"If you've ever watched Firing Line, William F.Buckley Jr.'s weekly political interview program, you may have noticed the twinkle that occasionally glows in the host's eyes. Typically, it comes when a guest errs, either in logic or in fact. It's that 'I've got you' twinkle." - The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

"Fans of Buckley's Firing Line (television) show include a lot of liberals, and so many viewers that his 13-week contract was renewed six weeks after he started. The dialogue is the liveliest and most literate on the air...A shortage of guests is the only thing that could stop Firing Line from running forever." - Time

William F.Buckley Jr.: one of the most versatile public figures in America is the authentic, authoritative journalistic voice of conservatism today.

• One of the most widely syndicated and intensively read of all columnists - appearing in over 300 newspapers.
  
• Founder of National Review, the lively and respected journal of conservative thought and opinion.
  
• Star of "Firing Line," the weekly television program which airs on the Public Broadcasting Service. Guests have included George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, J.K. Galbraith, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Barry Goldwater, Germaine Greer, Edward Heath, Henry Kissinger, The Dalai Lama, Norman Mailer, Groucho Marx, James Michener, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Theodore White.
  
• Author of many best-selling books, including God and Man at Yale, Saving the Queen, Stained Glass and Overdrive.
  
• Contributor of articles to most American publications, among them: Architectural Digest, Art & Antiques, The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Foreign Affairs, Harper's, Life, The New Republic, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Playboy, Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Review and TV Guide.
  

Buckley's career has taken him from Yale to the United Nations and into politics and journalism, where he has become something of an institution as a successful debater, political analyst and critic.