William F. Buckley Jr.
Born	November 24, 1925 (1925-11-24) (age 81) New York City U.S.
Occupation	author commentator television personality
Spouse	Patricia Taylor Buckley (d. 2007)
Children	Christopher Buckley (b.1952)

William Francis "Bill" Buckley, Jr. (born November 24, 1925) is an American author and conservative commentator. He founded the political magazine National Review in 1955, hosted the television show Firing Line from 1966 until 1999, and is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. His writing style is characterized by use of uncommon words.^[1] Over the course of his career, Buckley's views have changed on some issues, such as drug legalization, which he now favors.^[2] William F. Buckley may refer to: William Francis Buckley, U.S. Army officer and CIA operative William Frank Buckley, Sr. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_York. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... Patricia Alden Austin Taylor Pat Buckley (July 1, 1926–April 15, 2007) was an American socialite noted for her fundraising abilities, her striking beauty and height of just under six feet. ... Christopher Buckley Christopher Taylor Buckley (born 1952) is an American political satirist and author of several novels. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Conservative may refer to: Conservatism, political philosophy A member of a Conservative Party Conservative extension, premise of deductive logic Conservativity theorem, mathematical proof of conservative extension Conservative Judaism britney spears Category: ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... National Review (NR) is a biweekly magazine of political opinion, founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Firing Line (1966-1999) was a public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The prohibition of drugs through legislation or religious law is a common means of controlling the perceived negative consequences of recreational drug use at a society- or world-wide level. ...

Buckley is the author of a series of novels featuring the character of CIA agent Blackford Oakes, along with several books on writing, speaking, history, politics, and sailing. Buckley refers to himself "on and off" as either libertarian or conservative.^[3][4] He is based in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut and is semi-retired. Buckley often signs his name as "WFB." The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Blackford Blackie or Black Oakes is a fictional character, a CIA agent and the protagonist of a series of novels written by William F. Buckley, Jr. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... American conservatism is a constellation of political ideologies within the United States under the blanket heading of conservative. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA Region Settled 1641 Incorporated (city) 1893 Consolidated 1949 Government  - Type Mayor-Board of representatives  - Mayor Dannel Malloy (Dem) Area  - City 134. ...

Childhood

Buckley was born in New York City to lawyer and oil baron William Frank Buckley, Sr., of Irish Catholic descent, and Aloise Steiner, a Southerner of Swiss-German descent. The sixth of ten children, young Buckley moved with his family to Sharon, Connecticut before beginning his first formal schooling in Paris, where he attended first grade. By age seven, he received his first formal training in English at a day school in London, (his first and second languages were Spanish and French, respectively). As a boy, Buckley developed a love for music, sailing, horses, hunting, skiing, and story telling. All of these interests would reflect in his later writings. Just before WWII, at age 13, he attended high school at St John's Beaumont in England. During the war, his family took in the future British historian, Alistair Horne, as a war evacuee. Buckley and Horne have remained life-long friends. Buckley and Horne both attended Millbrook School, in Millbrook, New York, and graduated as members of the Class of 1943. At Millbrook, Buckley founded and edited the school's yearbook, The Tamarack, his first experience in publishing. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... William Frank Buckley, Sr. ... Irish Catholics are persons of predominantly Irish descent who adhere to the Roman Catholic faith. ... The U.S. Southern states or The South, known during the American Civil War era as Dixie, is a distinctive region of the United States with its own unique historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ... Sharon is a town located in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the northwest corner of the state. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A historian is an individual who studies history and who writes on history. ... Sir Alistair Allan Horne (November 9, 1925-) is a British historian of modern France. ... Evacuation can have several meanings: In wilderness first aid, evacuation is the transport of a seriously injured person out of the wilderness to the nearest point an ambulance can reach to take them to the hospital, or to the nearest emergency room. ... Millbrook School is a private, coeducational preparatory school located in Dutchess County, New York. ... Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 1,429 at the 2000 census. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education, military service and the CIA

