William F. Buckley Jr.
The Bear on Feb 28 2008 at 3:09 am | Filed under: Need to Know
We lived in Stamford CT for 5 years ['76 -' 82] and I had the occasion to correspond with Bill Buckley a couple of times back then.
He always replied.
Once he answered a letter of mine while he was in Switzerland. I remember he included an apology that he’d fallen behind in his correspondence, and had taken certain correspondence to his winter retreat there to answer. I don’t believe I was ever more flattered.
Bill Buckley took my crummy letter to Switzerland? Amazing!
On another early evening I was encamped in the Admirals Club somewhere, probably Chicago, during a lengthy weather delay, and there he was alone in a corner, papers sprawled about,,,,, the appearance of an unmade bed.
I dared to approach him, and said something lamely about Stamford and being a subscriber to NR. He invited me to sit, which I did for a few minutes.
Aside from the state of the local weather, I can’t recall the content of our brief discussion. I do remember though, that he was extraordinarily cordial, interesting, learned, and funny, which, come to think of it, might also begin to describe his incomparable life.
May he rest in peace.
Jim Mc
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