"Firing Line" with William F. Buckley Jr. ran for over 33 years, mostly on public television. He was the most glittering conservative in America. And he interviewed, yes, other conservatives such as ...

William F. Buckley, Jr. was a leading commentator who had a vital role in elevating Joseph McCarthy, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, catalyzing a conservative movement that reshaped the Republican ...

When William F. Buckley Jr. died in 2008, the United States lost its most articulate champion of conservative ideas. Over the course of a 60-year career in the public eye, Buckley did just about ...

Stephen Spender had spent the Thirties as Mr Buckley puts it dancing along the precipice attempting at once literary integrity and Communist fellow traveling He recovered from that infatuation and ...

William F. Buckley Jr. is widely known as one of the architects of modern conservatism in America. From its beginnings in 1966, Buckley’s program “Firing Line” offered lively conversation and debate ...

Where to begin? Where would modern American conservatism be without William F. Buckley Jr.? Born on Nov. 24, 1925, the precocious young man gained national attention by attacking his alma mater in his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, William F. Buckley Jr. was a one-of-a-kind character: an author and columnist, and a celebrity intellectual. He ...

For decades, William F. Buckley Jr. was a one-of-a-kind character: an author and columnist, and a celebrity intellectual. He hosted a TV debate show, "Firing Line," and was often a guest on late night ...