A new understanding of the man who changed the face of American politics<br><br>William F. Buckley Jr. is widely regarded as the most influential American conservative writer activist and organizer in the postwar era. In this nuanced biography Alvin Felzenberg sheds light on little-known aspects of Buckley’s career including his role as back-channel adviser to policy makers his intimate friendship with both Ronald and Nancy Reagan his changing views on civil rights and his break with George W. Bush over the Iraq War.