Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium
Richard Brookhiser wrote his first cover story for National
Review at age fourteen and became the magazine's youngest
senior editor at twenty-three. William F. Buckley Jr. was
Brookhiser's mentor, hero, and admirer; within a year of
Brookhiser's arrival at the magazine, Buckley tapped him as his
successor as editor-in-chief. But without warning, the
relationship soured - one day, Brookhiser returned to his desk to
find a letter from Buckley unceremoniously informing him "you will
no longer be my successor."
Brookhiser remained friends and colleagues with Buckley despite
the breach, and in Right Time, Right Place, he tells the
story of that friendship with affection and clarity. At the
same time, he provides a delightful account of the intellectual and
political ferment of the conservative resurgence that Buckley
nurtured and led.
Richard Brookhiser is the author of nine books,
including George Washington on Leadership and What
Would the Founders Do? He is a Senior Editor of
National Review. He wrote and hosted the PBS
documentary Rediscovering George Washington and appears
frequently on the History Channel and the Colbert
Report.
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Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
Vice President, American Studies and Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics
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