Days after Nixon’s formal impeachment hearing in the House began in 1974, “Point/Counterpoint” columnists James J. Kilpatrick and Nicholas von Hoffman discussed whether or not the trial should be televised. “Point/Counterpoint” was a 60 Minutes segment from the 1970s where a conservative and liberal commentator would debate one topic. As a Richmond Newspaper editor in the 50s, James Kilpatrick was an advocate of racial segregation. | 60 Minutes