168 BOOK REVIEW DIGEST 1966

BUCKLEY, K, A. H., it. ed. Historica l eta-

BUCKLEY , WILLIAM F. The unmaking f itmayor (by] William 1. ]3uclcleY, Jr. 341p$G.96 Viking

329 New York ( City)--Politics and ggovern-ment 6G-20339

"Mr. Buckley offered himself as a candidate ofthe Conservative Party for mayor of New Yorkin the 1905 Campaign . . with little hope ofwinnin the mayoralty . . . He describes hisiribula ions as a candidate , expounds his ownmeasures to relieve city problems, Criticizesthose of his opponents , details anecdotes of

(LLibrary r 3)nBibliographical .refeiences.defeat."

J

sties of Canada. Sea rquhart, M. C.

Newsweek 63:110 O 17 '66 750wTime 88:112 N 4 '66 340w

Reviewed by J. K. GalbraithSoak Week p5 0 16 '66 1350w

Reviewed by Paul GoodmanCommonweal 85:351 D 23 '66 1650w

"[Mr. Bueklcy ' s] style Is witty and ironicusually at the expense of his opponents. buthe can also enjoy a joke on himself. He hasnot attempted to analyze the effects of hiscampaign on the Republican Party, of whichhe is a member. (However he] has striven toexplain the position of a conservative as hesees it. The account is well documented. ThisIs a important book for students of politicsand history because it presents the views of alarge segment of the population , and becauseit describes political campaigning In the largestclty in the country. Recommended for all politi-cs[ and history collections , all coitexe libraries,all large publ ic libraries and all public librariesin New York City." '1'. B. Smith

Library J 91 :4 078 O Y11 1 66 260w

Reviewed by C. B. LucaNat R 1S:1171 N 1.5'66 3000w

"Mr. Buckley insists that ' The Unmaking ofMayor ' is not a non - book, and It is true that

there are occasional flashes of original and high-ly readable prose, But about half of the 341

documents-editoria.lstletters, Positioncpapes^

apparently in an effort to produce a faithfulrecord' of the campaign, the rest is overwrit-ten and frequently tedious , as in the long argu-ment attempting to prove that Goldwater Ismore in the Lincoln tradition than Lindsay.The most Interestin g sections dea€ with themanhandling of Buckley by the press.His prose was, in fact , repeatedly distorted."John Leo

N Y Times Bk R p34 0 30 '66 1000w"[This book] is a polemical, witty . right-

wing assessment of New York ' s chaotic prob-lems. It is also Buckley ' s most furious barrageagainst the Republican Party." S . K. Oberbeclc

Bwars.13P 11 $ 2

H.9E)Ili bdgA$3.24Collier iblcs.

973.5 Seminole Indians--Juvenile literature,Indians of North America-Wars--Juvenileliterature 64-236.15

"'phis book offers .. ( an] account of theSeminole Indians ' .. defense of their home-land against the overwhelming force of ayoun^ nation intent. on expanding' its borders."

(n,sher ' s nnoary B3bliography. 'Grades seven

"Action, suspense , and detail accompaniedby lively and sensitive whole-page Illustrationsof the I ndians. This offers excitin read-ing for 12-year - old and u Sr. M. Judah

Best Sell 25;421 1 1 '80 130w"(This] is an honest , unglossed account of the

way the Seminoles were treated . . MissiBuclcmaster, with compassion and authority.follows the course of the conflict , which draggedon through the Florida swamps for more thanthirty years." M. W. Steer

4220wlanScience Monitor p613 MY S

"While the opening chapters are exciting andthe whole is well-written the difficulties of thenames and the involved recounting of Incidentsmake this a book for better readers Useful insocial studies and history," E. M. Portteus

Library J 90:505$ N 15 '65 8Ow

BUCKMASTER, HENRIETTA. Women r'whoCaped bhiistory. 152p P1 $2.95; lib bdg. $3.24

920 Woman-Bic raphy-Juvenile literature.Women in the BT--Juv.ntie literature

66-23073'This book Is about six women who lived

In the United States in the nineteenth con-ttury-a period of such profound changenithat.'

a whole new

z

order was reflected fh

socialTe author relates . the lives of LorothcaDix, prudenlice Crandall,ll Elizabeth Cadby Stan-ton, Eabeth Blackwe, Harriet Tubman andMary 13alcer Eddy. , , Grades eight to twelve "(Library J)

"This is a book to ivo heart to today'steen-agers who are reacly to take action onbehalf of humanity---and perhaps to cause atwinge of conscience In those too a athetic orself-centered to care. Through her simple,sensitive, and obviously sympathetic accounts,(Miss Buclcmaster] emphasizes how Use wom-en touched in various ways the great 19th-century movements toward human Justice thatare continuing; today." It. N.

Christian Science Monitor p6B My 5 '66SOw [YA]

"There Is much excellent material alreadyavailable on the lives of these important wom-en. Additional purchase if brief biographicalInformation is needed. 11 E. P. Hawley

Library J 91:3552 Jl '66 40w [YA]

BUECHNER , FREDERICK . The magnificentdefeat. 114p $3.50 Seabury

252.05 Sermons , Presbyterian Church66-120$8

A "collection of meditations upon variousaspects of the religiously meaningful life,

andgracebot ibraryid^as of surrender, love,

Choice 8 :220 My '66 140w"(The author ] Perpetuates the substantially

sober evangelical sermon. . . . [ T)ke book] isnot a magnificent defeat . . . but an ordinarytriumph, very good of its kind. . . ]Thesecanons] grant relative value to the world,

distinguish Christianity and morality, arguethe propriety of Poetry for discourse aboutmystery ( creation and incarnation , but notresurrection , which is a fact ). .. A eucharis-tic sermon .. surpasses all others that Iknow in expressing the future - oriented aspectof sacramental participation . . , . Faults thatdo not flaw an isolated sermon are toonoticeable in the collection, though It is other-Ise

outstanding." Tony StoneburnerChristian Century 83:177 1' 9 '6G 460w

B^yr focussing now upon the stark truth ofthe Biblical message, now upon some hithertounseen meaning, and now upon a traditionalsignificance , ( the authorl has effectively per-formed the function of the preacher-to piercethe soul of contemporary man with the swordof religious relevance . b'or the general adultreader and young adult collections ." S. W.Woitowicz

Library J 91:258 Ja 15 '66 96w (TA]"The author combines high writin skill with

a profound understanding of Christian essen-tials." N . K. Burger

N Y Times Bk R PIG F 20 '66 230w

SUEHR, WALTER. The ma is of paper: writ-ten and ti. by Walter Buehr, 95p $3.25 Mor-row

676 Paper making and trade-Juvenile lit-erature - GG-10562

"Beginning with a chapter on the need forpaper throughout the wor€d, the book continueswith chapters about the history of paper-inak-ing today, kinds of papers in use today, andconcludes with a chapter an paper in the fu-ture. (Index.] Grades four to six." (Library JI

]Reviewed by B. Cl, Bergenlie€mChristian Science Monitor p713 14fy 6 '66

70w"Paper-making fro earliest inventions to

present-day advances liar rrone through almostmagical transformation, The drawings add toexplanations of technical processes and enliventhe book. Names and dates ninpolot world-wideachievements, For the middle group of schoolchildren,* V. FT.

Horn Bk 42:322 Jo 'G6 40w

"Latest In,rubber, oil, Ibrief to be reTrees to Papegives a fullerHowever, forthe subject,

t

BUEHR, WAITauthor. 91p

591.92 MarAnimals, I

The authorand moderrl, othe opInions oof the mystei"Grades four t

" [This] Is anwith vigorous cLegs both rear aness here, howrin excess fromleis . is stillsell PeterBosonole 'A"A well-organ

science, with awelcome title osince it 1s for iavailable inateri{In the chapterthe section on t)illustrated coinlwith sea anima,dividual Cha foranc3 Mega i lpoha

lagsando ao ticsabout these specs

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SUEHRIG, EDW]Cal science. 1

320.01 .Politic.

at"/Indiana atintith©StudyaofpPoi.preaches to theti O n U lMaking ofiForelgiDavid Truman o.lion in Western'

tents'; andBaines

TStbl(ographical ref

"The individualloosely correlateda4 in sophisticatlor[They] are suftleiepro riate for undotheir intellectual infessionai political

Cho ce 3:5Reviewed by Jac

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BULLA, CLYDE Ril. by Ernest CriB or 02 Lincolnture

The -his yearsuasoa lawtaco to the PresidOf the Civil War.

BIrthdayof

Febru&Grades two to th

"ilfore a humdru,Choppy narrative t

makecleaacheauai€Only for additional ror slower fourth-.^ZeGrady

Library J 9"An easy-to-read

over-a1] vie" of Lpages provide littleife or his warmthillustrations could b;

Sat R 49:471

ughmatureunderstandinu amongonptions.' Jane'Voiles

60wnFrancisco Chronicle p24 MY 24 '59

+ 0"Mrs. Buck is earnest and intelligent and her

science is accurate . The crucial episodes show-ing the explosion of the first bomb are chargedwith excitement . But, through no fault of hers.the

For all then authorsth

ntelleeand technical accuracy, one cannot say thatthis novel reaches Its goals, or that it satis-

Petite for greater insight Into thefies the apmatter." Lleazar Li gsky

+ Sat R 42:3). My 16 '69 600w"Miss Buck has tackled her subject heroically,

unabashed by the necessity to explain the con-sistency of plutonium and other unromantic de-tails, All the same, one suspects that she, aswell as her readers, feels on more congenialground In the 'human' scenes where Personalityand emotion warr with the hard facts of sciencesan8(tho

rielmesifLondo] Lit Supttp517iS It 69250w

"This novel will be In great demand becausea Popular author attempts to bring a subject ofgroat magnitude to our level of understanding,as it unfolds the domestic dramas created bythe decisions to be made and followed."

+ Wis Lib Bul 55:374 Ji '59

BUCK, PEARL (SYDENSTRICKER) (MRSRICHARD JOHN WALSH), and ROMULO,CARLOS PENA, Friend to friend: a candidexchange between [the authors]. 126P $2.60Day

327.73 U.S.-Relations (general) with for-eign countries 68-13703

For descriptive note see Annual for 1958.

