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Article: Buckley withdraws from `Firing Line'
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 15, 1999
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NEW YORK After 33 years as the conservative beach-head on
television, "Firing Line" is declaring a cease-fire.
William F. Buckley on Tuesday taped the last two episodes of his
PBS series, which started at conservatism's ebb and provided a forum
for Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.
The finale will air from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday on WTTW-Channel 11.
"You've got to end sometime, and I'd just as soon not die
onstage," said Buckley, 74. "That it ends at the millennium gives it
a poetic touch."
Before ending his 1,429th and last show with a champagne toast,
Buckley told viewers, "say your prayers, stay healthy and thanks for
sticking with `Firing Line' all this time."
The National Review magazine ...