William F. Buckley Jr.

Founder of the National Review and host of PBS' Firing Line, William F. Buckley was one of America's preeminent conservative political commentators and authors. Buckley described himself as both a libertarian and a conservative. He was known for his erudition, barbed wit and uncommonly broad vocabulary.

• 1951: God and Man at Yale
• 1954: McCarthy and His Enemies: The Record and Its Meaning (Co-author)
• 1976: Saving the Queen
• 1989: On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Public Figures
• 1995: Brothers No More
• 1997: Nearer My God: An Autobiography of Faith
• 1998: Buckley: The Right Word
• 2007: The Rake: A Novel

1. Wikipedia: William F. Buckley, Jr.
2. The New York Times: William F. Buckley Jr. Is Dead at 82 (February 27, 2008)
3. Hillsdale College: Complete writings of William F. Buckley
4. USAToday.com: William F. Buckley Jr. has died (February 27, 2008)
5. Salon.com: Salon People: William F. Buckley Jr. (September 3, 1999)
6. Video: Noam Chomsky debates William F. Buckley (1969) (Time: 18:23)

• Google News: William F. Buckley
• Associated Press: William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82 (February 27, 2008)
  • Buckley had said of founding the National Review that he planned to "stand athwart history, yelling 'Stop' at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who urge it."
• USAToday.com: William F. Buckley Jr. has died (February 27, 2008)
• CBS News: Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative (July 22, 2006)
• Bloomberg.com: Buckley Says Bush Will Be Judged on Iraq War, Now a "Failure" (March 31, 2006)

• National Review Online: "Publisher's Statement" by William F. Buckley (November 19, 1955)
  • Buckley's introduction to the magazine, reprinted from the first issue.
• Amazon.com: Books by William F. Buckley
• National Review Online: "Fowlerspeak-Goodspeak" by William F. Buckley (February 2, 2008)
  • This is Buckley's final National Review column.

• RealClearPolitics: Articles by William F. Buckley

• November 24, 1925: Born in New York City, New York

• 1951: First book, God and Man at Yale, published

• 1951-1952: Editor at The American Mercury

• 1955: Founded National Review

• 1965: Unsuccessfully ran for mayor of New York City

• August 22, 1968: Legendary televised argument with Gore Vidal

• 1973: Served as delegate to the United Nations

• 1983: Infamous debate on nuclear deterrence with Carl Sagan

• 1991: Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

• February 27, 2008: Died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut