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William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; [a] November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, and political commentator. [ 1 ] Born in New York City, Buckley spoke Spanish as his first language before learning French and then English as a child. [ 2 ]
William Francis Buckley (May 30, 1928 – June 3, 1985) was a United States Army officer in the United States Army Special Forces, and a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief in Beirut from 1984 [1] until his kidnapping and execution in 1985. Buckley's cover was as a political officer at the U.S. Embassy.
William Frank Buckley Sr. (July 11, 1881 – October 5, 1958) was an American lawyer and oil developer. He became influential in Mexican politics during the military dictatorship of Victoriano Huerta but was later expelled when Álvaro Obregón became president. He became wealthy due to his interests in oil exploration and speculation.
Best of Enemies is a 2015 American documentary film co-directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville about the televised debates between intellectuals Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. during the 1968 United States presidential election. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It was acquired by Magnolia and Participant Media. [4]
Edgar Herbert Smith Jr. (1934 – 2017) [1] was an American convicted murderer sentenced to death for his 1957 killing of 15-year-old Victoria Ann Zielinski in Ramsey, New Jersey. On death row, Smith began corresponding with conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr., and gradually persuaded Buckley that he was innocent. With the help of ...
Patricia Aldyen Austin Buckley (née Taylor; July 1, 1926 – April 15, 2007) was a Canadian-American socialite, noted for her fundraising activities. She was the wife of conservative writer and activist William F. Buckley Jr. and the mother of writer Christopher Buckley , their only child.
He co-founded the John Birch Society (JBS), an American right-wing political advocacy group, [2] in 1958 and tightly controlled it until his death. He was highly controversial and criticized by liberals, as well as some conservatives, including William F. Buckley Jr. only after being an early donor to Buckley's National Review in the 1950s.
William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008), American author and conservative commentator William Francis Buckley (1928–1985), U.S. Army officer and intelligence agency operative Bill Buckley (radio presenter) (born 1959), radio, television presenter and actor