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William F. Buckley Jr. was born on November 24, 1925 in New York City, New York, United States and was credited as a journalist, television presenter and novelist. William F. Buckley Jr. died on February 27, 2008, aged 82. Education on record includes Yale University. Listed accolades include Presidential Medal of Freedom (1991), National Book Award (1980) and Library of Congress Living Legend.
My Take
William F. Buckley Jr. is, to me, proof that rhetoric can be a force of history. Raised speaking Spanish, then French, then English, educated at Yale, he built American conservatism's intellectual scaffolding and made televised debate an art form. The Presidential Medal of Freedom, a National Book Award, and Library of Congress Living Legend status confirm the substance behind the style. What I admire most is his weapon of choice: not shouting, but erudition and elegant irony that left opponents disarmed. Since his death in 2008, the public square has felt poorer for the loss of that combination of wit and learning.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- William F. Buckley Jr.
- Name (Japanese)
- ウィリアム・F・バックリー・ジュニア
- Reading
- うぃりあむ・F・ばっくりー・じゅにあ
- Born
- November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- journalist / television presenter / novelist / writer / politician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- 1991 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1980 National Book Award
- Library of Congress Living Legend
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20F.%20Buckley%20Jr.
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378098
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was William F. Buckley Jr. born?
William F. Buckley Jr. was born on November 24, 1925.
When did William F. Buckley Jr. die?
William F. Buckley Jr. died on February 27, 2008, aged 82.
Where was William F. Buckley Jr. from?
William F. Buckley Jr. was from New York City, New York, United States.
What did William F. Buckley Jr. do?
William F. Buckley Jr. worked as journalist, television presenter, novelist, writer, politician.
Where did William F. Buckley Jr. study?
William F. Buckley Jr. attended Yale University.
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