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Alistair Horne
==Early life==
==Early life==
Son of an oilman who made a fortune in Mexico, Buckley was educated in an English preparatory school as a teenager. He studied Spanish in [[Mexico City]] (1943, UNAM) (Buckley's first language had been Spanish, having been raised by Mexican nannies). Buckley graduated from the Millbrook School in New York in 1943, and from Yale College in 1950. His first book exposed the failures of Yale College, "God and Man at Yale" (1951). It detailed what he saw as the collectivist and anti-Christian leanings of America's foremost school.
Son of an oilman who made a fortune in Mexico, Buckley was educated in an English preparatory school as a teenager. He studied Spanish in [[Mexico City]] (1943, UNAM) (Buckley's first language had been Spanish, having been raised by Mexican nannies).
Prior to the outbreak of [[World War II]], future historian Alistair Horne became an evacuee, and grew up together with Buckley. They were lifelong friends.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/11/books/the-only-childhood-i-ever-had.html?pagewanted=all 'The Only Childhood I Ever Had'], [[The New York Times]]</ref>
Buckley graduated from the Millbrook School in New York in 1943, and from Yale College in 1950.
==Career==
==Career==
His first book exposed the failures of Yale College, "God and Man at Yale" (1951). It detailed what he saw as the collectivist and anti-Christian leanings of America's foremost school.
In 1955 Buckley founded ''The National Review'' (NR), a biweekly magazine of political opinion. [[Ronald Reagan]] was a longtime subscriber to National Review. Through the magazine he fostered the idea of a conservative movement.
In 1955 Buckley founded ''The National Review'' (NR), a biweekly magazine of political opinion. [[Ronald Reagan]] was a longtime subscriber to National Review. Through the magazine he fostered the idea of a conservative movement.
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