IV 
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 Mary-
land, 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. WIL-
SON
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 pre-
mier 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 de-
bates; 
Whereas National Review became an established journal due 
largely to the editorial direction and determination of 
William F. Buckley, Jr., and other distinguished intellec-
tuals 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 im-
mense influence, such as Milton Friedman, Ronald 
Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, George Will, and many oth-
ers; 
Whereas National Review, through its half-century of pub-
lishing provocative and profound commentaries on public 
events and figures and sharp analysis of foreign and do-
mestic 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 en-
tire generation of conservative scholars, academics, and 
writers; 
Whereas National Review is regarded as the catalyst of the 
modern American conservative movement, playing a cen-
tral role in the creation of the ‘‘Draft Goldwater’’ move-
ment and the ‘‘Reagan Revolution’’, and is considered a 
prime intellectual force in the long but successful cam-
paign to bring about the demise of communist tyranny in 
Europe;
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Whereas National Review has succeeded in its mission to pro-
nounce, distill, and refine conservative principles, and it 
has set the conservative standard in national and inter-
national 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors National Review magazine on its 
50th anniversary; 
(2) praises William F. Buckley, Jr., for his van-
guard efforts to articulate a conservative vision for 
America and a capitalist, democratic vision for the 
whole world; and 
(3) recognizes the incalculable contributions 
National Review has made to the national political 
discourse and the intellectual fabric of America. 
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