National Review Founder William F. Buckley, Jr. Dead at 82

Republicans- and in a few cases, Democrats- revered him. He was the darling of the conservative movement.

Today, the founder of the conservative magazine National Review, William Frank Buckley, Jr. died while in his study at his Stamford, Connecticut home. He was also a syndicated columnist and host of PBS' Firing Line.

In 1955, he founded National Review.He has written over 50 books as well.

Here is a debate from Firing Line with author Noam Chomsky, from 1969: (both clips from Proverbs 13i16/YouTube/PBS)



Buckley was 82.

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