Buckley attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico (or UNAM) in 1943 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army the following year. In his book, Miles Gone By, he fleetingly recounts being a member of Franklin Roosevelt's honor guard when the president died. With the end of World War II in 1945, he enrolled in Yale University, where he became a member of the secret Skull and Bones society^{[citation needed]}, and was an active member of the Conservative Party and of the Yale Political Union, and served as Chairman of the Yale Daily News. Ths article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... Cultural conservatism is conservatism with respect to culture. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... National conservatism is a political term used primarily in Europe to describe a variant of conservatism which concentrates more on national interests than standard conservatism, while not being nationalism or a far-right approach. ... This article is about Neoconservatism in the United States, for neoconservatism in other regions, see Neoconservatism (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Libertarianism is a political philosophy that holds that individuals should be allowed complete freedom of action as long as they do not infringe on the freedom of others. ... Fiscal conservatism (also known as economic liberalism) is a term used in the United States to refer to economic and political policy that advocates restraint of government taxation, government expenditures and deficits, and government debt. ... This page deals with property as ownership rights. ... The rule of law is the principle that governmental authority is legitimately exercised only in accordance with written, publicly disclosed laws adopted and enforced in accordance with established procedure. ... Social order is a concept used in sociology, history and other social sciences. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Many countries have political parties that are deemed to represent conservative, center-right, or Tory views which may be referred to informally as conservative parties even if not explicitly named so. ... The International Democrat Union (IDU) is an international grouping of conservative, neoconservative and Christian democratic political parties. ... For other uses, see European Democrats (disambiguation). ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), often referred to as FDR, was the 32nd (1933–1945) President of the United States. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... “Yale” redirects here. ... For the pirate flag, see Jolly Roger. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... A front page of the Yale Daily News. ...

Buckley graduated from Yale in 1950. That same year, he married Patricia Alden Austin Taylor, (July 1, 1926 - April 15, 2007), the daughter of industrialist Austin C. Taylor. He met Pat, a Protestant from Vancouver, British Columbia, while she was a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Buckley was her roommate's brother. Their son is the author Christopher Buckley. Pat Buckley was a prominent charity fundraiser for such organizations as the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University Medical Center and the Hospital for Special Surgery. She also raised money for Vietnam War veterans and AIDS patients. Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patricia Alden Austin Taylor Pat Buckley (July 1, 1926–April 15, 2007) was an American socialite noted for her fundraising abilities, her striking beauty and height of just under six feet. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Business magnate. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735... Vassar College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Founded as a womens college in 1861, it was the first member of the Seven Sisters to become coeducational. ... Poughkeepsie City of Poughkeepsie Town of Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, Arkansas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Christopher Buckley Christopher Taylor Buckley (born 1952) is an American political satirist and author of several novels. ... The original New York Cancer Hospital[1], first built between 1884 and 1886, now converted to luxury condominiums, at 455 Central Park West and 106th St. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ...

In 1951, Buckley was recruited into the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), yet served for less than a year. Little has been published regarding Buckley's work with the CIA, but in a 2001 letter to author W. Thomas Smith, Jr., Buckley wrote, “I did training in Washington as a secret agent and was sent to Mexico City. There I served under the direct supervision of Howard Hunt, about whom of course a great deal is known.” Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “CIA” redirects here. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... W. Thomas Smith Jr. ... Nickname: Motto: Capital en movimiento Location of Mexico City in south central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. ...

In a November 1, 2005, editorial for the National Review, he recounted that: is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... National Review (NR) is a biweekly magazine of political opinion, founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. ...

When in 1951 I was inducted into the CIA as a deep cover agent, the procedures for disguising my affiliation and my work were unsmilingly comprehensive. It was three months before I was formally permitted to inform my wife what the real reason was for going to Mexico City to live. If, a year later, I had been apprehended, dosed with sodium pentothal, and forced to give out the names of everyone I knew in the CIA, I could have come up with exactly one name, that of my immediate boss (E. Howard Hunt, as it happened). In the passage of time one can indulge in idle talk on spook life. In 1980 I found myself seated next to the former president of Mexico at a ski-area restaurant. What, he asked amiably, had I done when I lived in Mexico? "I tried to undermine your regime, Mr. President." He thought this amusing, and that is all that it was, under the aspect of the heavens. Sodium thiopental (also called sodium pentothal (™ of Abbott Laboratories), thiopental (or thiopentone) sodium) is a rapid-onset, short-acting barbiturate general anesthetic. ... Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. ... Miguel Alemán Valdés (September 29, 1900 – May 14, 1983) served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952. ...

