Childhood
William Frank Buckley Jr. was born William Francis Buckley in New York City on November 24, … See more

Buckley remained at Yale working as a Spanish instructor from 1947 to 1951 before being recruited into the CIA like many other Ivy League alumni at that time; he served for two years, including one year in Mexico City working on political action for See more

God and Man at Yale
Buckley's first book, God and Man at Yale, was published in 1951. Offering a critique of Yale University, Buckley argued in the book that the … See more

Broadcasts and publications
Buckley's column On the Right was syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate beginning in 1962. … See more

Buckley attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico (or UNAM) until 1943. The next year, upon his graduation from the … See more

In 1950, Buckley married Patricia Buckley—nee Taylor—daughter of Canadian industrialist Austin C. Taylor. He met Taylor, a Protestant … See more

Buckley founded National Review in 1955 at a time when there were few publications devoted to conservative commentary. He served as the magazine's editor-in-chief until 1990. During that time, National Review became the standard-bearer of American conservatism See more