Heather Hendershot is professor of film and media at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation before the V-Chip, Shaking the World for Jesus: Media and Conservative Evangelical Culture, and What's Fair on the Air? Cold War Right-Wing Broadcasting and the Public Interest.
"Clever...a good introduction not only to Buckley and smart conservative thought but (strange concept) a sadly disappeared politics of civility." -- Los Angeles Times"Hendershot does more than tell the history of a uniquely influential show and personality; her thorough, compelling, and very readable book provides a three-decade journey through the center of the nation's intellectual life." -- Publishers Weekly"A thoroughly researched work replete with intelligence, admiration, balanced criticism, and even a bit of nostalgia." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Hendershot lauds Buckley for the intelligence, honesty, wit, civility, and �lan with which he developed meaningful dialogues ... A cogent reminder of what political broadcasting could be." -- Booklist (starred review)"William F. Buckley and his long-running, unique show Firing Line provides a window (if sometimes a curved mirror) through which to see a turbulent and transformative time in American politics. If you want to step into a time machine for a look back, this book is your ticket." -- Ira Glasser, American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director 1978-2001 (retired), currently Board President, Drug Policy Alliance
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