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Article: GEORGE W. BUSH DELIVERS REMARKS AT A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR.
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- October 6, 2005
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PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS REMARKS AT A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR., AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
OCTOBER 6, 2005
SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
[*] BUSH: Thanks. I'm here to escort William F. Buckley Jr., to lunch. (Laughter.) But first I've got some things I want to say. It's a honor to celebrate the 50th anniversary of National Review, and soon to be the 80th birthday of our honoree. You probably think this is a -- the Yale Scholars Association meeting. (Laughter.) Actually, Bill Buckley did have an influence on me when I followed him at Yale. You might remember one of his famous quotes, "The job of conservatives ...