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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 fostered the idea of a conservative movement.   

As a writer, Buckley made over 50 books about history, politics and sailing, and a series of spy novels (His Blackford Oakes spy novels) that were  consistent best sellers.   

As a writer, Buckley wrote over 50 books about history, politics and sailing, and a series of spy novels (which featured the fictitious Yale graduate Blackford Oakes) that were  consistent best sellers.   

{{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>}}