"Understanding between the American peonleand the Peoples of Asla is fostered in an ex-cellent spay by the honesty with which boththese writers have presented their thoughts toeach other and to the world." P. X. T. Sih

+ oath World 188:515 Mr '69 350wForeign Affairs 37:500 AD '59 20w

"Frank In stating the seriousness of the prob-lem, this could be an excellent basis for dls-cussion. as well as useful for classes in modernProblems."

+ Library J 84:1021 Mr 15 '59 60w

BUCKLEY HELEN ELIZABETH . Gr aa.ndfatherand I; pictures by Paul Galdone. [ 26p) 02.76Lothrop

58-10716"Tells about the leisurely contemplative

Walk of one small boy and his grandfather,during which they observe everything fromsnails to horses, while the rest of the familydash madly from one chore to another." (SanFrancisco Chronicle) For ages ;three to five.

+ Booklist 55:401 Mr 15 '59Reviewed by J. J. Baron

1lpwicaoo Sunday Tribune p2 My 10 '59

Reviewed by Rod Nordeil

5'CristianScience Monitor p19 My 14

sow"Parents will be reminded of a smal€ child's

urgent need for time and peacefulness intoday's rushed world. And today', grandfatherwill be pleased to find himself, tin these pic-tures, without the big white beard and generaltottery appearance which have usually been as-signer 'to him in chi€dren's books."

+ Horn Bk 35:203 Je '59 80wKirkus 27:133 F 16 '69 80w

Reviewed by Marian Herr+ Library J 84:1329 Ap '16 '59 70w

simThesholws'th©iexcitementlofottileaboy In his

many discoveries and the satisfaction of the&randfather in the boy's Pleasure," Loisalmer

+ N Y Times p32 Mr 29 51 150wReviewed by Charlotte Jackson

SSan Francisco Chronicle p29 Je 7 '6966

"An exceptionally ood choice for +h-school story hour with Its repetitive text andbold, uncluttered pictures."

'+ Wls Lib Bul 65 :263 My '59

EST 1959 151

BUCKLEY, WILLIAM FRANK. T3^p from lib.eralism• foreword by John Dos iNassos. 205P53.60 1i^cDOwell, Obolensky

342.73 Liberalism, U.S.-Politics and fiov-ei•nment20th century 59-13759

A diagnosis of contemporary American liberal-ism by the editor of the National Review. whoattacks the philosophy of the liberals while de-fending enlightened conservatism. Index.

"A militant, controversial work."Bookiist 66:108 0 18 59

"Mr. Buckley is a controversialist by natureand often a dazzlingly brilliant one. illsweapons are an urbane wit, literary hauteur.a sharp eye for contradiction and a sense oflogic, The last named often uses. unfortunately.some strange premises, so Mr. Buckley duds upin as many blind alleys as his foe. Up fromLiberalism, as the title indicates , is anothersalvo in the battle and displays Mr. Buckleyat his best and worst. Mr. Buckley's con-servative economic stands place him in clearcontradiction to Catholic moral teaching onsocial doctrine. He is as wrong here as he isright in condemning the facade of academicfreedom. Mr. Buckley Is a provocative, stim-ulating writer. But perhaps the best summaryof him came from the enemy camp. DwightMacDonald, writing of his days as editor of theDaily News at Yale, said: 'Almost nobodyagreed with him but everybody read him.'Kevin Lynch

Cath World 190:132 IV '59 700w"A born debater and literary knight errant.

Buckley does not grow angry or sh l€1-onlyironic and, here and there, mournful. He is con-cerned with controversies of the last few dec-ades, rather than with the intellectual and po-litical roots of American liberalism. He has adetailed, almcst overwhelming accuracy ofknowledge about the facts in question, Despitethe rage with which liberals received his firstbook, ' od and Man at Yale' IBOok Review Di-gest 10511, Buckley himself retained tracesof the liberalism which he assailed: this led. Inmy opinion. to some inconsistencies or Para-doxes in his treatment of such subjects as aca-demic freedom, His latest book is the work ofa mind more mature and Buckley now seems an'integral conservative.' " Russell Kirk

450hicago Sunday T ribune p9 N 8 '59

"Following Mr. Buckley along the path up-ward from liberals-m is a confusing, breathlessexperience. ;Che way is strewn with snakes,and air, Buckley attempts at least a glancingblow at each of them. But a follower never hasa chance to get a good look at the snakes: thepace Is too rapid and the route too winding."Richard PhilbrtCk

Christian Century 77:81 To, 20 'Go 270w"It is easy to sympathize with the plight of

Mr. Buckley and the avant-garde of militantconservatism. They suffer from the afflictionsthat beset the leaders of a minority which isgoing against the tide of Its time. To makethings worse the Liberals (acceptin Mr. Buck-ley's accusing capital letter for the moment)are much better writers of books, It would havehelped to redress the balance if 1'Mr. Buckleycould have better articulated the case for hisgroup of stern conservatives," S. R. Davis

050wChristian Science Monitor p15 0 7 '59

Kirkus 27:579 Ag 1 '59 300w"William Buckley, Jr., the cufaut terrible of

today's self-styled conservatism [is] the de-fender of nineteenth-century economic ortho-doxy. And this position, while perhaps closerto the bus nessinan's mind than. ay, thetheories of Kirk, suffers the defects that it isneither: (1) in touch with the reality of the con-temporary mixed economy, nor (2) conservativein any Pill losnnhical sense." M. D. Reagan

Nation 190:211 Mr 5 'G0 260w"Mr. Buckley's proposition in this book an-

Pears to be that if he can Prove that leadingliberals are in the grip of some kind of 'mania.'he will thereby have demolished the liberal phi-l^oppsotoi

noSsuchprof,.Morelisignificants

thanMr. Buckley's argument is the light that itthrows on the collapse of the movement herepresents ." James olehloy

New RepubR141:27 O 10 1 69 1300w

Reviewed by H, S. Baehr

45NY Herald Tribune Bk R P7 D 20 '59

Tnd

..Tige sappointeditfor oat leastTself-appointescourge of American liberalism , William ZZ

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.1,52 BOOK REVIEW DIGEST 1959

SUCKLEY. W. F'.-ContirlUirtlBuckley Jr., herewith rides again. As usual. hetakes his readers on a lively and tempestuousjourney. Only this time he seems to come out at

a point that 1 likely to alarm friends and foes411%0.1 A. H. sSc hlesinger, r.

N Y Times P3 0 4 '59 8110w"'Up from Liberalism' is a readable and sin-

cere work but as a book it has many, manydefects. Much of it is devoted to personalitiesrather than to ideas, with a good deal ofrather scurrilous abuse heaped on opponents.There is an e`tcess of scholastic logic. Withall its defects. the book is one more expressionof the need deeply felt by a growing numberof educated Americans to acquire a clear com-prehension of the society they live in and of itsideological foundation." Massimo Saivadorl

Sat R 4242 0 10 59 1000w"The book Is not an Intellectual breakthrough

beyond liberalism' because Mr. Buckley on onehand defines as 'liberals' all those whose politicalOpinions fall to the left of those held by the latehobert Taft and on the other definesliberalism' In terms of such beliefs as thedoctrin4 of Inevitable progress which wasgenerally discredited in this count by the endof the First World War. If one sr ards itstitle, however, one must add that Mr. i3uckley'sbook scores some telling points." R, H. L.Wheeler

Yale R n s 49:293 D '69 380w

BIJCKMASTER, MAURIGE JAMES. Theyfought alone; the story off British agents InFrance. 2550 83.95 Norton

940,64 World war, 1939-1945-Secret service.Great Britain, Special operations executive

58-13143"The British head of Special Operations in

France during World War 11 tells how his or-ganization began in 1941 with a vague assign-ment to secure information about occupiedFrance. developed into a network of highlytrained secret agents carrying out systematicsabotage aotivltles behind German lines, andjoining with the Resistance, played a vitalpart in the Allied D-Day Invasion. He notonl describes the selection of recruits. theirtraining. and methods of operation but alsorelates many of their Individual exploltl."Booklist

"An episodic but nonetheless gripping ac-count which pays tribute to the heroism ofBritish agents and French patriots alike."

+ bookilst 55:391 Mr 15 68"Well above average in a crowded field,"

-i- Kirkus 26:868 N 16 58 210w"Books about espionage and sabotage are

threatening to become a drug on the market,

mostInteresting.esxamples

out

OftflIsn type of

Literature." G. A, Craig+

YHerald Tribune l3k R p4 Ja 26 '69

Reviewed by Jack Folsie^lSaan Francisco Chronicle p18 F 8 '59

"This gripping account Is both authoritativeand easy to read" D. B.

Springf'd Republican P41) My 24 '59

"Colonel Buckmaster has Performed .the un-usual feat of writing a book which earns praisefrom two quite separate angles Judged as aliterary work, It 4s aa, good book skillfullytelling the dramatic story of British agentsbeing dropped Into France during the Germanaccu ation, aiding and inspiring the growthof french resistance and so preparing theway for the enem s eventual discomfiture. itIs, moreover, a valvuabla book in that It bringsinto Proper perspective a great many otherbooks by or about individual agents."

Times [London] Lit Sup p235 My 2 '58

BUDD , MRS LILLIAN. April harvest. 309p$4.50 Dueil

0-5568The final novel of a trilogy includln April

Digeesst 81961 L119631. "Moro lgrldl Christtiiansorn,born In this country of Immigrant lSwedishlparents and orphaned at seventeen, mattes herown way to Independence and education amenhelping nQighbors whoa German Dutch anyIrish traditions Intermingle with her own.

The time includes the outbreak of World WarI, dismayin the older folk from war-riddenlands, and tglre catastrophe of the capsizin ofthe excursion steamer Eastland at .her tiVckwhich left Sigrid responsible for a small ANshe was holding when his parents Perished,in addition to the Chicago settinfi Slgrid'aJourney to her grandmother's home in Swedenshows the background of principles. work,family solidarit and beaus that was herold-country her sBk R)

age." (N Yy nOraid Tribune

"Will appeal to undemanding women readersits sentimental treatment and familiardespite,

theme,Booklist 55:451 Ap 15 '69

"Tender, richly detailed portrayal."-i- Bookmark 18:119 Mr '69 39w

' 'April Harvest.' as a otory-picture ispainted in the colors of the Swedish tfag--summer sky blue and the sun gold of happs-ness. L, verythin in the book carries the mookThere is no villain, no evil and almost nevera cruel or mean tou ht. t'he tale will bringneither tears nor blushes to anyone, even toa teen-a er. who like her elders could beinterested in how 17 year old Sigrid managedalone In wicked' Chicago. Mrs. Budd, It seemsto me, has used prose that is a little tootlOwery sometimes. especially in her deserlp•Lions of nature or of emotions. in straightnarrative. however. her writing is simple andstraightforward. spontaneously good, like herheroin e. " Fanny Butcher

Chicago Sunday Tribune P3 Mr 29 '69a Ow

"A woman's book written with warmth andemotionalism, this is a sentimental version ofa theme familiar to all readers of WillaGather."

