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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 551 

Honoring National Review magazine on its 50th anniversary for its 

contribution to the national political discourse. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 10, 2005 

Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. DELAY, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. 

FEENEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 

CHOCOLA, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 

Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BRADY of 

Texas, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. ISSA, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. GOODE, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. JINDAL, 

Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 

WAMP, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. CANNON, Mr. 

HENSARLING, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. AKIN, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BACHUS, 

Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. MILLER

of Florida, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. 

HAYWORTH, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. MYRICK, Ms. 

FOXX, Mr. NORWOOD, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Ms. HART, and Mrs. 

BLACKBURN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring National Review magazine on its 50th anniversary 

for its contribution to the national political discourse. 

Whereas National Review was founded in November 1955 by 

William F. Buckley, Jr., who famously stated in the premier issue that the magazine ‘‘stands athwart history, 

yelling Stop’’, to provide a respectable and reasoned con-
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servative voice in American public policy and political debates; 

Whereas National Review became an established journal due 

largely to the editorial direction and determination of 

William F. Buckley, Jr., and other distinguished intellectuals who participated in its launch and early years; and, 

over subsequent years, National Review reaffirmed its 

status as a leading journal by publishing writers of immense influence, such as Milton Friedman, Ronald 

Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, George Will, and many others; 

Whereas National Review, through its half-century of publishing provocative and profound commentaries on public 

events and figures and sharp analysis of foreign and domestic affairs, culture, politics, and the economy, is the 

benchmark for conservative public discourse on America 

and the world; 

Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., by virtue of his distinct 

personality, talents, good humor, and good will, has been 

recognized as the first public conservative intellectual in 

post-war America, and, furthermore, has fostered an entire generation of conservative scholars, academics, and 

writers; 

Whereas National Review is regarded as the catalyst of the 

modern American conservative movement, playing a central role in the creation of the ‘‘Draft Goldwater’’ movement and the ‘‘Reagan Revolution’’, and is considered a 

prime intellectual force in the long but successful campaign to bring about the demise of communist tyranny in 

Europe; 
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Whereas National Review has succeeded in its mission to pronounce, distill, and refine conservative principles, and it 

has set the conservative standard in national and international debates over the last 50 years; 

Whereas National Review is currently the largest conservative 

opinion magazine; and 

Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., editor emeritus, soon to 

celebrate his 80th birthday, continues to be a powerful 

influence on National Review and numerous conservative 

writers and policy-makers associated with the magazine: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors National Review magazine on its 

3 50th anniversary; 

4 (2) praises William F. Buckley, Jr., for his van5 guard efforts to articulate a conservative vision for 

6 America and a capitalist, democratic vision for the 

7 whole world; and 

8 (3) recognizes the incalculable contributions 

9 National Review has made to the national political 

10 discourse and the intellectual fabric of America. 

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