While in Mexico, Buckley edited The Road to Yenan, a book addressing the communist quest for global domination, by Peruvian author Eudocio Ravines. Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ...

First books

In 1951, the same year he was recruited into the CIA, Buckley's first book, God and Man at Yale, was published. The book was written in Hamden, Connecticut, where William and Pat Buckley had settled as newlyweds. A critique of Yale University, the work argues that the school had strayed from its original educational mission. In 1954, Buckley co-wrote a book with his brother-in-law, the late L. Brent Bozell, entitled McCarthy and His Enemies, in which Buckley and Bozell strongly defended Wisconsin U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, albeit with some reservations, as a patriotic crusader against communism. The next year, he made some telling concessions in an article for Commonweal. God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of Academic Freedom, is a book that was published in 1951, and was written by William F. Buckley, who eventually became the leading voice in the conservative movement of the twentieth century. ... Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... For other persons named Joseph McCarthy, see Joseph McCarthy (disambiguation). ... Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to ones own homeland (patria, the land of ones fathers). ...

We have got to accept Big Government for the duration—for neither an offensive nor a defensive war can be waged, given our present government skills, except through the instrument of a totalitarian bureaucracy within our shores. … And if they deem Soviet power a menace to our freedom (as I happen to), they will have to support large armies and air forces, atomic energy, central intelligence, war production boards, and the attendant centralization of power in Washington—even with Truman at the reins of it all.^[5]

National Review

Buckley worked as an editor for The American Mercury in 1951 and 1952 before he founded National Review in 1955. Under Buckley and co-founder Frank Meyer, National Review became the standard bearer of American conservatism, promoting the fusion of traditional conservatives and libertarians. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Meyer (born 1909, died 1972) was a conservative political philosopher and co-founding editor of National Review. ... American conservatism is a constellation of political ideologies within the United States under the blanket heading of conservative. ... Fusionism is an American political term for the combination or fusion of libertarians and traditional conservatives in the American conservative movement. ...

In 1957, Buckley published a review of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged by Whittaker Chambers, ostensibly "reading her out of the conservative movement."^[6] Objectivists have accused Chambers of merely skimming the novel.^[7] Buckley said that Rand never forgave him for publishing the review and that "for the rest of her life, she would walk theatrically out of any room I entered!"^[8] Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Jewish Russian-born American novelist and philosopher,[1] known for creating a philosophy she named Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and... For the film, see Atlas Shrugged (film). ... Whittaker Chambers, 1948 Jay Vivian (David Whittaker) Chambers (April 1, 1901 – July 9, 1961) was an American writer, editor, Communist party member and spy for the Soviet Union who defected and became an outspoken opponent of communism. ... This article is about the philosophy of Ayn Rand. ...

In 1960, Buckley helped form Young Americans for Freedom and in 1964 he very strongly supported the candidacy of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, first for the Republican nomination against New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and then for the Presidency. Buckley used the National Review as a forum for mobilizing support for Goldwater. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official seal of Young Americans for Freedom. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–87) and the Republican Partys nominee for president in the 1964 election. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American Vice President, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. ...

On The Right

In 1962 his column, On The Right was syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. For the past 35 years his twice-weekly column has been distributed to more than 320 newspapers across the country. His columns are also available online at NRO and Townhall. Universal Press Syndicate, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, provides syndication for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comics, and various other content. ... The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is a department of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which designs, builds and operates the reconnaissance satellites of the United States government. ... Townhall c. ...