Kirkus 27:20 .Ja 1 '59 120w"If you bought 'April Snow' and 'Land of

Strangers,' you'd better buy this one too."F. A, Boyle

-1- Library J 84:861 Mr 25 '99 60w"One need not doubt that the nobilit which

animates nearly everyone in April Harvest'and Its several fortunate coincidences hadtheir prototypes in actual Persons and incidentsin the chronicle of the melting Pot: broughttogether In the story of one girl, however, theymale up a picture rather too idyllic to bewholly convincing." David Tilden

-f- aQNWY Herald Tribune Bk R p8 Mr 22 '69

Wis Lib But 55:19G Mr '59

BUDKER, PAUL. Whales and whaling. 1820it $4.50 Macmillan IN Y)

599 Whales. Whaling A59-8768

A member of the International 'Whaling Com-mission summarizes the biology of right whales.rorquals, and sperm whales, giving ancestryof important species. nomenclature, feedinghabits, migrations, speed of travel. etc. Dr.13udker discusses the growth of whaling sincethe development of the harpoon gun and theregulatory measures being taken to protectwhales from extinction . Translated from theFrench. Index.

"Specifically special."Kirkus 25:894 B 1 '58 210w

"The author is not as interested in the ]ais-tory of whaling as D. number of recent authorsin this field have been but instead concentratesOn the zoology of It and the techniques of hunt-Ing the great mammal. An interesting sectionis devoted to the age-old tatting of whales insmall whaleboats by the Portuguese of theAzores Islands." R. H. D.

10SanFrancisco Chronicle 023 F .1 '69

"The author . , has illustrated his textwith some first-class photographs. The chapteron protection and regulations is perhaps Webest l his book."

Times [London] Lit Sup 0738 D 19 '58

B1JEHR, WALTER. Bread, the staff of life:1!, by [the author). 80p $2.75 Morrow

641 Bread--Juvenile literature 59-6056"The author of Meat From Ranch To Table

[Book Review Digest 19561 recounts the his-tory of bread and breadmalcing from prohlstorlo.times to the Present. He describes differenkinds of bread and Its Importance as a food

•s

In various times and pand present milling as(BOaklist) Indent.

"Interesting account ureading, Large Print. GI

-1- BooicIIst'S5:424Reviewed by B. M. Pr

lOChicago Sunday

"There are, it pseems,resaboutrbread.1eWis

AT

fascinate the 8-12' zaunts, The si^,Umor'.help to make this a :Pamela Marsh

78CChristian Scienc

+ Kirkus 27:92 F"Simply but dramatics

cellent illustrations, .subject and format are abut the treatment Is foafore, not recommended,stand hard usage, otherfactory." Irene Davis

-1- Library j 84:133

BuEHR, WALTER. ThPutnam

940.1 Crusades--Juve

"Walter Buehr's acct[describes) all the maj.barons and knights settladventure. It brings to Iithe i r

epictubattles.

lso ti thefaamitit., wild cog,

whcrusaders as y swept I

What were the force;crusaders to leave their h'the Infidels? How werewhat Weapons and tecti'did the ii]uropean8 find iiIt was all over, whatcomplish for tjie world?answered here, ' (Publish

man'sTheCrruusadesyCBooand less rdalisttiic I its di

Revlbrutalityw Digest 19561, I:a`i

Booklist 66:424 A)"Well written and Ilium:

Ing is certainly due."+ Kirkus 27:9 Ja i

.'This will serve as sup]grades 4-6. Recommended

+ Library d 84:1008"The text 'is the tulle

eleven-to thirteen-year-oh.Presented but Informative

by R. R. Sellman,It reports the movementand the battles is fairly

m9kingldinnItaly ands 'pushin;WIthout a map or even aland route by Triest is hi:nary of the causes Is concarious Impression of the.Holy Roman Empire. buttended for 'detailed study.

31N VHerald Trfbu

BUQAEV, BORIS NIKOLburg, by Andrey Bielyin trod. by John Cournos:Reaves. 3100 54.75 Gror'

' '.['his Russian novel writranslated Into English fotaros St. Petersburg In thefoggy city gull of mysterY^(ft tells[ the story of e1p<ilph-ranking government0 total, an ardent but [neti u

nde standablyreluetaa;Apollon himself who inadvihis own death," Bookiist

"Political In tone yet Iir^nlantically but Powerfuilllkor emuhrdermbomb dthilllaafo

he ,

C3ookffst 66:506 My

r

BOOK REVIEW DIGEST 1951 129

,An absorbing story with appeal for menand women." B. R. Forbes

+ Library J 76:613 Mr 15 '61 89wReviewed by Paul Bloomfield

Manchester Guardian p4 0 19 '61 200w

"If 'God's Men' lacks some of the rich andliving warmth with which Mrs. Buck has en-dowed her previous novels, it is because in Itshe seems more concerned here with ideasthan with people-but the ideas are vital."F. If. Bullock+

11OU^vHerald Tribune Bk R p3 Ap 8 '51

"Miss Buck is on the side of the angels.That is not , unfortunately, the same thing assaying that Miss Buck has written a goodnovel. The early childhood scenes In Pekingbavo about them a flavor characteristic of herwriting at its best; but the American passagesare weak and suffer from her artificial In-sistence on William ' s love of luxury and Clem'sfolksy speech ." J. J. Espey- + N Y Times p4 Ap 8 ' 61 700w

Now Yorker 27:118 AP 7 '51 120w"Pearl Buck Is not chiefly concerned with

the form or composition of her novel. Whatshe tries to do is to open the minds of readersof popular fiction to certain ideas of livingand thinking, A part of the novel Is movingbecause it Is written with passion, the restis in her customary didactic vein," JaneVoiles

San Francisco Chronicle p18 Ap 16 '516110w

"'God's Men' has the detached , impersonalquality of a conventionalized Chinese land-scape with figures yet , paradoxically, embodies,as no other novel does , the spiritual hungerthat both separates and unites the peoples ofthe world. The reader may quarrel with MissBuck's Ideas , but he will be moved to answerthe questions she asks." A. F. Wolfe

+ Sat R of Lit 34:23 Ap 7 '61 800wReviewed by L. S. Munn

Springf'd Republican p26A My 6 '61500wTime 67:120 Ap 23 '61 330wWis Lib Bul 47:120 My '61

BUCKLEY HAROLD EUGENE . Crystalgrowth. 1i71p 11 $9 Wiley

548 Crystallography 61-9338"The growing of crystals in the laboratory

(or in industry) is of considerable Interest inboth chemistry and physics, and in recentyears several industrial applications have beenfound, including the production of syntheticgems and of quartz crystals for piezoelectricuses. This book Is a comprehensive presenta-tion of the current theoretical and practicalknowledge of the subject , It deals not onlywith large crystals but with crystal growthin general. . . Literature references accompanyeach chapter. The book is of Interest pri-marily to scientists concerned with researcheither In college laboratories or in Industry.",Library J

"Mr. Buckley Is a learned and experiencedscholar In this field which gives the readerconfidence ,in the review, which Is more thanmerely a literature survey. It Is a goodblend of theory and practice given in enoughdetail to enable the render to obtain practicalaid in many problems." William Parrish

Chem& Eng N 29:3662 Ag 27 '61

"For anyone seriously concerned with thecrystallization of substances , ' Crystal Growth'offers a, wealth of fundamental information.It Is an ambitious work covering both theoryand practice and Is well executed with asatisfactory balance between the two phases."R, L. Clarke

+ Chem Eng 68:331 0 '61 230wReviewed by R. R. Hawkins

Library ,i 76:621 Mr 16 '51 110wN Y Now Tech Bks 36:21 Mr '61

BUCKLEY ISABELLE P. Guide to a child'sworld. 115p $2 Ilolt

372.241 Child study 51-2002"The founder of the Buckley Schools for

children of nursery, kindergarten and ele-mentary grades tells with examples how par-ent and teacher can develop together 'a saneand practical approach to education .' " Bock-mark

Bookmark 10:179 My '51 30w"There is a blend of new and old In this re-

port of the principles on which the BuckleySchools of California operate in the lives andeducation of little children . Its approach In saneand practical ," M. L. Becker

¢6q V Herald Tribune 15k R p8 Je 17 '61

"It is a refreshing book, with lots of commonsense for parents who should learn by hearther 'Do' s and Don'ts.' " L. S. Bechtel

^^SOY Herald Tribune Bk R p10 Je 24

San Francisco Chronicle p21 Je 10 '5190wSpringf 'd Republican p30A Mr I8 '61

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BUCKLEY, JEROME HAMILTON . Victoriantemper: a study in literary culture. 282p it$4.50 Harvard Univ. press

820.9 English literature--'History and crit-icism 51-12074

"An investigation of the attitudes whichconditioned Victorian taste and the impulsesand forces which produced what the authordemonstrates to have been a multi-faceted lit-erature. The study does not analyze majorwriters so much as a few key figures-Carlyle,Ruskin, Tennyson , Kingsley, Wilde-and theschools, coteries and movements which werethe ground-swell of Victorianism ." (Library J)Index.

Bookilst 48 : 46 0 1 '61Reviewed by Henry Sowerby

Christian Science Monitor p13 5 13 '61700w

"A remarkable knowledge and appreciationof the period is shown , but the study is socrowded with arguments , quotations and allu-sions that It is difficult to read and is for theavid littdrateur or social historian only. .For university and large public libraries." R, B.Robertson

Library J 76:1326 S 1 '61 100w"In his charting of the violent fluctuations of

the Victorian temperature , Buckley remains asserene and humorous as a good doctor should.His diagnosis of the Victorian temper is oneof the wisest and sanest available In the fieldof cultural evaluation ," Carlos Baker

+ N Y Times p4 S 9 '61 500w"An intelligent work of social and literary

history, diverting In places but without anyhigh degree of cogency."

