America's Town Meeting of the Air

Should the Communist Party Be Outlawed in the United States?

English · Radio

America's Town Meeting of the Air brings public questions into a lively radio forum, inviting listeners to hear opposing views on issues of the day. This recording centers on the question, “Should the Communist Party Be Outlawed in the United States?”

The program’s town-meeting format presents a topic for debate rather than a single narrator’s account. Its appeal lies in hearing arguments set against one another, with the discussion focused on a consequential question of political rights and public policy.

For listeners interested in the history of American public debate, this broadcast offers a direct encounter with a sharply framed issue and the competing perspectives it invites.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.