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Feb 27, 2008 · He was 82. Mr. Buckley suffered from diabetes and emphysema, his son Christopher said, although the exact cause of death was not immediately known. He was found at his desk in the study of his...
William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; [a] November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, and political commentator. [1] Born in New York City, Buckley spoke Spanish as his first language before learning French and then English as a child. [2]
Writer and commentator William F. Buckley, a revered figure and intellectual force in the American conservative movement for decades, died on Wednesday at age 82, said the magazine he founded, the National Review.
May 18, 2009 · Buckley, an icon of the modern conservative movement, died last year at 82 from a heart attack. It’s amazing that he lasted as long as he did.
- Lev Grossman
Feb 27, 2008 · William F. Buckley Jr., the columnist, novelist, talk show host and tireless intellectual who founded the modern conservative movement and was its articulate voice for nearly six decades,...
- scott.kraft@latimes.com
- Editor at Large
Mar 1, 2008 · Founding father of modern conservatism was 82. Stamford, CN – William F. Buckley Jr., the cerebral conservative gadfly and host of Firing Line, one of the longest running programs in TV history, died recently at his home in Stamford, Conn.
Feb 27, 2008 · William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative who founded the National Review and hosted TV’s “Firing Line” for 33 years, died Wednesday at his home in Stamford, Conn. He...