-F New Yorker 27:118 S 22 '61 140w.,An acquaintance with the recent writings

of John Betjman , Sir Kenneth Clark, and JohnSummerson might have mitigated the contemptfor Victorian Gothic into which Mr. Buckleyis led by his devotion to functionalism. .Though it is necessary to enter these caveats,It should be reiterated that 'The VictorianTemper' is an ambitious book that does notfail." C. N. Ray+ - Sat R of Lit 34:38 0 13 '61 700w"The book should be Interesting and valuable

to all students of 19th-century literature andsocial history." H. H.

Springf'd Republican p22.A. S 9 '61

BUCKLEY, WILLIAM FRANK. God and manat Yale; the superstitions of academic free-dom; introd . by John Chamberlain , 240p $3.60Refinery

378 Yale university . Teaching, Freedom of51-13645

"A recent Yale graduate ( 1060) examines andcriticises religion and economics In the Yale

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BuCKLEY4 W. F'.-- Continuedcurriculum. In the first instance, he finds the

general temper of the university anti-religious.

in the second Instance, he finds the teachingsupporting collectivism. Be bases his criticismon his own experience, an examination of thetextbooks used in the basic courses, and othersources." Library J

BOOK REVIEW DIGEST 1951

"As a believer in God, a Republican, and aYale graduate, I find that the book is dishonestIn its use of facts, false in Its theory, and adiscredit to its author and the writer of itsIntroduction." McGeorge Bundy

-•-. Atlantic 188:50 N '51 2900wDiscussion by the author and McGeorge

BundyAtlantic 108:78 D '51 3550w

"John Chamberlain-a sympathetic observerwith a good right to speak-fears the authoris waging a losing fight; and Mr. Buckleyhimself seems to think that this may wellbe true. But he has set out to do his bestfor his faith, his fellow Americans and hisuniversity; and his best turns out to be sogood that if the apathetic rest of us resembledhim, the fight would not be lost. So do notmerely pay attention to professional educatorsdenouncing Mr. Buckley. Read his book."

+ Oath World 174:237 D61 276,w

"The book Is important because it representsa fair sample of what has been going on inmany campuses thruout the country. It isimportant because it is the work of an un-usually brilliant student who observed theleftist propaganda from inside the ivied walls.The author stripped aside the facade of 'aca-demic freedom,' behind which the radical pro-fessors always retreat when criticized, and laidthe facts bare as he found them first hand."William Fulton

+ Chicago Sunday Tribune p4 0 28 '61900wChristian Science Monitor p10 D 8 '51

190wReviewed by David Poling

Churchman 166:11 Ja 1 '52 1000wReviewed by C. R. Moehlman

--- Crozer Q 29:02 Ja '52 1400w"Buckley Is fond of sweeping generalities,

refuting some by citing others; he is alsosusceptible to personal rather than objectivevindictiveness; and while he declares himselfto be dedicated to this 'cause', his materialas well as his mission may be suspect to many."

Kirkus 19:428 Ag 1 '51 140w"While this argument Is primarily of Interest

to the Yale community, the book has a clearrelation to our present general examinationof academic freedom in the American educa-tional system, and as such Is recommendedfor inclusion In collections where such ma-terial is needed." R. D. I ingery

Library J 76:1700 0 15 '51 140w"In actual fact, a good part of Buckley's

book is devoted to excoriating the views (andthe professors of those views)' that he dislikes,but since he is neither a theologian nor aneconomist, his position is of no great generalinterest. It Is astonishing, on the assump-tion that Buckley Is well-meaning, that hehas not realized that the methods he proposesfor his alma mater are precisely those em-ployed In Italy , Germany and Russia. An eliteshall establish the truth by ukase and no basicdisagreement shall be tolerated ." Robert Hatch

-- New Repub 126:19 D 3 '51 650w"The university today may properly insist

that those who claim the privilege of freedommust, in the phrase of the late James RowlandAngell, 'Justify the claim not only by a decentrespect for the opinions of mankind but bysobriety of utterance on acutely controversialIssues.' It is a pity that Mr. Buckley shouldnot have been led to explore this approach,wherein he might have found the answer tomany of his fears and doubts-an answer notfatally incongruous with the concept of a freeuniversity." August Heckschor

N V Herald Tribune sk R p18 N 4 '51750w

"As gadfly against the smug Comradeglimpse of the left, this important, sympto-

matic, and widely hailed book is a necessary,counterbalance . However, its outworn OldGuard antithesis to the outworn Marxist thesisis not the liberty security synthesis the futurecries for. Some day, being Intelligent andearnest, Buckley may give us the hard-wonwisdom of synthesis . For that, he will firstneed to add , to his existing virtues, three newones' sensitivity, compassion , and an inklingof the tragic paradoxes of to conditionAtonaine." Peter Viereck

N Y Times p39 N 4 '51 800w"It is a very thorough book, a very thought-

ful book , a very sincere book. . MechanicallyMr. Buckley presents us with a most work-manlike job. . . Buckley, as head of the YaleDally News, was hailed by many as, amongother things , a 'brilliant journalist' and de-nounced by many as 'the most dangerous un-dergraduate Yale has seen In years.' That hewas most assuredly one or the other or both,was seldom questioned. That his book willreceive equally strong treatment is a cer-tainty." J. D. L.

San Francisco Chronicle p28 N 4 '51420w

Reviewed by Selden RodmanSat R of Lit 34:18 D 15 '51 950w

Reviewed by F. D. AshburnSat R of Lit 34:44 A 15 '51 1300wSchool & Society 74:366 D 8 '51 20w

61-3029A story of a peasant woman's life in Sweden

in the later years of the nineteenth century.Sigrid, married early to a fanatic, domineer-ing, selfish man, bears a child every year,works incessantly but faces life courageouslyand even joyously. Tragedy enters her lifewith one or two of her children but finallythe tale ends happily for Sigrid and those sheloved best.

Bookiist 47:301; 310 My 1 '61Bookmark 10:207 Jo '61 36w

bitt'April Snow,' despite' Its privations, itserness its cruelties of man and nature,

is actually an idyll. It is a reliving of alegendary past. As Wordsworth said of poetry,'It takes Its origin from emotion recollectedin tranquility.' " Nanny Butcher

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Kirkus 19:162 Mr 15 '51 120w

"In a contemporary setting, Sigrid mightseem too good to be true, Peter too bad. Asmaster and mistress of this lonely nineteenth-century farm, they are convincing. Mrs Buddsets down the details of the family's lifewith loving care. In addition to work, it 'held, thanks largely to Sigrid , much thathad grace and joy." Mary Ross

bbl 5VH erald Tribune Bk R p10 My 20

"Often the descriptions seem almost rewardenough for the reader, who will certainly comeaway from this book with a deeper under-standing of Sweden and its ways . The authorcan suggest the essence of a place: she has areporter's eye for events-and she knows howto relate them vividly. It's truly a pity thatshe lacks the stile qua alma of the novelist-anability to dramatize, to convey the reactionsof her characters to the teeming life aboutthem." Lily van Ameringen

{ N Y Times PIG Je 24 '81 240w

B dd'snovel isanotcsimply tthe s

contrarentimentalxaccount of

a Swedish soap opera heroine. There is com-passion in the characters, tenderness in thenarrative and a reminiscent touch of SigridUndset In the setting." M. L. Mueller

IOSanFrancisco Chronicle p24 Jl 1 '51

Reviewed by Josephine LawrenceSat R of Lit 34:36 Je 23 61 300w

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017.3 U.S.-Civilization, U.S.--Politics andgovernment 68-15601

A collection of articles written since 1562,presenting the au or's views on social condi-tions, politics and erican foreign policy. Thematerial In this book. has previously appearedin various periodicals including JfsIXaire, TheSaturday Bvening Post, Conmonwea and thei"lational Review, Index.

Reviewed by G. M. CostelloAmerica 11.19 :155 S 7 '68 700w

Reviewed by Phoebe AdamAtlantic 222 : 106 A '68 20w

"[Buckley] considers himself speciallyectuipped to see where truth Iles hidden, henceSus claim of a. jeweler's eye', with or without aloupe. But

hU18is easy to read, whether one

agrees with at all times , sometimes, ornot at

aBest Sell 28:158 J1 1 '68 100w"An air of unreality permeates Buckley's

cogitations , as if the eomplex affairs of men]sad been reduced to straight lines and plottedon graph g7aper. Nowhere in these pages,for exam does Buckley take a stand on somerecogn€'Laple

,to Amerlican tradition . [ Nor] is

there any defense of capitalism In these pages,pp erhaps because Buckley finds it uncongenial toie for anyt h in g , resembling in this regard youraverage radical journalist . What then is left?

