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The New York Times Bestseller

William F. Buckley Jr. remembersas only he couldthe towering figures of the twentieth century in a brilliant and emotionally powerful collection compiled by acclaimed Fox News correspondent James Rosen.

In a half century on the national stage William F. Buckley Jr. achieved unique stature as a writer a celebrity and the undisputed godfather of modern American conservatism. He kept company with the best and brightest the sultry and powerful. Ronald Reagan pronounced WFB perhaps the most influential journalist and intellectual in our era and his jet-setting life was a whos who of high society fame and fortune.

Among all his distinctions which include founding the conservative magazine National Review and hosting the long-running talk show Firing Line Buckley was also a master of that most elusive art form: the eulogy. He drew on his unrivaled gifts to mourn celebrate or seek mercy for the men and women who touched his life and the nation.

Now for the first time WFBs sweeping judgments of the great figures of his time?presidents and prime ministers?? celebrities and scoundrels?? intellectuals and guitar gods?are