Buckley Jr., William F. b. November 24, 1925 d. February 27, 2008 Author and conservative commentator. Born in New York City, he was recruited into the CIA in 1951, the same year his first book, God and Man at Yale, was published. Soon founded the National Review in 1955, which he used as a forum to mobilize support for Barry Goldwater's presidential bid. In 1964 helped form Young Americans for Freedom. He later hosted "Firing Line" on the Public Broadcasting Sytem from 1966 to 1999. Well known as a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist remembered for his...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser) Saint Bernard Cemetery, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
b. November 24, 1925 d. February 27, 2008