IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1016 
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death 
of William F. Buckley, Jr. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2008 
Mr. FEENEY
(for himself, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. YOUNG
of Alaska, Mr. 
TANCREDO, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. DREIER, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. 
MCHENRY, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. BARTLETT
of Maryland, Mr. 
LAMBORN, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. DUNCAN, 
Mr. HERGER, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. AKIN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
SMITH of Texas, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 
SALI, Mr. REYNOLDS, Ms. FOXX, Mr. WELLER of Illinois, Mr. BARRETT 
of South Carolina, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HASTINGS of 
Washington, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. BARTON 
of Texas, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. 
BROUN of Georgia, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. 
SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GINGREY, 
Mrs. SCHMIDT, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. CANNON, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. 
HENSARLING, Mr. CARTER, Mr. POE, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Michigan, Mr. MACK, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. PUT-
NAM, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. WOLF, Mr. 
MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 
Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MIL-
LER of Florida, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. PENCE, Mr. 
PRICE of Georgia, and Mr. BACHUS) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
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•HRES 1016 IH 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives 
on the death of William F. Buckley, Jr. 
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., was an American hero and 
the intellectual leader of the conservative movement for 
five decades; 
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., led in a manner that 
earned the respect and friendship even of his adversaries; 
Whereas by virtue of his distinct personality, talents, good 
humor, and goodwill, William F. Buckley, Jr., has been 
recognized as the premier conservative intellectual in 
post-World War II America, and has fostered an entire 
generation of conservative scholars, academics, political 
insiders, and writers; 
Whereas in a display of his legendary and cheerful wit, Wil-
liam F. Buckley, Jr., once commented that he would 
‘‘rather live in a society governed by the first 2,000 
names in the Boston phone directory than in one gov-
erned by the 2,000 members of the Harvard faculty’’; 
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., authored dozens of books, 
including ‘‘God and Man at Yale’’; wrote thousands of 
columns; and was the preeminent debater of our times, 
including in such venues as his long-running public af-
fairs show, ‘‘Firing Line’’; 
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., founded National Review 
in November 1955 to provide a respectable and reasoned 
conservative voice in American public policy and political 
debates; and, in the first issue of that publication, he 
stated that the magazine was intended to respond to the 
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rise of socialism and collectivism in America and ‘‘stands 
athwart history, yelling Stop’’; 
Whereas National Review, currently the largest conservative 
opinion magazine in the Nation, has succeeded in its mis-
sion to pronounce, distill, and refine conservative prin-
ciples, and has set the benchmark for conservative public 
discourse on America and the world; 
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr.’s consistent efforts facili-
tated the rise of Senator Barry M. Goldwater and, ulti-
mately, the presidency of Ronald W. Reagan; 
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr.’s ideas and advocacy were 
instrumental in the defeat of collectivism at home and in 
the Soviet Union; and 
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., refined and articulated a 
modern conservative theory that promoted maximum in-
dividual freedom: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors and thanks William F. Buckley, Jr., 
for all he did to advance a conservative vision for 
America and a capitalist, democratic vision for the 
world; 
(2) expresses its profound sorrow at the death 
of William F. Buckley, Jr.; and 
(3) expresses its condolences to the family, 
friends, and colleagues of William F. Buckley, Jr. 
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