Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008), an American editor and author, was one of the best-known spokesmen for political conservatism in the United States. He wrote a widely syndicated newspaper column. Buckley also founded the magazine National Review in 1955 and served as its editor until 1990. He hosted a nationally televised discussion show, “Firing Line,” from 1962 to 2000.
William Frank Buckley, Jr., was born on Nov. 24, 1925, in New York City. He graduated from Yale University. In his first book, God and Man at Yale (1951), he attacked the liberal viewpoints that he said were common at Yale. His other political books include Up from Liberalism (1959) and The Unmaking of a Mayor (1966). Buckley also wrote a number of spy thrillers, starting with Saving the Queen (1975). He told of his own adventures in Racing Through Paradise: A Pacific Passage (1987) and other books. In 1965, he ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative Party candidate for mayor of New York City. Buckley died on Feb. 27, 2008. His brother James L. Buckley served as a U.S. senator of New York from 1971 to 1977.
