70 Year Magazine Archive

On the Right

by Wm. F. Buckley, Jr.

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Pope Paul, RIP

New York, Aug. 7—A British wag recently commented that he owned a most valuable copy of Edward Heath’s book on sailing—“an uninscribed copy.” I never met His Holiness Paul VI, the most accessible pope in history, surely, since Peter left off casting his net for fish, to do as much for human souls. But I have memories.

William F. Buckley Jr.

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William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955.

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