Mrs. America

Do these look real?

- No. - No. -No.

Where's Phyllis? She's up next.

Oh. Um, she's already there, waiting.

Next, we have the wife

of one of our biggest donors,

Mrs. J. Fred Schlafly.

Ready for summer in this patriotic swimsuit

courtesy of Marshall Field.

Fred is an attorney in Alton, Illinois.

He and his wife have been active

in the Republican Party

for many years, -Whoa!

And we thank them for coming out to support.

Congressman Phil.

Crane's reelection campaign.

And next up is Mrs. Philip Crane,

the wife of the man of the hour. Look smart

in this evening dress from Neiman Marcus.

Are you gonna buy the mink?

I prefer sable.

Thank God they asked you to model this time.

You know, when you were campaigning,

I got stuck with the bikini,

and I'd just given birth to

Sarah about ten minutes earlier.

You ran an incredible campaign that year.

Oh, thank you.

If only you didn't have to

be a man to win downstate.

Oh, that wasn't the issue.

It was a terrible year for us.

You'd have to go back to, uh, 1934

to find such a bad year for Republicans.

My husband won.

Well, Fred said I would have won

if the Democrats hadn't

rigged the congressional map

in their favor.

How are your kids adjusting to D.C. life?

You bought a house in Alexandria.

McLean.

Oh, I hear that's a lovely neighborhood.

- Are you ladies decent? - Hi!

- Oh. - Hi.

Did you have a good time out there?

- Yes. - Yes. -Okay.

Now, shoo, so we can get changed.

Okay, well, thank you all again.

This event wouldn't be

a success without you,

and I look forward to having

you on my show next week.

- Mm-hmm. - Uh, please wear that.

Looks good. We need to white balance.

What about off her face?

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

Good afternoon, Mr. Crane.

How are you?

I'm so sorry to keep you waiting.

- No. - Sorry.

Okay. I had to release a statement

on the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Oh. How will you vote?

You'll have to ask my chief of staff.

Mr. Crane, we'll be

starting in about a minute.

All right. Okay, so I will begin

by introducing the topic.

Mm-hmm.

And then I'm gonna ask you to weigh in.

It's debate style. But I'm gonna

throw you some easy questions

so you don't seem in over your head, okay?

Thank you, doll.

- Okay. - Thank you, sir.

And I might disagree with you just to

make it more fun for the viewers, so...

- Mm-hmm. - Relax.

Look like you're having

fun, even if you're not.

And, uh... don't forget to smile.

What?

Smile, with teeth.

- Rolling. - You want to practice?

- I think I've got it. - Okay.

We're up.

Action.

Good evening,

and welcome to Conservative Viewpoint.

I'm your host, Philip Crane.

My guest tonight hails from

our home state of Illinois.

She burst onto the national scene in 1964,

when she wrote A Choice Not an Echo,

which sold three million copies

and was widely credited

with helping Barry Goldwater

secure the Republican

presidential nomination.

She has since authored

four books on nuclear strategy

and served in national party offices.

Please welcome Phyllis Schlafly.

Well, thank you for having me.

Absolutely.

You know, I got to know

how does a housewife

with six children, from Alton, Illinois,

become so interested

in national defense and nuclear warfare?

Well, uh, I was at Washington University

studying political science

when World War II broke out,

and I worked nights as a

gunner and a ballistics technician.

A regular Rosie the Riveter.

Yes, that's right.

Uh, tonight's topic is the crisis

in America's defense posture,

specifically the Strategic.

Arms Limitation Talks,

or SALT.

Now, should we accept a deal

with a regime as reprehensible

as Brezhnev's Soviet Union?

From a defense standpoint,

this pact serves certain common interests...

Namely, the avoidance of nuclear war.

You would agree with

that assessment, Phyllis?

Well, not entirely, no.

Not entirely?

Which part don't you agree with?

Well, I'm afraid all of it, Phil.

Y-You see, the-the U.S. delegation

has naively been telling

the Russians, you know,

"Peace is wonderful. Try it, you'll like it.

"It's like Life cereal." But

I think they're gonna get

the last laugh, because the only country

that's gonna comply with

the pact is the United States.

They don't comply, we'll know, won't we?

The experts maintain we

have the most advanced satellite

technology systems in the world.

Yes, but these are the same

experts that didn't find the missiles

that went into Cuba in 1962.

I mean, they didn't even

detect the Soviet-built MiG-17

flying from Cuba to Homestead Air Force Base

in Florida two years ago.

Uh, so you think

we're proceeding down the

wrong path with the SALT talks.

Yeah, well, not only are we

proceeding down the wrong path,

Phil, but Nixon's leading the parade.

All right. Well, we will be, uh,

right back after this commercial

on more Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.

- Cut. - I'm

I am having so much fun.

Well, that was... electrifying.

You are... Wow.

You are a star.

These sound guys... you

know, they listen to everything.

Oh.

Am I gonna see you on the campaign trail?

I don't know.

Have to see what the

county chairman decides.

I've already lost twice.

Well, the third time's a charm.

You know, you... there's things you can do

to get these county chairmen

to come knock on your door.

Hmm?

I can introduce you to some money guys.

When are you next in D.C.?

I'm not sure.

Well, Ashbrook and I

are setting up a meeting with Goldwater.

He's our best hope at convincing

Nixon not to sign this treaty.

And I think you should come for that.

Really?

You know more than any of us about SALT.

Well, that would be wonderful.

Thank you.

You tried Marshall Field's?

Mm-hmm, yes.

- How about Scruggs? - Yes.

Oh, nothing at Scruggs?

Well, yes, but she says nothing fits.

Well, have to go back in