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Best of Enemies - Trailer

Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016.

10/02/2016 | Rating NR

Independent Lens

Best of Enemies - Trailer

Preview: Season 18 Episode 1 | 30s

Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016.

Best of Enemies captures the legendary 1968 debates between two famed intellectuals and ideological opposites: leftist Gore Vidal and neoconservative William F. Buckley. Their televised sparring shaped a new era of public discourse in the media, marking the moment TV’s political ambition shifted from narrative to spectacle.

10/02/2016 | Rating NR

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Gore Vidal: Revolutionary or Degenerate?

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Clip: S18 Ep1 | 1m 25s | Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016. (1m 25s)

America Split at the Seams

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Clip: S18 Ep1 | 2m 16s | Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016. (2m 16s)

"Crypto-Nazi" and Other Insults

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Clip: S18 Ep1 | 1m 16s | Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016. (1m 16s)

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