Mayoral candidacy

In 1965, he ran for mayor of New York City as the candidate for the young Conservative Party, because of his dissatisfaction with the very liberal Republican candidate John V. Lindsay, who later became a Democrat. To relieve traffic congeston, Buckley proposed charging cars a fee to enter the central city, and a network of bike lanes; such car-toll plans have recently been considered for New York City, but were blocked by the New York State legislature. He finished third with 13.4% of the vote. When asked what he would do if he won the race, Buckley issued his classic response, "I'd demand a recount." Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... For a list of the Dutch Director-Generals who governed New Amsterdam (as New York City was called when it was a Dutch-run settlement) between 1624 and 1664, see: Director-General of New Netherland. ... The Conservative Party of New York is a minor political party active only in New York State. ... Republican In Name Only, or RINO, is a disparaging term for a member of the Republican Party of the United States whose political views or actions are perceived as not conservative and outside the conservative mainstream. ... This article is about the American politician. ... Road pricing is a generic term for charging for the use of roads using direct methods, charging the users of a specific section of the road network for its use. ... This article or section should include material from Cycle path debate Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ...

Buckley was not the first member of his family to run for a big-city mayoral position. His cousin Elliot Ross Buckley ran in 1962 as the Republican candidate for mayor of New Orleans but was easily defeated by the Democrat Victor Schiro. Elliot Buckley's New Orleans race was said to have paralleled and foreshadowed Bill Buckley's campaign three years later. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... -Victor Hugo Vic Schiro (1904 - 1992) was a New Orleans, Louisiana politician who served on the New Orleans City Council and was Mayor of New Orleans 1961 - 1969. ...

Denouncing the John Birch Society

In October 1965, Buckley denounced Robert W. Welch Jr. and the John Birch Society, with whom he had previously been friendly in the National Review as lunatic-fringe fanatics promoting strange and bizarre conspiracy theories, and urged the GOP to purge itself of JBS members. Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr. ... The John Birch Society is a conservative American exceptionalist organization founded in 1958 to fight what it saw as growing threats to the Constitution of the United States, especially a suspected communist infiltration of the United States government, and to support free enterprise. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ...

Feud with Gore Vidal

Buckley appeared in a series of televised debates withGore Vidal during the 1968 Democratic Party convention. In their penultimate debate on August 22 of that year, the two disagreed over the actions of the Chicago police and the protesters at the ongoing Democratic Convention in Chicago. At one point Vidal called Buckley a “proto- or crypto-Nazi”, to which Buckley replied, “Now listen, you queer, stop calling me a crypto-Nazi or I will sock you in your goddamn face, and you will stay plastered.”^[9] Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925) (pronounced , occasionally , , etc) is an American author of novels, stage plays, screenplays, and essays. ... The 1968 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, from August 26 to August 29, 1968, for the purposes of choosing the Democratic nominee for the 1968 U.S. presidential election. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Crypto-fascism is when a party or group secretly adheres to the doctrines of fascism while attempting to disguise it as another political movement. ... The word queer has traditionally meant strange or unusual, but it is also currently often used in reference to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and asexual communities. ...

This feud continued the following year in the pages of Esquire Magazine, which commissioned an essay from both Buckley and Vidal on the television incident. Buckley's essay "On Experiencing Gore Vidal," was published in the August 1969 issue, and led Vidal to sue for libel. Vidal's September essay in reply, "A Distasteful Encounter with William F. Buckley," was similarly litigated by Buckley. The presiding judge in Buckley's subsequent libel suit against Vidal initially concluded that "[t]he court must conclude that Vidal's comments in these paragraphs meet the minimal standard of fair comment. The inferences made by Vidal from Buckley's [earlier editorial] statements cannot be said to be completely unreasonable." However, Vidal also strongly implied that, in 1944, Buckley and unnamed siblings had vandalized a Protestant church in their Sharon, Connecticut, hometown after the pastor's wife had sold a house to a Jewish family. Buckley sued Vidal and Esquire for libel; Vidal counter-claimed for libel against Buckley, citing Buckley's characterization of Vidal's novel Myra Breckenridge as pornography. Both cases were dropped, but Buckley's legal expenses were reimbursed by Vidal, and Vidal's were not. Buckley also received an editorial apology in the pages of Esquire.^[10] Esquire is a magazine for men owned by the Hearst Corporation. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

