William F. Buckley Jr. (S&B 1950)
Journalist. TV Host. CIA. UNAM. Yale University. Skull and Bones.
TV Host of Firing Line.
Visited south pole and commented on work by scientist to control global weather..[3]
1955 - Founded National Review.
1954 - Co Published with L. Brent Bozell, McCarthy and His Enemies: The Record and Its Meaning
1951 to 1953 - Recruited into the CIA. Served for two years, including one year in Mexico City working on Political action for E. Horward Hunt (Search mind map).[1,26]
1950 - Graduated Yale, Skull and Bones Patriarch
1943 - Attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The campus is a UNESCO Workld Heritage Site. It obtained its autonomy from the government in 1929. This has given the university the freedom to define its own curriculum and mange its own budget without interference from the government. This had a profound effect on academic life at the university, whch soe claim boots academic freedom and independence[2,15]
Died 27 Feb 2008, from Heart Attack. Age 82.
Note:
Son, Christopher Taylor Buckley (S&B 1975). Speech writer for President George H. W. Bush (S&B 1948), Freemason, Bohmenian Club and Delta Kappa Epsilon
Brother, James L. Buckley (S&B 1944). Senator and Judge.
Brother, Fergus Reid Buckley (S&B 1952). Author.
[1] - Wiki William F. Buckley Jr
[1,26] - Buckley Jr., William F. (March 4, 2007). “My friend, E. Howard Hunt”. Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
[2] - Wiki National Autonomous University of Mexico
[2,15] - Elizalde, Guadalupe, Piedras en el Camino de la UNAM, EDAMEX, 1999 p.49.Elizalde, Guadalupe, Piedras en el Camino de la UNAM, EDAMEX, 1999 p.49.
[4] - My friend, E.Howard Hunt by William F. Buckley Jr. Los Angeles Times 4 Mar 2007
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