William F. Buckley Jr. Quotes
The Nation’s most conspicuous vulgarian
William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008, Political Columnist and Author, Conservative party candidate for New York Governor, Derogatory reference to President Harry S Truman, Quoted on NBC Meet the Press, October 17, 1965
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Referring to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy:
William Frank Buckley Jr. was an American public intellectual and conservative author and commentator. In 1955, Buckley founded National Review, a magazine that stimulated the conservative movement in the late-20th century United States. Buckley hosted 1,429 episodes of the public affairs television show Firing Line (1966–1999), the longest-running public affairs show in American television history with a single host, where he became known for his distinctive Mid-Atlantic idiolect and wide vocabulary.