United Nations delegate

In 1973, Buckley served as a delegate to the United Nations. In 1981, Buckley informed President-elect (and personal friend) Ronald Reagan that he would decline any official position offered to him in Reagan's administration. Reagan jokingly replied that that was too bad, because he had wanted to make Buckley ambassador to (then Soviet-occupied) Afghanistan. Buckley replied that he was willing to take the job but only if he were to be supplied with "10 divisions of bodyguards."^[11] For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981 – 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 – 1975). ... Soviet redirects here. ...

Spy novelist

In 1975, Buckley saw the film Three Days of the Condor, and was angered by what he viewed as its portrayal of the CIA as an amoral, maverick agency. In response, Buckley wrote the 1976 spy novel Saving the Queen, featuring Blackford Oakes as a rule-bound CIA agent; Buckley based the novel in part on his own CIA experiences. Over the next 30 years, Buckley would write another 10 novels featuring Oakes. New York Times critic Charlie Rubin wrote that the series "at its best, evokes John O'Hara in its precise sense of place amid simmering class hierarchies."^[12] Three Days of the Condor is a United States motion picture made in 1975. ... Saving the Queen is a Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. ... Blackford Blackie or Black Oakes is a fictional character, a CIA agent and the protagonist of a series of novels written by William F. Buckley, Jr. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Later career

Buckley participated in a debate following the airing of The Day After, a 1983 made-for-TV movie about the effects of nuclear war. A staunch anti-communist, Buckley consistently defended the strategy of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War. In 1991, Buckley received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George H. W. Bush. This article is about the 1983 TV movie about nuclear war. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ... Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is the doctrine of military strategy in which a full scale use of nuclear weapons by one of two opposing sides would result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States and is bestowed by the President of the United States (the other award which is considered its equivalent is the Congressional Gold Medal, which is bestowed by an... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ...

William F. Buckley, Jr., on the cover of his autobiography Miles Gone By

Buckley retired as active editor from National Review in 1990, and relinquished his controlling shares of National Review in June 2004 to a pre-selected board of trustees. The following month he published the memoir Miles Gone By. Buckley continues to write his syndicated newspaper column, as well as opinion pieces for National Review magazine and National Review Online. He remains editor-at-large at the magazine and also lectures, grants occasional radio interviews and makes guest appearances on national television news programs. Image File history File links Milesgoneby. ... Image File history File links Milesgoneby. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... National Review (NR) is a biweekly magazine of political opinion, founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. ... National Review Online is the online presence of the prominent conservative political magazine National Review. ...

Buckley has recently criticized certain aspects of policy within the modern conservative movement. He has said, "Bush is conservative, but he is not a conservative", and that the president was not elected "as a vessel of the conservative faith." According to Buckley, the war in Iraq was "anything but conservative. The reality of the situation is that missions abroad to effect regime change in countries without a bill of rights or democratic tradition are terribly arduous." He added: "This isn’t to say that the Iraq war is wrong, or that history will judge it to be wrong. But it is absolutely to say that conservatism implies a certain submission to reality; and this war has an unrealistic frank and is being conscripted by events".^[13] In a February 2006 column published at National Review Online and distributed by Universal Press Syndicate, Buckley stated unequivocally that, "One cannot doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed." Buckley has also stated that "...it's important that we acknowledge in the inner councils of state that it (the war) has failed, so that we should look for opportunities to cope with that failure."^[14] In 2007, Buckley spoke at a New York dinner for Dartmouth College's secretive Phrygian Society. There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ... Universal Press Syndicate, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, provides syndication for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comics, and various other content. ...

Television personality

For many Americans, Buckley's erudite style on his weekly PBS show Firing Line was their primary exposure to the man. In it he displayed a scholarly, non-confrontational, and humorous conservatism and was known for his facial expressions, gestures and probing questions of his guests. Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... Firing Line (1966-1999) was a public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr. ...

