D. November 30, 1969
- Francisco Jose February 1, 1970
- Alfred Kahn March 29, 1970
- Alfred Kahn April 5, 1970
- Nick Katz February 8, 1970
- Harold Kaufman, M.D. November 23, 1969
- Prof. Robert Keeton November 9, 1969
- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy March 29, 1970
- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy April 5, 1970
- Rufus King January 4, 1970
- Lester Lave October 26, 1969
- Winnie Lawrence October 12, 1969
- Judge Keith Leenhoups December 28, 1969
- Henry Levin April 12, 1970
- Henry Levin April 19, 1970
- Mayor John V. Lindsay January 11, 1970
- Martin Lobel March 29, 1970
- Martin Lobel April 5, 1970
- Frederick Ludwig May 3, 1970
- Dr. William Lynch January 18, 1970
- Gordon MacDonald November 16, 1969
- Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas MacDonald December 21, 1969
- Sen Gale McGee October 19, 1969
- Sen. George McGovern January 25, 1970
- Howard McKissick October 5, 1969
- Marshall McLuhan March 22, 1970
- Lt. Joseph McNamara December 7, 1969
- John Mackey January 4, 1970
- Rudy Malaya October 12, 1969
- Don Marshall October 12, 1969
- Prof. William Martin December 21, 1969
- Mrs. Kay Masway June 28, 1970
- Margaret Mead November 30, 1969
- Walter J. Mead March 29, 1970
- Walter J. Mead April 5, 1970
- Golda Meir, Prime Minister Israel June 14, 1970
- Golda Meir, Prime Minister Israel June 21, 1970
- Carmelo Mesa-Lago February 15, 1970
- Dr. Richard Michaels January 11, 1969
- Hattie Midifer October 12, 1969
- Rep. Abner Mikva May 3, 1970
- Stephanie Mills March 8, 1970
- Ron Mix January 4, 1970
- Robin Morgan June 28, 1970
- Calvin Morris December 21, 1969
- Desmond Morris January 18, 1970
- Thomas Murton May 31, 1970
- Ralph Nader June 7, 1970
- Pres. Nassar of Egypt June 14, 1970
- Pres. Nassar of Egypt June 21, 1970
- David Nisson May 31, 1970
- Abu Omar June 14, 1970
- Abu Omar June 21, 1970
- Dr. Edmund Overstreet November 2, 1969
- George Pancio December 21, 1969
- Dr. A. W. Pearson December 28, 1969
- State Sen. Nicholas Petris October 5, 1969
- A. Craig Phillips April 12, 1970
- A. Craig Phillips April 19, 1970
- Gloria Powell October 12, 1969
- Mrs. Electra Price April 12, 1970
- Mrs. Electra Price April 19, 1970
- Phillip Quellet November 30, 1969
- Gen. Yitzhak Rabin June 14, 1970
- Gen. Yitzhak Rabin June 21, 1970
- William Raspberry April 12, 1970
- William Raspberry April 19, 1970
- William Rees-Davies January 4, 1970
- Ronald Ridenhour February 22, 1970
- Andy Robustelli January 4, 1970
- Dr. Victor Rosenblum March 8, 1970
- Jerome Rossow October 12, 1969
- Pete Rozelle January 4, 1970
- Prof. Dean Russell February 1, 1970
- Ralph Salerno January 4, 1970
- Norman Sanders November 16, 1969
- Dr. Thomas Schelling March 1, 1970
- Dr. John Schnittker February 8, 1970
- Gary Sellers November 16, 1969
- Prof. David Sergeant November 9, 1969
- Craig Spangenburg November 9, 1969
- Prof. Ernest Starkman October 5, 1969
- Major General Fred Stofft February 22, 1970
- Neil Sullivan April 12, 1970
- Neil Sullivan April 19, 1970
- William H. Sullivan May 10, 1970
- John Swearingen March 29, 1970
- John Swearingen April 5, 1970
- Thomas Szasz November 23, 1969
- Dr. Karl Taeuber March 8, 1970
- Jerry Tinker February 22, 1970
- Jose Toriente February 15, 1970
- Robert Townsend June 7, 1970
- Dr. Gus Turbeville December 14, 1969
- Dr. J. Thomas Ungerleider November 30, 1969
- Gabriel Valdes February 15, 1970
- Dr. Charles Wahl March 22, 1970
- Barbara Ward (Lady Jackson) February 1, 1970
- Morrison Warren December 14, 1969
- Andrew Watson, M.D. November 23, 1969
- Dr. Kenneth Watt March 8, 1970
- Leroy Wehrle October 19, 1969
- J. Fred Weston June 7, 1970
- Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner March 1, 1970
- Dr. Richard Wilbur March 15, 1970
- Harold N. Williams June 7, 1970
- Otis Young December 14, 1969
- Prof. Joseph Zasloff October 19, 1969
- Franklin Zimring December 28, 1969
- Richard Zylman December 28, 1969
Moderators
- Roger Fisher
- January 4, 1970
- January 18, 1970
- February 1, 1970
- February 15, 1970
- June 28, 1970
- Victor Palmieri October 5, 1969
- October 12, 1969
- October 19, 1969
- October 26, 1969
- November 2, 1969
- November 23, 1969
- December 14, 1969
- December 21, 1969
- December 28, 1969
- January 11, 1970
- January 25, 1970
- February 8, 1970
- February 22, 1970
- March 1, 1970
- March 8, 1970
- March 15, 1970
- March 22, 1970
- March 29, 1970
- April 5, 1970
- April 12, 1970
- April 19, 1970
- April 26, 1970
- May 3, 1970
- May 10, 1970
- May 24, 1970
- May 31, 1970
- June 7, 1970
- June 14, 1970
- June 21, 1970
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