The answer quite simply, is anti-Communism.[Buckley , is far more willing than most

mess . to contemplate nuclear war against Coln-munism, and in what is surely the most remark-able essay in this book , he proceeds to demon-strate that an all-out nuclear war would not beas bad as Pacifists and collaborators' wouldhave us believe." Walter Karp

Book World p14 Je 30 '68 1000cv

"Raspy, grasps short broadsides.. , A ratherheavy dose of Buckley but even in reminis-cence there are few dull moments, and the lasttwo essays , tributes to dead sisters, ought tobring a tear even to thoroughgoing antisenti-inen talists, "

CPir€stian Century 55 : 874 Jl 3 '68 70wReviewed by B. C. Bergenhoirn

Christian Science Monitor P11 Ag 29'68 400w

"One may violently agree or violently disagreewith what acerbic Mr. Conservatism' has tosay, but about the perceptive incisiveness ofBuckley's mind and the clarity of his writingall must agree. One always knows Just wherehe stands-and more ins ortant-why. Althoughthis is a disjointed collection of . essayspresented over a period of five years . eachis Independent in itself. . . Topics ran a overa wide panorama of sub' ects from The edovof

the Latin Mss.' to B biby for ].ding and 'Tru-man Capote's Ball,' There are Particularly en-lightenin g' evaluations of Herbert Hoover andDouglas MacArthur . There is, somethinghere for everyone and very pg ossibly this book,or certainly parts of it, may be among the mostdiscussed literary releases of the year. It Isgenerally recommended ,' W. C. Kiessel

Library 0 93 : 2467 6 15 ' 68 200wReviewed by Hu h Kenner

Nat R 20:753 JI 30 '68 1900w

BUCKMASTBR HENR€ETTA. The lionAn thestone; A. novel. 454D $6.95 Harcourt

68-23570"The year Is 1969, at the onenin of the 25th

Session of the General Assembly, The Ux , haly-ing resolved the Vietnam War, must now tareaction on an alarming confrontation betweenRussia and China over Mongolia. It is a periodof tense and weary trial for 37evar Morogoda,Ceylonese Secretary-General of the UN, whoreiects nuclear-power politics. He explains hismssion of negotiation: 'Unless we chisel at thestone. how will we know the kind of lion wehave?: He is able to sculp out' a fresh policy.relieving the threat of war and brie in ChinaInto the UN. During the same weeks Mlle alsohas a personal crisis, the discovery of his lovefor Senta, his brother's estranged NorwegianWife." (Library J)

Reviewed by B. B. i\ordbergBest Sell 28 :139 Jl 1 '08 550w

"AS With the Matterhorn [this woslcl makesdemands on anyone who hopes to get to tiletop. ilflnlmim requirements are polltI al ante(li-

9ice and an ear for a style that Is almost

enrv Jnmesian in its subtlety.... (Miss Duelc-master's3 latest book shows a new firmness aWelcome contemporaneity, an ahno t s rtifurelevance to the issuos of the moment. There

extraordinarily beautiful writing In it- witty.perceptive comment on life an art ; intimateKnowledge of diverse national characters,speeches, and cultures, There Is a microscopiceye for ps ehologIcal detail and a telescopicgrasp of historical necessity, in short, it is awork--indeed an actof sheer intellectual andspiritual audacity." Robert Peel

70Chhristian Science Monitor p11 Jo 6 '68

"The characters other than Morogoda arescarcely more than shadowy figures, seer, inendless talk and body movement-puffing oflips. stroking of hair, and so on. In spite ofsome tedium and defects of style, [the) book isan in ortant, ambitious novel and is recom-mended for academic and public libraries." R.B.. Gambee

Library J 93,2018 lfy 15 '68 199w"As a novel, (the] book lacks the Imaginative

power required by these terrifying times. B3utItIs not exactly a. novel and is far from being

a failure. Essentially, (it) is a political tractin fictional form, arguing the case for $ubordl-nation of national Interests to an internationalauthority. Questions of political realismhere override questions of fictional realism, andthis is fortunate because the political views ofthe characters are more convincing than theirPersonalities. After encountering a couple of'by ioyes' aud dolly goods' in the first appear-ance of the British Ambassador, I feared theworst. But the worst did not occur. Thoughthese figgures lack human richness, they haveWhat this novel most requires; Ideologicalvitality."Robert

meshniksN Y

A p34 Ji 14 '68 700w

BUDD, RICHARD W. Content analysis of com-munications [hyl Richard W. Budd. RobertK. Thorp land] Lewis Donohew. 147p $5.95Macmillan (N Y)

001.5 Content analysis (Communication)67-16045

"A study of messages and the conditionsunder which they are produced, processed, anddistributed. The authors [consider] .. whatkinds of people are communicating and whatways the environment of the communicatormay have significantly affected the eonxinunica-tion, . . Introductory Chapters show howcontent ansfy-sls can be employed in conjunctionwith other behavioral research techniques andexamine communications In relation to theirenvironment. Subsequent chapters discuss vari-ous aspects of the method-Hypothesis formu-lation and systematic study; sampling; meaure-ment; categories; direction; and probleins ofreliability and validity. The last two chapterscenter on advanced statistical rhethods andthe use of the computer." (Publisher's note)Bibliography. Index,

"Budd, Thorp and Donohew have writtenthat rare tool for analysts , a cookbook. withvaluable recipes for content analysis . . . . Theybegin with hypothesis formulation where theyreveal their preoccupation with mass media andjournalism (they are all In schools of journalismor communications), . An especially goodsection deals with reliability and validity, prob-lems which Plague any communications re-search, . It is only In the last chapter ofthe book, a brief five panes that the authorsconsluer content anaivsia liv eomnii1ertrtowever,a the ooois is a valuable tool whichis much needed for current work [andlshould provide a stimulus for research workand further, theoretical offerings." B. B. Pirro

Am Pot Scl R 62 : 607 Je '68 3901V"A useful feature [ of this book] is the fre-

quenttechniques. toIn atsuiveyu like this some

Intensity of treatment must be sacrificed forbreadth of coverage . Statistical concepts em-ployed are on a simplified level, A good, con-cise introduction to content analysis as aresearch technique , oriented toward journalisticresearch , although useful in other disciplines,"

Choice 4:1401 F '68 120w

BUFFIE, EDWARD G., it. ed. Nongradedschools in action. See Beggs, D. W,

BUFFINGTON , ROBERT. The equilibrist; a

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811 Ransom , John Crowe 67-27550The author a.tEemnts "f.n define the ...,+,,,.o

ci she [.n.inerican writer and critic's] poems,their characteristic ways and procedures.13,101 studies the poems from the first boon.Poems about God (13RD 1910], to the latestelected Poems 03RD 1963. J•Iis nn.rtienfar ,'en

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FROM NEW YORK 161-3080 8P

ILLIAM FRANAUCKLEY , JUNIOR , SPECIAL INQUIRY. BUDED

SIX MINE INSTANT , WITHOUT FAIL.

RE NEW YORK REPORT OF SAE

DATDD SIX SIX LAST.

ON SIX SIX LAST,

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WALLACE-MURRAY CORPORATION, TWO

NINE MINE PARK AVENUE, NYC, ADVISED SA I

THAT HE HAD KNOWN APPOINTEE APPROXIMATELY

I THEIR DEGREE OF ASSOCIATION HAD INCREASED STEADILY

SINCE HE,`

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FUR APPOINTEE'S UNSUCCESSFUL CAM AIG ? FOR

MAYORALTY OF NYC IN NINETEEN SIXTYF'OVR, AND HAS BM-Tv0,1 " iRa

GUEST OF APPOINTEE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. HE CHARNC kI D1969

APPOINTEE AS WARM, SINCERE HUMAN BEING WHO "TURNS RIELF ON"

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FOR HIS TELEVISION APPEARANCES, AND THEREFORE, DOES NOT SUCCEED

IN PRESENTING A TRUE IMAGE OF HIMSELF WHEN APPEARING BEFORE

THE PUBLIC. APPOINTEE IS AN EXCELLENT FATHER AND HUSBAND AND

ENJOYS A VERY HAPPY MARRIAGE.

CISAID HE CONSIDERED APPOINTEE SOMETHING OF A

FINANCIAL WIZARD INASMUCH AS HE SUCCEEDED IN PUBLISHING

NATIONAL REVIEW FOR MANY YEARS IN SPITE OF THE FACT MAGAZINE

OPERATED ON FINANCIAL LOSS, HOWEVER, APPOINTEE HAD SUCCEEDED

IN INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MAGAZINE AND

OFFSET LOSSES BY SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FRIENDS AND

SUBSCRIBERS. SAID THAT HE HAS ENORMOUS REGARD FOR

APPOINTEE'S TALENTS AND PERSONALLY ADMIRES HIM IN EVERY RESPECT.

HE SAID HE KNEW NOTHING WHICH WOULD REFLECT UNFAVORABLY UPON

APPOINTEE'S CHARACTER, REPUTATION OR ASSOCIATES AND CONSIDERED

HIM TO BE COMPLETELY LOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES. OSTRONGLY RECOMMENDED APPOINTEE FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

END PAGE TWO

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ON SIX SIX LAST,

I

KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, TWO THREE FIVE EAST FORTY

FIFTH STREET,, NYC, ADVISED HE HAD KNOWN APPOINTEE SINCE

SOMETIME I N NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE AND HAD BEEN I

APPOINTEE'S CAMPAIGN IN THE NINTEEN SIXTY FOUR MAYORALTY

CONTEST IN NYC. HE DESCRIBED APPOINTEE AS A MOST SUCCESSFUL

COLUMNIST AND A VERY ENERGETIC, DILIGENT WORKER. HE SAID

APPOINTEE WAS BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST AND EXTREMELY

ENTERTAINING INDIVIDUAL. HE ADVISED THAT HE KNEW OF NOTHING

WHICH WOULD REFLECT UNFAVORABLY UPON THE APPOINTEE'S CHARACTER,

REPUTATION OR ASSOCIATES OR LOYALTY TO'THE UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT. APPOINTEE ENJOYS A VERY HAPPY FAMILY LIFE AND

HIS FAMILY MEMBERS WITH WHOM

HIGHEST REPUTATION,

END PAGE THREE

I I IS ACQUAINTED ARE OF THE

PAGE FOUR

IN CONCLUSION, I RECOMMENDED APPOINTEE WITHOUT

RESERVATION FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT.

ON SIX SIX LAST, CYRUS R. VANCE, SENIOR PARTNER,

LAW FIRM OF SIMPSON , DODGE AND BARTLETT, ONE TWENTY BROADWAY,

NYC, ADVISED SA THAT ALTHOUGH

HE AND THE APPOINTEE HAD BEEN PONENTS IN A RECENT ELECTION

FOR A POSITION ON THE YALE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HE

WAS NOT A T ALL PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH APPOINTEE. HE

STATED HE KNEW OF APPOINTEE BY REPUTATION ONLY AND THEREFORE,

COULD MAKE NO FURTHER COMMENT CONCERNING HIM. HE EXPLAINED

THE ELCTION FOR THE POSITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAD

NOT REQUIRED ANY CAMPAIGNING, THEREFORE, HE HAD NO REASON TO

HAVE CONTACT WITH APPOINTEE.

