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William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925–2008)

Author of God and Man at Yale

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William F. Buckley, Jr. has 7 media appearances.

Booknotes: Jr. William F. Buckley (October 24, 1993)
Jr. William F. Buckley discusses Happy Days Were Here Again: Reflections of a Libertarian Journalist.
Author and commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. talked about his compendium titled Happy Days Were Here Again, published by Random House. The book is a collection of more than 120 articles and speeches written between 1985 and 1993. Beginning with Mr. Buckley's 1950 Class Day speech while a student at ... (more)Yale, he addresses the Cold War, the passing of friends, the joys of sailing the open seas, liberty, and the comfort of faith. The selections, edited by his sister Patricia Bozell, include commentary from the author that provides historical context for his speeches.
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Charlie Rose: A conversation with William F. Buckley Jr. about religion and politics. (October 1, 1997)
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A conversation with author and founder of
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Charlie Rose: A conversation with William F. Buckley (June 10, 1999)
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William F. Buckley, Jr., founder of
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Charlie Rose: A conversation with William F. BuckleyJr. (May 11, 2000)
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A conversation with conservative icon, columnist, and long-time host of
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Charlie Rose: A conversation with William F. BuckleyJr. (June 17, 2003)
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A conversation with William F. BuckleyJr. about his novel
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Charlie Rose: A conversation with William F. Buckley, Jr. (December 28, 2007)
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A conversation with William F. Buckley, Jr. about his life, career and book *Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription*.
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Charlie Rose: An Appreciation of William F. Buckley (February 27, 2008)
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An Appreciation of William F. Buckley William F. Buckley died on February 27, 2008. Buckley was an American author and conservative commentator. He founded the political magazine National Review in 1955, and hosted the television show Firing Line from 1966 until 1999.
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Canonical name
Buckley, William F., Jr.
Legal name
Buckley, William Frank
Other names
Date of birth
1925-11-24
Date of death
2008-02-27
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Place of death
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Paris, France (childhood)
London, England, UK (childhood)
Education
Yale University
National Autonomous University of Mexico, 1943
Occupations
commentator (conservative)
television personality
officer, US Army (2nd Lt ∙ 1944)
CIA (Agent for a short time)
editor
Relationships
Buckley, Christopher (son)
Buckley, James L. (brother)
Heath, Aloise Buckley (sister)
Buckley, Fergus Reid (brother)
Buckley, Patricia Taylor (wife)
Organizations
National Review
Skull and Bones
PBS (Firing Line)
Universal Press Syndicate
Awards and honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1991)
Agents
Short biography
Was, briefly, a member of F. Roosevelt's honor guard. He spoke Spanish and French before learning English. His son, Christopher, is also an author. Buckley plays both harpsicord and piano very well and once appeared on Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz". He also owned an ocean going sailboat for many years and has crossed both the Atlantic and the Pacific by sail.
Editor of National Review magazine.
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