15K views · 187 reactions | William F. Buckley, Jr. was a leading commentator who had a vital role in elevating Joseph McCarthy, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, catalyzing a conservative movement that reshaped the Republican Party. Robert Costa talks with author Sam Tanenhaus about the "National Review" founder and "Firing Line" TV debater who drew acclaim and criticism, and how the celebrity intellectual paved the way for President Donald Trump. | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook

9.5K views · 85 reactions | "The word he’d use is 'vulgar.' The vulgarians are in the saddle riding the rest of us at this point." —George Will on how late colleague and friend William F. Buckley Jr., whom he calls "the most consequential journalist of the 20th century," would describe today’s discourse. WETA PBS | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | Facebook