ON SIX SIX LAST, WHITNEY YOUNG, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL

URBAN LEAGUE, FIFTY FIVE EAST FIFTY SECOND STREET, NYC, ADVISED

HE HAD KNOWN APPOINTEE ON PROFESSIONAL BASIS FOR APPROXIMATELY

END PAGE FOUR

PAGE FIVE

THREE YEARS. HE SAID HE ADMIRED AND RESPECTED APPOINTEE, BUT

THAT THEY DIFFERED IN THEIR PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES IN SOME

AREAS. HE SAID HE WAS NOT ACQUAINTED WITH ANY OF APPOINTEE'S

FAMILY MEMBERS . YOUNG ADVISED HE HAD RECENTLY INVITED FIFTEEN

OF THE TOP JOURNALISTS IN THE UNITED STATES TO TOUR THE

GHETTO AREAS OF SIX OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST CITITES. THESE

JOURNALISTS, DURING. THE TOUR, LIVED WITH BLACK FAMILIES AND

VIEWED THE ENTIRE SPECTURM OF GHETTO EXISTENCE. APPOINTEE

WAS ONE OF THE JOURNALISTS ON THE TOUR AND APPEARED TO TAKE

A DEEP INTEREST IN PROBLEMS HE VIEWED. YOUNG ADVISED HE HAD

NO REASON TO QUESTION APPOINTEE'S LOYALTY TO THE UNITED

STATES GOVERNMENT AND RECOMMENDED HIM FOR A POSITION OF TRUST

WITH THAT GOVERNMENT.

ON SIX SIX LAST,

NYC7

ADVISED HE HAD BEEN A CLASSMATE OF APPOINTEE AT YALE UNIVERSITY

AND EXCEPT-FOR A PERIOD FROM APPROXIMATELY

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WAS IN WDC, HE AND APPOINTEE

HAD BEEN CLOSE ASSOCIATES. ACCORDING TO THE

APPOINTEE'S WRITINGS WERE OF A VERY CONSERVATIVE NATURE. HE

EXPLAINED THE TERM CONSERVATIVE BY SAYING THE APPOINTEE DID

NOT ADVOCATE RADICAL CHANGES IN SOCIETY OR A SOCIALISTIC

APPROACH TO SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD. HE SAID THERE

WAS NOTHING IN THE APPOINTEE'S WRITINGS WHICH IN HIS OPINION

CONTROVERTED THE BEST INTERESTS OF, THE UNITED STATES. HE

SAID APPOINTEE WAS A VERY CHARMING,. REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL WITH

A TERRIFIC SENSE OF HUMOR,. APPOINTEE IS ENERGETIC, HARD

WORKING AND LEADS AN OUTSTANDING MORAL RELIGIOUS LIFE.

APPOINTEE IS VERY PATRIOTIC PERSON WITH A SERIOUS LOVE FOR

THE UNITED STATES. HE DESCRIBED APPOINTEE'S WIFE, PATRICI.A

BUCKLEY, AS AN EXCELLENT WOMAN WHO WAS A PERFECT COMPLIMENT

BOTH IN INTELLIGENCE AND IN HUMOR TO APPOINTEE, HE-SAID HE

WAS WELL ACQUAINTED WITH A NUMBER OF APPOINTEE'S FAMILY MEMBERS

AND STATED THAT THESE FAMILY MEMBERS, WHEN IN NYC, RESIDED IN

END PAGE SIX

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MEMBERS OF, THE FAMILY OCCASSIONALLY RESIDED THERE. HE SAID

THE MAJORITY OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS STILL RESIDED IN THE

VICINITY OF SHARON, CONNECTICUT, AND COMMUTED TO NYC. IN

CONCLUSION, C STATED HE KNEW OF NOTHING WHICH WOULD

REFLECT UNFAVORABLY UPON THE APPOINTEE'S CHARACTER, REPUTATION,

ASSOCIATES OR LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND

RECOMMENDED APPOINTEE COMPLETELY FOR A POSITION OF TRUST.

NY EXPEDITING REMAINING INVESTIGATION AND

WILL SUBMIT RESULTS BY TELETYPE WHEN AVAILABLE.

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PAGE EIGHT 9 •PROFESSOR, NY UNIVERSITY,

WASHINGTON SQUARE , NY, ADVISED SA

THIS DATE HE IS

AND AMERICAN AFRICAN EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE

1 AMERICAN ASIAN EDUCATIONAL

EXCHANGE! SEVENTY NINE MADISON AVENUE, NYC. HE STATED

BUCKLEY IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING AND NEVER HELD EXECUTIVE

POSITION ABOVE EXCHANGE. HE STATED AMERICAN AFRO-ASIAN

EDUCATION EXCHANGE SPLIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO INTO HIS GROUP

KNOWS APPOINTEE PRIMARILY BY REPUTATION

AND MET HIM ONCE. HE KNOWS NOTHING DEROGATORY AND HAS

NO RESERVATIONS RE RECOMMENDING.

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NINE INSTANT , WITHOUT FAIL.

RE NEW YORK TELETYPE DATED JUNE .,•FOUR LAST; HOUSTON TELETYPE

NATIONAL REVIEW

JUNE FIVE LAST.

ON JUNE SIX, LAST,

MAGAZINE , NEW YORK , ADVISED HE HAS . KNOWN APPOINTEE SINCE NINETEEN

FIFTYFIVE . STATED HE HAS FREQUENT CONTACT WITH APPOINTEE AND

C LAW FIRM

DESCRIBED APPOINTEE AS CAPABLE INDIVIDUAL AND MOST SUITED FOR

POSITION FOR WHICH HE WAS APPOINTED . HE RELATED APPOINTEE IS A

VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON OF GOOD CHARACTER , REPUTATION AND

MORALS AND A LOYAL AMERICA . HE STATED HE WOULD RECOMMEND.

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NATIONAL REVIEW MAGAZINE, ADVISED AT THE BLANTYRE INN9 LENOX,

MASSACHUSETTS, HE HAS KNOWN APPOINTEE SINCE NINETEEN FIFTYTWO

THROUGH ASSOCIATION WITHI HE STATED HE CON-

SIDERED APPOINTEE TO BE AN EXCEPTIONALLY ARTICULATE PERSON WITH

AN OUTSTANDING DEGREE OF INTELLIGENCE. HE STATED APPOINTEE HAS

A STRONG SENSE OF MORAL DUTY TO COUNTRY AND IS OF EXCELLENT

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION. HE STATED HE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND,

ADVISED ON JUNE SIX LAST THAT

ON JUNE SIX LAST, CHIEF

IADVISED THEIR FILES CONTAIN NO RECORD FOR

ON JUNE SIX LAST,

ADVISED HE COULD LOCATE NO RECORD FOR

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WILLIAM FRAN1 BUCKLEY, JR., SPI9BUDED: JUNE NINE INSTANT.

^`^I'A TELEUVEJUN 9 1 F9 '^#)

RE NEW YORK TEL JUNE FIVE LAST.

ON JUNE SIX LAST APPOINTMENT FOR INTERVIEW WITH

WRITER, BALTIMORE,

TELEPHONICALLY SCHEDULED FOR FOUR P. M. DURING

INITIAL CONTACT, ADVISED THAT HE IS IN THE

PROCESS OF WRITING A BOOK CONCERNING THE STATE OF THE CON-

SERVATIVE ATTITUDE IN AMERICA USING THE APPOINTEE AS THE

CENTRAL THEME REPRESENTING THE CONSERVATIVE ATTITUDE.

HE STATED DURING THIS CONTACT THAT HE HAS KNOWN THE APPOINTEE

Mr. TolsonMr. DeLoach......_Mr. MohrMr. Bishop. -Mr. Casper.____.,,.,.Mr. Callahan-Mr. Conrad _.._Mr. FeltMr. Gale-Mr. RosenMr. Sullivau.._._..Mr. Tavel _.,Mr. TrotterTele. RoomMiss Holmes-Miss Gandy

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FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTEEN YEARS THROUGH THEIR MUTUAL PROFESSION

AS WRITERS AND CONSIDERS HIM TO BE OF THE FINEST CHARACTER AND

REPUTATION. HE HAS NEVER HAD ANY CAUSE TO QUESTION THE APPOINTEE'S

LOYALTY TO THE U. S. AND THERE IS NO INFORMATION CONTAINED

IN HIS PROPOSED BOOK WHICH WULD REFLECT ADVJ SEL ^J'E}

CHARACTEF , REPUTATION, LOYALTY OR MORAL CON1^F LC0

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PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED INTERVIEW, TELEPHONICALLY

CANCELED THE INTERVIEW AND AN ATTEMPT TO RESCHEDULE THE

INTERVIEW MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. DURING THE ATTEMPTED

RESCHEDULING,

INSTRUCTED TO INFORM THAT

ADVISED THAT SHE HAD BEEN

HAD STATED THAT HE COULD

ONLY FAVORABLY ENDORSE THE APPOINTEE FOR A POSITION INVOLVING

TRUST AND CON FID.EjCE. ^LIILfljE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THAT THEY

WERE BOTH P RSO€p LY AWARE OF THE APPOINTEE'S RECENT APPOINTMENT

AS A MEMBER OF THE U. S. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INFORMATION.

CONSIDER THE APPOINTEE TO BE A VERY WONDERFUL INDIVIDUAVAND

THAT THROUGH NUMEROUS` INTERVIEWS AND RESEARCH CON-

CERNING THE APPOINTEE IN PREPARATION FOR HIS PROPOSED BOOK, HE

HAD NOT DEVELOPED ANY INFORMATION WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED

UNFAVORABLE TO THE APPOINTEE AND ON THE BASIS OF'THEIR

PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPOINTEE, THEY WOULD RECOMMEND HIM

FOR ANY POSITION UNDER CONSIDERATION. SHE ALSO ADVISED THAT

SHE WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED TO ADVISE THAT BOTH

DID,NOT FEEL THAT ANY PERSONAL INTERVIEW CONCERNING

THE APPOINTEE WAS NECESSARY.

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IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, NO ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS BEING

MADE TO INTERVIEW

SUBMITTED.

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.WILLIAM FRANUCKLEY, JR.SPI

Rerep. of SAWashingto'n,,D. C.

dated 6 /9/69 at

Enclosed for the Bureau are 2 copies of IRS reportregarding appointee.

Washington, D. C., informed SAon 6/9/69 as follows:

He has been'a friend and associate of WILLIAMFRANK BUCKLEY, JR ., since about°1958.the National Review , of which BUCKLEY is Editor -in-chief.

He said BUCKLEY is a man of excellent character, andenjoys - an excellent reputation . BUCKLEY' s associates arepeople who have the best interests of the United States inmind and in their actions . BUCKLEY is a loyal American and isan outstanding patriot. He has never been connected with orhad association with any subversive or unpatriotic group.

