| | '''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. | | '''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" (1951). He was educated in [[England]] and [[France]], and also 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 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]] (1943, 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. |