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William F. Buckley, Jr. - An American Conservative is the biography of William F. Buckley, Jr., an American author and conservative commentator. Buckley founded the political magazine National Review in 1955, hosted 1429 episodes of the television show Firing Line from 1966 until 1999, and was a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. His writing style was famed for its wit and use of uncommon words. Buckley's primary intellectual achievement was to fuse traditional American political conservatism with economic libertarianism and anti-communism, laying the groundwork for the modern American conservatism of US Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater and US President Ronald Reagan. Buckley came on the public scene with his critical essay God and Man at Yale (1951); among over fifty further books on writing, speaking, history, politics and sailing, were a series of novels featuring the character of CIA agent Blackford Oakes. Buckley referred to himself on and off as either libertarian or conservative. He resided in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, and often signed his name as WFB. He was a practicing Catholic, often attending the traditional Latin Mass in Connecticut. William F. Buckley, Jr. - An American Conservative is highly recommended for those interested in reading more about this admired conservative pioneer and author.

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