William F. Buckley, Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr. Conservative journalist and commentator Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Republican
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The success of The National Review propelled Buckley to the heights of the Conservative movement. In 1960, he helped found a new conservative group that welded together free-market economics with respect for traditional values, an orderly society and anti-communism.

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