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As concerns. BUCKLEY'-s. professional competence, he'

said ,. "He is an extraordinary - man,-' a -.superb writer and out-standing debater. " BUCKLEY' s weedy 'television ' show wasawarded an "Emmy" on, 6/8 /69 for` it's, '.professional- :qual,ity. '

He. recommend ' him without reservation"for aposition of -trust and - responsibility; either . in or out ofgovernment ..service. =

The, files of the.Pass ort.Office Department, of-'',State reviewed on` 6/9 /69-by SE' disclose that on1/21/26 , WILLIAM FRANK BUCKLEY, JR., was, included on hismother's,, ALOISE-. STEINER BUCKLEY, ' passport 92858 which hadbeen Issued 6/29/25 . His birth date was listed as 11/24/25 atNew York,

;New 'York,, . and--.the file contained the-,notation- that

his birth certificate yhad - been ,I'seen .,,by passport' authorities'.

'On 6/28 /29,` he .lwas included 'on his tgather•' s',pass-. port _94360 for -"a proposed . 1. year ., trip ; to :'France , England,Spain, A Rumania , Switzerland ;, Dermany^ arid ' Italy; for 'ravel;:.

The '-f le 'containe'd the - notation that he was • includedon-•the passport of -his••sister ,,,.' JANE3UCKIY , passport. 58496issued '.9-9-38:., This' passport .' application is . -not". in file . andcannot • be located .

On 5./19 /39 at . London; England , :WILLIAM PRA;contin1'BUCKLEY,, JR.,, was issued passport 225733 for

residence abroad 1a r retur to, the U. S. $ ;, pass-"port also included

and MAUREEN , L. - BUCKLEY.

On 6/16/48,, he was issued passport 23.2339 : for. a.proposed 3 month trip to France ,Ap.. , ,.x,, Swi. tzerlaiid; ,,England,,

and ,Holland, Belgium- Portuga and " Ireland . for . a v s' `t':'^ `Helisted-fatherai ' WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY who was"horn at Washington,

Texas , -on ' 7/11/1881 and his mother as ALOISE -STEINER BUCKLEY.,who was born - at New Orleans, La. , , on - j/74895 ., He'- listed hispermanent residence at -100 ' Main ' Street-,' Sharon, Connecticut-.

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On 7/12/54 he was issued passport,435988Tfor a.proposed 2 month Pleasure trip to England, France;. tzer-land:,_._,Itaiyand-.Spain... estated t ^Et a was _ rrSedoz 7/6150to. PATRICIA TAYLOR who.. was - born,. at Vancou'ver; B. C. , Canada,...on- 7/1/26.

On ].2/10/58, at New .'York, New York, he was issuedpassport ' • 1273243 for a proposed 1' month , business and pleasure-trip, to Switzerland and England : ,

On-. -117/63 'At New York, New York, he was issued:passport. D-261441 for 'a 'proposedbusnessandpeasure tripto "most Ejropean~:.cmtritries.'! Proposed,length of stayabroad,; Snot :set forth. ' He listed his permanent'. residence at'Wajcksr..,Point Stankord,' Conn., and a mai•lthg address at150? rEast_. 35th 3S eet.,,.jew York -City, New-York. On -1/6/65at New York - City,. New York.. this , passport. was- renewed for-'aproposed 2 month work and` p- :easure trip-' to' France, ; Switzer.-land ' and En'

,,1,d

On 12/29/67 at New York City;, New York, he was issuedpassport H-.1234567 for a :proposed • 2 month pleasure - trip : to_- ."all countries outside the; Iron Curtain.".

.The `file contained ., no- additional ertinent information.

The_;ola .:nvestigat,on .a^as °,c'onduc"tc

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he .hay` ono t h ..aFPa itee p.r m €r : as a •re.'s.u 't.; =a poxn ee:.f ::

66 t).y.,o r°. the; appointee',:s t e i s an ;p og am. '" Be ^' does riot,' coo ` b7cr piit"atior1 'In, "the mews lea :a .: Vie`. has 'ap e red .,: s': a sai e i t; re bti

close' friend •"t^f .the `PLPpo;xi^t-ee :' Iis ihfr.equerit . conC'act ,t^r t the •appointde ." and irifo on

i, ark o_ -goor I`s ;' epu 3;on. aria assori,^ates...;•. •xe pmmencski aposz, Qn:'n ' t^ru ' and, ° .spores' b, l y n the ';U. 5 G:o e n-

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WILLIAM FRANKaUCKLEY, JR., SPI. BUDED JUNE NINE,

SIXTY NINE , WITHOUT FAIL.

MY. 'fiArAm-.- - --M r 1 V,.l 'ach.-

Mr. Mohr

M.. 1r, Atop.,^Mr. ('atipex

Mr. ^. al:ahax> -

Mr. C nrad..-

Mr. F =ktMr. ( e aMr. RosenMr. Soruvan...

Mr. Tavel

Mr. Trotter.

Tele. Room-Miss Ik. Emes-Miss Gandy_

MR. AllROOM 1Z4

RE NEW YORK TELETYPE TO BUREAU, DATED JUNE NINE,

SIXTY NINE , AND BUREAU TELECON TO NEW YORK , DATED JUNE TEN,

SIXTY NINE . IV,

ON JUNE NINE , SIXTY NINE , OT RECORDED

NATIONAL REVIEW MAGAZINE , ONE FIVE,ZERO$ EAST

THIRTY FIFTH STREET, NEWYORK CITY, SAID HE HAD KNOWN APPOINTEE

SINCE NINETEEN FIFTY SIX, WHEN HE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT OF .NATIONAL

REVIEW OF WHICH APPOINTEE IS AND WAS THEN EDITOR.

DESCRIBED APPOINTEE-AS EXTREMELY RESOURCEFUL, ENERGETIC,

INTELLIGENT INDIVIDUAL WHOSE CHARACTER, REPUTATION, ASSOCIATES

AND LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WAS ABOVE REPROACH.

APPOINTEE AND WIFE, PATRICIA, ARE HAPPILY MARRIED AND ARE

GRACIOUS ENTERTAINING COUPLE. HE CHARACTERIZED APPOINTEE AS

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RECOGNIZED LEADER OF RESPONSIBLE CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL

MOVEMENT IN UNITED STATES, AND THAT APPOINTEE'S BOOKS AND

ARTICLES REFLECTED APPOINTEE'S RATIONAL, POSITIVE APPROACH

TO THE POLITICAL PROCESS. HE SAID APPOINTEE WAS TOTALLY

ANTI- COMMUNIST . HE RECOMMENDED APPOINTEE WITHOUT RESERVA-

TION FOR POSITION OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE WITH UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT.

ON JUNE TEN, SIXTY NINE,

NATIONAL REVIEW MAGAZINE,.

ONE FIVE ZERO EAST THIRTY FIFTH STREET, NEW YORK CITY, ADVISED

HE HAD KNOWN APPOINTEE SINCE EARLY FIFTY SIX, AND HAD BECOME

AN INTIMATE ASSOCIATE OF APPOINTEE'S UPON JOINING APPOINTEE'S

STAFF AT NATIONAL REVIEW IN HE SAID THE

APPOINTEE IS REMARKABLE MAN WHOSE INNER SELF IS AT COMPLETE

CALM BASED UPON A STRONG RELIGIOUS FAITH. THE APPOINTEE HAS

ONE OF THE FASTEST MINDS EVER WITNESSED AND A FANTASTICI

VOCABULARY. HE SAID APPOINTEE EXTREMELY CONSIDERATE OF

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THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS AND TOOK PAINS TO AVOID POSSIBLE

EMBARRASSMENT TO INDIVIDUALS. APPOINTEE WAS NOT ONE TO

LOSE HIS TEMPER, ALTHOUGH AT TIMES CERTAINLY THE DEMANDS

AND PRESSURES OF HIS PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENT DICTATED THAT

HE MUST. HE COULD NOT RECALL.THE APPOINTEE EVER, "LOOSING

HIS COOL", WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIS TELEVISED EXCHANGE

WITH GORE VIDAL.

DESCRIBED APPOINTEE AS INDIVIDUAL OF RESPONSIBLE

CONSERVATIVE BELIEF WHO BASED HIS POLITICAL JUDGEMENTS CONSISTENTLY

ON RATIONAL OBJECTIVE CONSIDERATION. ALL OF THE APPOINTEE'S

FAMILY MEMBERS OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE WERE OF EXCELLENT CHARACTER,

REPUTATION,,•ASSOCIATES AND LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERN-

MENT AS IS THE APPOINTEE. HE SAID APPOINTEE IS A MEMBER

OF THE AMERICAN ASIAN EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE, AN ORGANIZATION

HE DESCRIBED AS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING AMERICANS CONCERNING

ASIA AND DISCREETLY ANTI- COMMUNIST. RECOMMENDED

APPOINTEE COMPLETELY FOR A POSITION OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE

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WITH UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

ON JUNE TEN, SIXTY NINE,

NEW YORK

CITY, NEW YORK, ADVISED THAT HE HAS KNOWN APPOINTEE BOTH

SOCIALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY SINCE APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FOUR,

HE STATED THAT APPOINTEE FOUNDED AND PRESENTLY SERVES AS

EDITOR FOR THE NATIONAL REVIEW MAGAZINE.