With his ability to engage on a wide range of subjects, Buckley was a favorite guest of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Carson considered him a friend and would introduce him as "Bill Buckley".^{[citation needed]} For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Throughout his career as a media figure, Buckley has received much criticism, largely from the American left but also from certain factions on the right, such as the John Birch Society and the Objectivists. The John Birch Society is a conservative American exceptionalist organization founded in 1958 to fight what it saw as growing threats to the Constitution of the United States, especially a suspected communist infiltration of the United States government, and to support free enterprise. ... This article is about the philosophy of Ayn Rand. ...

Language expertise

Buckley is well known for his command of language.^[15] Buckley came late to the English language, not learning it until he was 7 (his first language was Spanish, learned in Mexico, and his second French, learned in Paris).^[16] As a consequence, he speaks English with an idiosyncratic accent: something between an old-fashioned, upper class Mid-Atlantic accent and British Received Pronunciation. IdiosyncrasyBOOTY!!! comes from Greek ιδιοσυγκρασία a peculiar temperament, habit of body (idios ones own and sun-krasis mixture). It is defined as a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. ... For the region within the United States, see: Mid-Atlantic States Mid-Atlantic English describes a version of the English language which is neither predominantly American or British in usage. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

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Family

• When Buckley was a young man, his father, William F. Buckley, Sr., was an acquaintance of libertarian author Albert Jay Nock. William F. Buckley, Sr., encouraged his son to read Nock's works.
• Buckley's son, Christopher Buckley, is an author, essayist and humorist. On a visit to Laugh-In, William was asked why he had consented to an interview which appeared in the May, 1970, issue of Playboy. William said he did the interview, "To communicate my views to my son!"
• Buckley's younger brother, Fergus Reid Buckley, is an author, debate-master, and founder of the Buckley School of Public Speaking.
• Another of Buckley's brothers, James L. Buckley, is a senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (retired 2000), and a former U.S. Senator from New York. They have appeared together on Firing Line.
• Buckley co-authored a book, McCarthy and His Enemies, with his brother-in-law, attorney L. Brent Bozell Jr. (Bozell married Buckley's sister, Patricia). Bozell's son, L. Brent Bozell, III, is an author, political commentator, and founder of the Media Research Center.
• Buckley's sister Priscilla L. Buckley is the author of Living It Up With National Review: A Memoir for which he wrote the foreword.
• On April 15, 2007, Buckley's wife, Patricia Buckley, died of an infection after a long illness; she was 80.

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Musical interests

Buckley plays the harpsichord very well and did so once on Late Night With Conan O'Brian. Buckley is also an accomplished pianist and was once a guest on Marian McPartland's NPR show "Piano Jazz". Buckley is also a great fan of Johann Sebastian Bach and has said that he would want Bach's music played at his funeral. Harpsichord in the Flemish style A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night television talk show on NBC featuring varied comedic material and celebrity interviews. ... “Bach” redirects here. ...

References in popular culture

• Buckley was mentioned in the 2005 film, Good Night, and Good Luck, as a potential candidate to defend the behavior of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy on Edward R. Murrow's television program, See It Now. Buckley eventually did not speak in place of McCarthy; McCarthy himself appeared on the program.
• Impressionist David Frye included Buckley in his portfolio in the 1960s and 1970s, mastering Buckley's quirky mannerisms, such as his deliberate speech pattern, his use of pen or pencil as a prop, and his tendency to grin and open his eyes wide when making a self-satisfying verbal point.
• Comic actor Joe Flaherty frequently portrayed Buckley on the television show SCTV.
• The comic strip Mallard Fillmore mentioned Buckley, encouraging him to run for president in 2008.^[17]
• In the Woody Allen film Annie Hall, Diane Keaton, as the titular character, summons Allen's character, Alvy Singer, to her apartment to kill a spider. When Alvie notices that she has an issue of National Review, he remarks "Why don't you ask William Buckley to kill your spider?"
• Robin Williams parodied Buckley in his Mr. Rogers skit. Also, in the Disney film Aladdin, Williams’ genie looks and sounds like Buckley while listing the restrictions on his three wishes.
• In a Christmas episode of the TV series called ALF, Alf confronts a man wanting to commit suicide by jumping off of a bridge. Alf (dressed as Santa Claus) talks the man down, but gets into a debate on his Santa Claus outfit and persona. After a few minutes of arguments, Alf gives up by saying "I'm debating with William F. Buckley"

