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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 ]
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.
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]
William F. Buckley Jr. Although throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Buckley opposed federal civil rights legislation and expressed support for continued racial segregation in the South, in the years preceding the debate, and potentially as a result of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing , Buckley had grown more accommodating of the Civil ...
"They were all connected in some way to William F. Buckley, Jr." ... Buckley tapped the brakes against the excesses of the far right, nominally "purging" them when they became a liability, as with ...
Buckley was the fourth of 10 children of a millionaire oilman and older brother of conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr., who died in February 2008. He was the last survivor of the 10 ...
The philosophy of "fusionism" was developed at National Review magazine during the 1950s under the editorship of William F. Buckley, Jr. and is most identified with his associate editor Frank Meyer. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As Buckley recounted the founding, he "brokered" between "an extraordinary mix" of libertarians , traditional conservatives and anti ...
Allen then interviews the special guest William F. Buckley, Jr and they discuss the current issues including the Middle East, discothèques, fashion, politics, religion, and the possibility that Sen. Robert F. Kennedy might run for president. The audience does take part in a Q and A portion with Allen and Buckley. [2]