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MacDonald & Associates announces the addition of 28 hours of conservative political TV shows from Facts Forum in the early 1950s. Created and funded by Texas billionaire H.L. Hunt, Facts Forum was a right-wing political organization which used the new medium of television to promote its political agenda. Although Facts Forum ostensibly discussed various sides of contentious issues, by criticizing the liberal and moderate positions of both Democrats and Republicans, its programs constituted the first consistent TV forum in which right-wing ideology was consistently propagated to the American citizenry. The MacDonald acquisition has shows in three formats that were syndicated throughout the U.S. in 1953-1955. On Facts Forum, commentator Dan Smoot himself argued two sides of an issue such as "Should We Continue Our Policy in Indo-China?" and "Are American Communists Being Employed at the United Nations?" On Facts ForumView of Americans in the News, Smoot moderated discussions between prominent newsmakers, for example, politicians such as Congressman Martin Dies and journalists such as Sarah McClendon. And on Answers for Americans, produced in association with Facts Forum, a regular panel of experts that included William F. Buckley and a weekly special guest--among them conservative writers Russell Kirk and Ralph de Toledanodeliberated such questions as "Does the H-Bomb Mean an End to Major Wars?" and "How Reliable is the Testimony of Ex-Communists?" Years before the John Birch Society was created and Senator Barry Goldwater became "Mr. Conservative," Facts Forum propounded a new brand of politics that blended the old isolationism of the 1930s with the new, aggressive anti-Communism of the Cold War era. Nurtured by East-West tensions and later legitimized in a time of civil rights unrest and counterculture, these ideas flourished over the decades. Today, they are mainstream ideological positions that characterize the leadership of the Republican party. These discussion shows enhance what was already a major collection of anti-Communist and Cold War films at MacDonald & Associates. The Chicago-based archive has entered a complete list of the Facts Forum programs on its website (www.macfilms.com), according to company president Dr. J. Fred MacDonald. Most of the the programs are organized as follows: Facts Forum: Dan Smoot verbally presents both sides of political issue, arguing both side strenuouslyin 15-minute or 30-minute format. Half-hour shows are from 1953-1955. Facts ForumVIEWS OF
AMERICANS IN THE NEWS: Dan Smoot moderates weekly controversial
discussion with two guests--from 1953-1954 Answers For Americans: weekly panel discussion hosted by journalist Hardy Burt with regular panelists Prof. Charles Hodges, William F. Buckley Jr., George Hamilton Combs, plus a special guest--from 1955 Facts Forum I: 2200' reel containing five 15-minute Dan Smoot shows from WBAP-TV in 1954 with the following topics of discussion: 20-7B "Are U.S. Defense Policies Essentially Sound?" "Should the U.S. Discontinue Its Foreign Aid Program?" Should the Reconstruction Finance Committee Be Abolished?" "Is Eisenhower Cleaning Up the Corruption in Washington, D.C.?" "Should Congress Amend the Taft-Hartley Law and Make It More Acceptable to Organized Labor?" Facts Forum II: "Should the U.S. Negotiate with China about the Korean War?" anti-Communist show w/ Dan Smoot 8-4B Facts Forum III:
Dan Smoot discusses "Should the U.S. Continue to Support
NATO?" 8-6E the following are 30-minute programs Facts Forum 4: "Should the United States Continue to Support UNESCO?" Facts Forum 5: "Should We Continue Our Policy in Indo-China?" excellent for propounding "domino theory" and other issues re Eisenhower policy in Vietnam Facts Forum 6: "How Far Should America Go with Foreign Aid?" Answers For Americansspecial guest is General Frank Howley Facts Forum 7: "Do You Approve of Senator Keating's Bill to Legalise the Us of Wire-tap Evidence? guests are Congressmen Kenneth Keating (R-NY) and Ed Edmondson (D-OK) Facts Forum 8: "The Korean Situation" guests are Korean Ambassador U. Chan Young and Congressman Dewey Short (R-MO) Facts Forum 9: "Is Facts Forum a Force for Evil?" fascinating defense of his program in which Dan Smoot attacks allegations by Time magazine that the show is a front for right-wing ideology financed by H.L. Hunt Facts Forum 10: "Do You Approve of Reciprocal Trade Agreements?" guests are Congressmen Robert T. Secrest (D-OH) and Robert Hale (R-ME) Facts Forum 11: "Will the Bricker Amendment Be Enacted?" Answers For Americansspecial guest is Godfrey Smith Facts Forum 12: "What Problems Lie Before the Second Session of the 84th Congress" Congressmen A.L. Miller (R-NEB) and Clair Engel (D-CALIF) January 1954 Facts Forum 13: "Are American Civil Rights in Danger?" Answers For Americansspecial guest is Newsweek writer Ralph de Toledano Facts Forum 14: "What Reforms in the Electoral College Do You Agree With?" Congressmen Percy Priest (D-TENN) and Frederic R. Coudert (R-NY) Facts Forum 15: "Should the Communist