Now It's History

Now It's History

William F. Buckley's extraordinary life

The man who cleared the way for MAGA

Richard Galant
Sep 03, 2025
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William F. Buckley, at President Ronald Reagan’s 75th birthday party in 1986.

On April 25, 1969, William F. Buckley Jr. strode into an auditorium at Brandeis University. The 43-year-old conservative writer, National Review editor and popular television commentator was facing an anti-Vietnam War audience opposed to virtually all of his views.

That didn’t …

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