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Trivia

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• Buckley has taken Ritalin for decades, for low blood pressure.
• Buckley visited the RMS Titanic in the submarine Nautille in 1987.
• Buckley has made several transoceanic sailing voyages across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
• Buckley was a huge admirer of the German film The Lives of Others, writing an extremely laudatory column on the film for The National Review.

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Bibliography

Non-Fiction

• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2007). Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription: Notes and Asides from the National Review. Basic Books. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2004). Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography. Washington, D.C., Regnery. ISBN 0-89526-089-1. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2004). The Fall of the Berlin Wall. Wiley, John & Sons, inc. ISBN 0-471-26736-8. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2001). Let Us Talk of Many Things: The Collected Speeches. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 0-7615-3409-1. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1998). Buckley: The Right Word. Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-600569-7. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1998). The Lexicon: A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover. Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-600616-2. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1997). Nearer My God: An Autobiography of Faith. New York, Doubleday. ISBN 0-15-600618-9. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1993). Happy Days Were Here Again: Reflections of a Libertarian Journalist. Random House. ISBN 0-679-40398-1. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1992). In Search of Anti-Semitism. Continuum International. ISBN 0-8264-0619-X. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1992). WindFall: The End of the Affair. Mckay. ISBN 0-679-40397-3. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1990). Gratitude: Reflections on What We Owe to Our Country. Random House. ISBN 0-394-57674-8. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1989). On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Public Figures. Random House. ISBN 0-394-57568-7. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1988). Big Game Hunting in Central Africa. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-02165-8. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1987). Racing through Paradise: A Pacific Passage. Random House. ISBN 0-394-55781-6. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1985). Right Reason: A Collection. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15235-3. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1984). Airborne: A Sentimental Journey. Little, Brown & Company. ISBN 0-316-11438-3. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1983). Overdrive: A Personal Documentary. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-18269-4. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1982). Atlantic High: A Celebration. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15233-7. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1978). Hymnal: The Controversial Arts. Penguin. ISBN 0-399-12227-3. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1966). Unmaking of a Mayor. Crown Publishing. ISBN 0-87000-391-7. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1975). Execution Eve and Other Contemporary Ballads. Penguin. ISBN 0-399-11531-5. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1974). United Nations Journal: A Delegate's Odyssey. Penguin. ISBN 0-399-11408-4. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1973). Four Reforms: A Guide for the Seventies. G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 0-399-11170-0. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1972). Inveighing We Will Go. Penguin. ISBN 0-399-10181-0. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1971). Cruising Speed: A Documentary. Penguin. ISBN 0-399-10181-0. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1970). The Governor Listeth: A Book of Inspired Political Revelations. Crown Publishing. ISBN 0-87000-391-7. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1969). Odyssey of a Friend: Whittaker Chambers' Letters to William F. Buckley, Jr. 1954-1961. Penguin. ISBN 0-399-10181-0. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1964). Dialogues in Americanism. Constructive Action, Inc. ISBN 0-911956-14-X.  (One Essay)
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1963) Rumbles Left and Right: A Book About Troubling People and Ideas G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1962) The Committee and Its Critics: A Calm Review of the House Committee on Un-American Activities G.P. Putnam's Sons (One Essay)
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1961). Up From Liberalism. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-8128-2969-7. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1954). McCarthy and His Enemies: The Record and Its Meaning. Regnery Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-87000-110-8. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1951). God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of Academic Freedom. Regnery Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-89526-692-X. 

God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of Academic Freedom, is a book that was published in 1951, and was written by William F. Buckley, who eventually became the leading voice in the conservative movement of the twentieth century. ...

