William F. Buckley, Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr. Conservative journalist and commentator Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Republican
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Confidante to a President
The height of Buckley's influence came with the election of his good friend Ronald Reagan to the Presidency. In this 1983 photo, the two of them enjoy a light moment at a reception for The National Review.

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