Party Be Outlawed?" guests are Congressman Martin Dies (D-TX) and journalist Sarah McClendon--with man-on-the-street segment asking common people the question Facts Forum 16: "Should a Person Accused of Being a Communist Be Allowed to Face His Accuser?" Smoot discounts the liberal "yea" position as not his position, even before he presents it Facts Forum 17: "Should America Abandon All Tariffs?" Facts Forum 18: "Should the United States Blockade China until the Chinese Release All U.S. Prisoners?" Facts Forum 19: "Should America Accept the Moderate Social Programs Outlined in Eisenhower's State of the Union Address?" Ike spoke January 6, 1955 Facts Forum 20: "Dou You Approve of Eisenhower's New Military Service Plan?" 1955 Facts Forum 21: "Should the United States Continue and Increase Economic Aid to Asia?" Facts Forum 22: special anti-Communist program with Dr. Fred C. Swartz ("Communism is a disease.") the controversial Australian anti-Communist Facts Forum 23: "Do You Approve of Eisenhower's Ten-Year Highway Building Program?" re the Interstate Highway System proposed Facts Forum 24: "Should Congresss Approve U.S. Membership in the New International Organization for Trade Cooperation?" re GATT and its would-be replacement OTC Facts Forum 25: "Should the Income Tax Amendment to the Constitution Be Repealled?" Facts Forum 26: "What Next for Formosa?" special guest is Dr. T.F. Tsiang, United Nations representative from Taiwan China Answers For Americans Facts Forum 27: Smoot discusses the Post Office with Arthur Summerfield, Postmaster General of the United States Facts Forum 28: "Is
Academic Freedom in Jeopardy?" special guest is Russell Kirk Answers For Americans Facts Forum 29: "The United Nations at the End of Its First Ten Years?" first of three shows focusing on the UN in 1955 Facts Forum 30: "Are American Communists Being Employed at the United Nations?" last of three-part consideration of the UN in 1955 Facts Forum 31: "Do You Approve of the Administration's Cuts in the Military?" guests are Senators Homer Ferguson (R-MI) and John McClellan (D-ARK) Facts Forum 32: "Does the Korean Armistice Represent a Victory for Freedom?" guests are journalists David Sentiner and Gladstone Williams Facts Forum 33: discussion of Cold War U.S. foreign affairs, and especially the relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union--guests are Senator John Sparkman (D-ALA) and Congressman Craig Hosmer (R-CALIF) Facts Forum 34: discussion of the House Committee on Un-American Activities with Senator Clinton Anderson (D-NM) and HUAC Chairman Congressman Harold Velde (R-ILL) Facts Forum 35: "Does the H-Bomb Mean and End to Major Wars?" special guest is journalist Dr. Harry Schwartz of the New York Times Answers For Americans Facts Forum 36:
"What's Ahead for 1955?" special guest is publisher
Devin Garrity Answers For Americans Facts Forum 37: "Is Isolationism Bad for America?" Facts Forum 38: "Is the Guaranteed Annual Wage a Good or Bad Thing?" Facts Forum 39: discusses the attack on Pearl Harbor and the culpability of President Roosevelt in getting the United States into World War II Facts Forum 40: "Is Peaceful Coexistence Possible" Cold War Facts Forum 41: "Is Congress Encroaching on the Rights of President Eisenhower?" debate triggered by the Army-McCarthy hearings and boils down to a pro-McCarthy and con-McCarthy argument Facts Forum 42: "Is the United States Necessarily Dependent upon Europe, Asia, and Africa for Raw Materials?" Facts Forum 43: "Should the United States Continue to Contribute to United Nations Technical Assistance Programs?" Facts Forum 44: "Do You Approve of Eisenhower's 1954 Housing Program?" Facts Forum 45:
"Should There Be a Realignment of Both Political
Parties?" the liberal-conservative dichotomy Facts Forum 46: "Has America Successfully Resisted the Worldwide Drift toward Socialism?" Facts Forum 47: "Should the Off-Shore Procurement Program Continue?" Facts Forum 48: "Should the United States Remain in the United Nations Should Red China Be Admitted?" 1953 Facts Forum 49: "Should the Atomic Energy Commission Continue As a Government Monopoly?" Facts Forum 50: "Does Invoking the Fifth Amendment Indicate Guilt?" re Communist witch-hunting Facts Forum 51: "Should the Activities of the United States Information Agency Be Continued?" USIA Facts Forum 52: "Should the Government Expand the Tennessee Valley authority to Produce All the Energy Needed in the Valley?" TVA Facts Forum 53: "Should the United States Encourage More East-West Trade?" (defective soundtrack) Facts Forum 54: "Do You Approve of Eisenhower's New Tax Program?" Facts Forum 55:
"How Reliable Is the Testimony of Ex-Communists?"
special guest is Eugene Lyons of Reader's Digest Facts Forum 56: "Did President Roosevelt Make the Best Deal Possible at Yalta?" Facts Forum 57: "Is Latin America Going Communist?" special guest is author Jim Bishop Answers For Americans Facts Forum 58: "What Are the Valid Function of Our Federal Government?" Facts Forum 59: special Christmas Programreligion and politics
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