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Article: Newt Gingrich Statement on the Passing of William F. Buckley, Jr.
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- U.S. Newswire
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- February 27, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Rick Tyler, Press Secretary & Spokesperson for Speaker
Newt Gingrich, +1-540-338-1250, ricktyler@newt.org
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Before there was
Goldwater or Reagan, there was Bill Buckley.
From writing books, to creating, leading and sustaining National
Review Magazine, to his 33-year run as the host of Firing Line on
television, Bill Buckley became the indispensable intellectual
advocate from whose energy, intelligence, wit, and enthusiasm the
best of modern conservatism drew its inspiration and encouragement.
It was not until William F. Buckley, Jr., founded National Review
Magazine in 1955 that the tide began to slowly turn for ...