Elvis in the Morning

William Frank Buckley Jr. (November 24, 1925 - February 28, 2008) was an American conservative author and commentator. He founded the political magazine National Review in 1955, hosted 1429 episodes of the television show Firing Line from 1966 until 1999, and was a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. His writing style was famed for its erudition, wit, and use of uncommon words.Buckley's primary intellectual achievement was to fuse traditional American political conservatism with laissez-faire and anti-communism, laying the groundwork for the modern American conservatism of U.S. presidential candidate Barry Goldwater and President Ronald Reagan. Buckley came on the public scene with his critical book God and Man at Yale (1951); among over fifty further books on writing, speaking, history, politics and sailing, were a series of novels featuring CIA agent Blackford Oakes. Buckley referred to himself "on and off" as either libertarian or conservative. He resided in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, and often signed his name as "WFB". Buckley died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, on February 28, 2008; he was found dead at his desk in the study. "He died with his boots on", his son said, "after a lifetime of riding pretty tall in the saddle."Buckley, William F., Jr. is the author of 'Elvis in the Morning' with ISBN 9780151006434 and ISBN 0151006431.