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 ditor-at-Large
William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955.
He is the author of more than 40 books, and was the host for more
than 30 years of the television show Firing Line. His newspaper
column, "On the Right," is syndicated to more than 300 newspapers.
His most recent books are Let
Us Talk of Many Things: The Collected Speeches and the novel
Elvis
in the Morning.
Buckley received a B.A. with honors (political science, economics,
and history) from Yale University in 1950. In 1965 he ran for mayor
of New York City and received 13.4% of the vote on the Conservative
party ticket. He has received numerous and diverse awards, including
Best Columnist of the Year, 1967; Television Emmy for Outstanding
Achievement, 1969; The American Book Award for Best Mystery (paperback)
for Stained Glass, 1980; the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award,
1989; the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991; the Adam Smith Award,
Hillsdale College, 1996; and the Heritage Foundation's Clare Boothe
Luce Award, 1999.
Buckely
married Patricia Taylor of Vancouver, B.C., in 1950, and is the
father of Christopher Taylor Buckley.
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