TONIGHT SHOW starring JOHNNY CARSON (December 8, 1966)
William F. Buckley makes his FIRST of 12 appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
In J.C monologue, comments about having William F. Buckley on the show as a guest, never having met the man before.
Carson describes Buckley with humor and cynicism.
During Johnny Carson’s 22-minute interview with William F. Buckley many topics are discussed including,
Buckley’s book “The Unmaking of a Mayor,” Reasons having run for mayor of NYC, Republican party politics of today, possible candidates for president running in 1968, including Goldwater, observations about the distribution of wealth in America, the Vietnam war, solutions to traffic congestion, air pollution in NYC, single greatest paradox in politics today, whether he would run for office again or not, Ronald Reagan. Other prominent politicians are discussed including President Lyndon Johnson, Mayor of NYC, John Linday, former Governor of California Pat Brown, and Senator Barry Goldwater and the question of will he run for president again in 1968.