James L. Buckley, One Year Later

A year ago today, James L. Buckley, deemed the ‘sainted junior senator from New York’ by his brother William F. Buckley Jr., passed away at age 100. His was a remarkable life, consisting of, among other things, service in all three branches of the federal government. Shortly after his death (as well as before), National Review ran many tributes to him; you can find them here. You can find other tributes here, here, and here. Below are four more from people who knew him well and also wished to memorialize him.

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A year ago today, James L. Buckley, deemed the ‘sainted junior senator from New York’ by his brother William F. Buckley Jr., passed away at age 100. His was a remarkable life, consisting of, among other things, service in all three branches of the federal government. Shortly after his death (as well as before), National Review ran many tributes to him; you can find them here. You can find other tributes here, here, and here. Below are four more from people who knew him well and also wished to memorialize him.

Daniel Oliver