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[[Image:6436rtdhgf.jpg|right|thumb|William F. Buckley, Jr., on his long-running television show [[Firing Line]].]]

[[Image:6436rtdhgf.jpg|right|thumb|William F. Buckley, Jr., on his long-running television show [[Firing Line]].]]

'''William Frank Buckley Jr.''' (New York City, November 24, 1925 - Stanford, February 27, 2008) was born in a devoutly [[Roman Catholic]] family. Buckley was a prominent [[conservative]] author and commentator, and the founder of the [[National Review]]. He was also host of [[Firing Line]], a talk show featured for years on the otherwise [[liberal]] public television.  He was admired on both sides of the political spectrum for his seemingly limitless vocabulary, and his intellectual wit.   

'''William Frank Buckley Jr.''' (New York City, November 24, 1925 - Stamford, February 27, 2008) was born in a devoutly [[Roman Catholic]] family. Buckley was a prominent [[conservative]] author and commentator, and the founder of the [[National Review]]. He was also host of [[Firing Line]], a talk show featured for years on the otherwise [[liberal]] public television.  He was admired on both sides of the political spectrum for his seemingly limitless vocabulary, and his intellectual wit.   

He was educated in an [[English]] preparatory school as a teenager.  As young man, he wrote an influential book about his college experiences entitled, "God and Man at Yale." He was educated in [[England]] and [[France]], and also studied Spanish in [[Mexico City]] (UNAM). (Buckley's first language had been Spanish, having been raised by Mexican nannies). Buckley graduated from the Millbrook School in Millbrook, NY, in 1943, and from Yale University, in 1950.

He was educated in an [[English]] preparatory school as a teenager.  As young man, he wrote an influential book about his college experiences entitled, "God and Man at Yale" (1951).  He was educated in [[England]] and [[France]], and also studied Spanish in [[Mexico City]] (UNAM). (Buckley's first language had been Spanish, having been raised by Mexican nannies). Buckley graduated from the Millbrook School in Millbrook, NY, in 1943, and from Yale University, in 1950.

Buckley founded in 1955 the National Review (NR), a biweekly magazine of political opinion. Ronald Reagan was a longtime subscriber to National Review. Through the magazine he foster the idea of a conservative movement.   

Buckley founded in 1955 the National Review (NR), a biweekly magazine of political opinion. [[Ronald Reagan]] was a longtime subscriber to National Review. Through the magazine he foster the idea of a conservative movement.   

{{quotebox|Buckley, doing it his way, became one of the most influential writers and journalists of the past century – in the august company of [[Walter Lippmann]], [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]] and [[George Orwell]]. The latter two came to symbolize what was at stake in the spiritual and moral struggle against the [[totalitarian]] mentality. But Buckley spearheaded the counterrevolution in the West that emboldened [[Reagan]], [[Thatcher]] and [[John Paul II]] to confront and defeat the [[Soviet Empire]]. <ref>http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/03/05/introduction-to-crossing-swords/</ref>}}

{{quotebox|Buckley, doing it his way, became one of the most influential writers and journalists of the past century – in the august company of [[Walter Lippmann]], [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]] and [[George Orwell]]. The latter two came to symbolize what was at stake in the spiritual and moral struggle against the [[totalitarian]] mentality. But Buckley spearheaded the counterrevolution in the West that emboldened [[Reagan]], [[Thatcher]] and [[John Paul II]] to confront and defeat the [[Soviet Empire]]. <ref>http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/03/05/introduction-to-crossing-swords/</ref>}}