Firing Line Season 1 Episode 13 The Future of the Republican Party
- May 26, 1966
Former Congresswoman Claire Boothe Luce is the guest. Ms. Luce, herself a Republican, states that the GOP is bankrupt of ideas and leadership and faces certain defeat in the 1968 presidential election. She adds as a caveat that should the Vietnam War war linger on with no resolution in sight or the economy turn sharply downward then all bets are off and the GOP has a shot at winning the White House. Which is exactly what happened.