William F. Buckley, Jr.
Andre Lambertson
Firing Line
Of his fellow Conservative, William Kristol said, "For people of my generation, Bill Buckley was pretty much the first intelligent, witty, well-educated conservative one saw on television." Buckley served as host for the PBS show from 1966 to 1999. He was 82.
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