Father of Conservative Movement Dies

NPR

Published February 28, 2008 at 5:38 AM MST

William F. Buckley, a pioneer in the modern conservative movement, died Wednesday at the age of 82. He was a CIA operative who founded the conservative magazine the National Review.

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