Fiction

• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2007). The Rake: A Novel. Washington, D.C., HarperCollins. ISBN 0-89526-089-1. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2003). Getting It Right. Regnery Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-89526-138-3. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2002). Nuremberg: The Reckoning. Harcourt. ISBN 1-4132-2282-X. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2001). Elvis in the Morning. Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-600754-1. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2001). Spytime: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton. Harcourt. ISBN 0-641-52638-5. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1999). The Redhunter: A Novel Based on the Life of Senator Joe McCarthy. Warner Books, Inc. ISBN 0-316-11589-4. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1995). Brothers No More. Harvest/HBJ Book. ISBN 0-15-600476-3. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1985). The Temptation of Wilfred Malachey. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15235-3. 

Blackford Oakes novel series

• Buckley, William F., Jr. (2005). Last Call for Blackford Oakes. Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-101085-4. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1999). The Blackford Oakes Reader. iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 1-58348-383-7. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1993). A Very Private Plot. William Morrow & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-688-12795-9. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1990). Tucker's Last Stand. Random House. ISBN 0-394-57675-6. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1987). Mongoose R.I.P.. Random House. ISBN 0-394-55931-2. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1986). High Jinx. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-19443-9. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1985). See You Later Alligator. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-19442-0. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1984). Story of Henri Tod. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15234-5. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1982). Marco Polo, If You Can. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15232-9. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1980). Who's on First. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15231-0. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1978). Stained Glass. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-12542-9. 
• Buckley, William F., Jr. (1976). Saving the Queen. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-03800-3. 

See You Later, Alligator (though more commonly spelled without the comma in the title) is the title of an iconic rock and roll song of the 1950s. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... Saving the Queen is a Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. ...

Notes

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References

• (2001) Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of American Writers. Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster. 
• (2003) Contemporary Authors. Farmington Hills, Michigan: The Gale Group. 
• Bridges, Linda (2007). Strictly Right: William F. Buckley Jr. and the American Conservative Movement. New York: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. ISBN 0471758175. 
• Buckley, Reid (1999). Strictly Speaking. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-134610-4. 
• Lamb, Brian (2001). Booknotes: Stories from American History. New York: Penguin. ISBN 1-58648-083-9. 
• Gottfried, Paul (1993). The Conservative Movement. ISBN 0-8057-9749-1
• John B. Judis (1990). William F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives. New York: Touchstone. (full-scale biography). ISBN 0-671-69593-2
• George H. Nash. The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945 (2006)
• Winchell, Mark Royden (1984). William F. Buckley, Jr.. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8057-7431-9. 
• Smith, W. Thomas, Jr. (2003). Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency. New York: Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-4667-0. 
• Straus, Tamara (1997). The Literary Almanac: The Best of the Printed Word: 1900 to the Present. New York: High Tide Press. ISBN 1-56731-328-0. 
• William F. Buckley, Jr.. C-Span American Writers II. Retrieved on September 2, 2004.
• Bridges, Linda and Coyne, John (2003) "Strictly Right: William F. Buckley and the Conservative Movement"
• Miller, David (1990). Chairman Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr.. New York
• Meehan, William F. III (1990). William F. Buckley Jr: A Bibliography. New York

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• Firing Line Program Collection (Stanford University)
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• Appreciating Bill Buckley
• Sept. 3, 1999 Salon.com feature on Buckley
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• NPR: A Life on the Right: William F. Buckley
• Cathleen P. Black and William F. Buckley Jr. to Receive Magazine Industry Lifetime Achievement Awards
• The Decline of National Review, by James P. Lubinskas, American Renaissance, September, 2000.
• Neoconservatism: a CIA Front?, by Gregory Pavlik. The Rothbard-Rockwell Report, 1997.
• How I Was Fired By Bill Buckley by Joseph Sobran.
• William Buckley being interviewed by Richard Heffner of Rutgers University in the Open Mind Series
• 1985 audio interview of William F. Buckley Jr., RealAudio
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• Video of a lecture at the Harvard Institute of Politics 11/2/1995.
• Video of William F. Buckley debating Noam Chomsky (1969)