Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal Characters

Characters played by Gore Vidal

• Self - Debater

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Characters played by William F. Buckley

• Self - Debater

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Characters played by Todd Gitlin

• Self - Media Studies

• Columbia University

Characters played by Brooke Gladstone

• Self - Host

• NPR's On the Media

Characters played by Richard Wald

• Self - Former President

• NBC News

Characters played by William Sheehan

• Self - Former President

• ABC News

Characters played by Frank Rich

• Self - Writer

• New York Magazine

Characters played by Sam Tanenhaus

• Self - Biographer

• William F. Buckley Jr.

Characters played by Patricia Buckley

• Self - Buckley's Wife

Characters played by Lee Edwards

• Self - Historian

• The Heritage Foundation

Characters played by Reid Buckley

• Self - Buckley's Brother

Characters played by Linda Bridges

• Self - Buckley's Personal Assistant

Characters played by Fred Kaplan

• Self - Author

• Gore Vidal: A Biography

Characters played by Matt Tyrnauer

• Self - Vidal's Editor & Friend

Characters played by Sam Donaldson

• Self - Correspondent

• ABC News

Characters played by Howard K. Smith

• Self - Anchor

• ABC News

Characters played by George Merlis

• Self - ABC Publicist

Characters played by Christopher Hitchens

• Self - Political Essayist

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Characters played by Dick Cavett

• Self - Talk Show Host

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Characters played by Norman Mailer

• Self - Author

Characters played by Godfrey Cambridge

• Self - Comedian

Characters played by Muhammad Ali

• Self - Boxer

Characters played by Eric Alterman

• Self - Media Historian

Characters played by Ginia Bellafante

• Self - Culture Writer

• New York Times

Characters played by Elmer Lower

• Self - President

• ABC News

Characters played by John McWhorter

• Self - Linguist

• Columbia University

Characters played by James Wolcott

• Self - Writer

• Vanity Fair Magazine

Characters played by Andrew Sullivan

• Self - Political Editor & Blogger

Characters played by Everett Dirksen

• Self - Senator

• Illinois

Characters played by Richard J. Daley

• Self - Mayor

• Chicago

Characters played by Arthur Miller

• Self - Playwright

Characters played by Paul Newman

• Self - Actor

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Characters played by Al Capp

• Self - Political Satirist

Characters played by Shana Alexander

• Self - Point Commentator

Characters played by James J. Kilpatrick

• Self - Counterpoint Commentator

Characters played by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

• Self - New York Times Writer

Characters played by John Lithgow

• Gore Vidal

Characters played by Kelsey Grammer

• William F. Buckley

Characters played by Noam Chomsky

• Self

Characters played by Walter Cronkite

• Self

Characters played by Mason Pike

• Klan Member

Characters played by Nancy Reagan

• Self

Characters played by Ronald Reagan

• Self