William F. Buckley, Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr. Conservative journalist and commentator Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Republican
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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