William F. Buckley Jr.

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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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

University

Yale University

Awards & achievements

• 1991 Presidential Medal of Freedom
• 1980 National Book Award
• Library of Congress Living Legend

• 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

Tags

• New York
• journalist
• television presenter
• novelist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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