DESCRIBED APPOINTEE

AS BEING A VERY COMPETENT, INTELLIGENT, RESPONSIBLE AND

ARTICULATE INDIVIDUAL WHO AT TIMES CAN BE ARGUMENTATIVE, BUT

HAS THE ABILITY TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR

POLITICAL BACKGROUND. HE KNEW OF NOTHING OF AN ..UNFAVORABLE

NATURE CONCERNING APPOINTEE AND DESCRIBED HIM AS BEING AN

HONEST INDIVIDUAL AND LOYAL AMERICAN CITIZEN WHOSE MORAL

CHARACTER AND ASSOCIATES ARE ABOVE REPROACH. 0ENDORSED

APPOINTEE FOR A POSITION OF TRUST AND RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

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PLANET OIL AND MINERAL CORPORATION, NEW YORK CITY, ONE JUNE

TEN, SIXTY NINE , HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW

AS HE WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

ON JUNE TEN, SIXTY NINE,

"FIRING LINE", TELEVISION PROGRAM, WITH OFFICES IN ROOM SIX

FOUR ZERO, ONE FIVE ZERO EAST THIRTY FIFTY STREET, NEW YORK

CITY, ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN I APPOINTEE'S TELE-

VISION PROGRAM, "FIRING LINE", SINCE APPROXIMATEL

AND HAD WORKED CLOSELY WITH APPOINTEE IN THAT

CAPACITY SINCE THAT TIME. HE SAID, "FIRING LINE" SHOW HAD

BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE AlPS,, SIX, SIXTY S D TO DATE

ONE FIVE THREE SHOWS HAD BEEN PRODUCED. HE DESCRIBED APPOINTEE

AS.-VERY MORAL, RELIGIOUS, GRACIOUS PERSON WHO WAS-BERY

CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELL BEING OF HIS GUESTS AND THOSE WITH

WHOM HE WORKED. APPOINTEE IS VERY INTELLIGENT, ARTICULATE

INDIVIDUAL, AND EXCELLENT DEBATER, BUT NOT ONE GIVEN TO BEING

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POMPOUS EIGHER ON OR OFF CAMERA. THE APPOINTEE IS NOT

ONE TO LOSE HIS TEMPER, EVEN UNDER GREAT PRESSURE, AND SHOWS

GREAT CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS. APPOINTEE IS A RATIONAL,

REASONALBE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS WITHOUT ANY RACE OR RELIGIOUS

BIAS. HE SAID APPOINTEE IS DEFINITELY ANTI-COMMUNIST AND

TOTALLY LOYAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. HE

SAID APPOINTEE DIVIDES HIS TIME BETWEEN HIS TOWN HOUSE IN

NEW YORK CITY AND HIS RESIDENCE IN WALACK'S POINT, STAMFORD,

CONNECTICUT.- HE SAID HE HAD NO REASON TO QUESTION APPOINTEE'S

LOYALTY TO GOVERNMENT OF UNITED SATES, AND RECOMMENDED HIM

COMPLETELY FOR POSITION OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE WITH UNITED

STATES GOVERNMENT.

ON JUNE TEN, SIXTY NINE,

"FIREING LINE", TELEVISION SHOW, NEW YORK CITY,

ADVISED HE HAD NBEEN ACQUAINTED WITH APPOINTEE SINCE SIXTY SIX,

IN PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY IN CONNECTION WITH

THE APPOINTEE'S TELEVISION SHOW. HE ADVISED THE APPOINTEE

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WAS AN EXTREMELY GRACIOUS INDIVIDUAL OF THE HIGHEST CHARACTER,

REPUTATION, ASSOCIATES AND LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES-GOVERN-

MENT AND RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTEE MOST HIGHLY FOR A POSITION

OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

ON JUNE NINE , SIXTY NINE, SPECIAL AGENT

REVIEWED THE RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT

COURT , SDNY , FOLEY SQUARE ,' NEW YORK , UNDER DOCKET NUMBER

SIX NINE CIVIL ONE NINE THREE THREE CONCERNING APPOINTEE.

THIS DOCKET REFLECTED THAT ON MAY SIX, SIXTY NINE , APPOINTEE

FILED COMPLAINT AND A SUMMONS WAS ISSUED. APPOINTEE ALLEGED

AN ACTION FOR DEFAMATORY ALLEGATIONS REQUESTING DAMAGES IN

THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NAMING GORE

VIDAL AS DEFENDANT. ON MAY SIX, SIXTY NINE , APPOINTEE FILED

AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULES AND CIVIL PROCEDURES.

ON MAY THIRTEEN, SIXTY NINE, APPOINTEE FILED REQUEST FOR ORDER

THAT THE PLAINTIFF BE GRANTED LEAVE TO TAKE DEPOSITION FROM

DEFENDANT . ON MAY FIFTEEN, SIXTY NINE, APPOINTEE FILED

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PLAINTIFF NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION OF DEFENDANT. THE LAW

FIRM OF BARE, NELSON, WILLIAMS, AND MITCHELL, TWO ZERO EXCHANGE

PLACE, REPRESENTS APPOINTEE IN THIS PENDING MATTER.

ON JUNE NINE, SIXTY NINE, REVIEW OF THE RECORDS

OF THE CIVIL COURT OF NEW YORK STATE, ONE ONE ONE CENTRE

STREET, NEW YORK CITY, REFLECTED FOLLOWING INFORMATION UNDER

INDEX NUMBER ONE SIX EIGHT SEVEN THREE NINE.

VERSUS WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR., PATRICIA T. BUCKLEY

AND NATIONAL REVIEW INCORPORATED. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED A?alTHREE CAUSES OF ACTION. THE BASIS BEING THE RENTAL BY THE

DEFENDANTS, THE APPOINEE, OF A CERTAIN APARTMENT LOCATED AT

ONE FOUR. ONE EAST SIXTY NINETH STREET, NEW YORK CITY. THE

FILE FURTHER REFLECTED AN AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER FOUR,

SIXTY SEVEN, BETWEEN THE ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING PLAINTIFF

AND THE APPOINTEE WITH PLAINTIFF'S ACTIONG, AND APPOINTEE'S

COUNTERCLAIM DISCONTINUED WITHOUT COST AFFORDED TO EITHER

PARTY.

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ON JUNE NINE , SIXTY NINE, A REVIEW OF THE COUNTY

COURT OF NEW YORK COUNTY FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SIX

ZERO CENTRE STREET , NEW YORK, REFLECTED UNDER

INDEX NUMBER ONE ONE SEVEN SEVEN SIX THREE, A SUIT BY

AS EXECUTRIX OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF FOWLER V. HARPER VERSUS WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR.,

AND NATIONAL REVIEW INCORPORATED, DEFENDANTS.

UNDER INDEX NUMBER THREE TWO FIVE NINE DASH SIX THREE, A SUIT

WAS LOCATED WITH LINU ,-PUI C, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS

WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR., AND NATIONAL

REVIEW INCORPORATED, DEFENDANTS. THE SUIT BROUGHT BY-BOTH

PLAINTIFF IN THESE CASES ALLEGED LIBEL RESULTING FROM

EDITORIALS IN MAGAZINE, NATIONAL REVIEW. THE FILES FURTHER

REFLECTED THAT AN ORDER OF DISCONTINUANCY, DATED SEPTEMBER

TWO, SIXTY SIX, WAS RENDERED IN THE CASE OFVERSUS

NATIONAL REVIEW INCORPORATED. IN BOTH SUITS, AN OFFICIAL

JUDGEMENT WAS RENDERED ON JANAUARY FIVE, SIXTY SIX, WITH THE

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AMOUNT OF REVOVERY GRANTED TO THE PLAINTIFF INE THE

AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS AND THIRTY EIGHT

CENTS- COST , AND TO THE PLAINTIFF PAULING ONE HUNDRED FORTY ONE

DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS COSTS , BOTH SUITS ARE CLOSED.

ON JUNE NINE, SIXTY NINE,

APARTMENT BUILDING LOCATED ATr

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SING HE STATED DIVIDES

HER TIME BETWEEN APARTMENT AND HOMES OF RELATIVES IN CONNECTI-

CUT. HE STATED

TIME ONCE

OF THAT APARTMEN

INTENDED TO RESIDE AT APARTMENT. FULL

HE STATED I OF EXCELLENT REPUTATION.

ON JUNE TEN, SIXTY NINE, RECORDS OF THE NEW YORK

CITY CREDIT BUREAU AND NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVED

TO BE NEGATIVE CONCERNING

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I ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED.

ON JUNE NINE , SIXTY NINE , PERSONNEL

RECORDS, HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY, THREE EIGHT THREE, MADISON

AVENUE,• NEW YORK CITY, STATED SHE .COULD LOCATE NO RECORD

OF ANY FORMER EMPLOYEE BY THE'NAME OF WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY,

JUNIOR,. SHE STATED RECORDS DID CONTAIN NAME OF Al

ON JUNE TEN , SIXTY NINE,L

STATEMENT CONCERNING

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NEW YORK CITY, SAID HE COULD MAKE NO

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BUREAU SHOULD NOTE THAT NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS HAVE

BEEN MADE TO LOCATE FORMER CLASSMATES AND ASSOCIATES

OF APPOINTEE AT YALE UNIVERSITY, AS FURNISHED BY NEW HAVEN

OFFICE. HOWEVER , SUCCESS IN THESE ATTEMPTS HAS BEEN LIMITED

TO THOSE INTERVIEWS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS AS REPORTED, AS

MUCH OF, NEW HAVEN'S INFORMATION APPEARS DATED AND INACURRATE.

NEW YORK MAKING NO FURTHER ATTEMPT TO LOCATE INDIVIDUALS

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FROM : SAC, NEW YORK 16i-.3080 ( RUC)

SUBJECT : WILLIAM FRA BUCKLEY, JR.SPECIAL INQURYBUDED 6/g/69, WITHOUT FAIL,

On 6/11/69, Secretary, CatawabaCorporation, 103 E. 37th St., NY, NY, advised that the appointeepresently holds a position of Director on the Board of CatawabaCorporation. He described the c xporation as being a represen-tative of foreign oil concerns in the US. He said the corporationwas founded by the appointee's father, WILLIAM BUCKLEY, Sr.,approximately twenty years ago.

Above information fury hed Bureau re telecon.

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM: SAC,,WFO (161-5900)

WILLIAM FRANK UCKLEY, JR.G)

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Re Report of SAWashington,"D.C.

dated 6/9/69 at

IC on June 10, 1969, caused-asearch,to be made of the files of the U. S. Secret Service,Department of the Treasury, and was advised that no recordwas located concerning the appointee.

Pending IRS, OSI

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¢A1`proved: ^^ ---^ Sent M Per},^"ecial Agent in Charge

Senat:or .JACOB. ; K.^, ..following information to SA

1969June 10 ,

He has known : the appointee -or -'approximate I:y 10.

a guest., on the appointee' s. to .evision-program - and : has been'as a ;po] itical.:'coammentator and :wrzter . He has appeared asyears as a ,result- of the -appointee:'s l professional reputation .

:pxesent with 'him at numerous po 3t'ical `'and, social.: functionsIn the- State-_ of" New York, - - ,He said his :'and, the. anvo ritee' s ` - '.z' ..

that the 'appointee:s'politicaf views :are.. disloyal :to, the'.d'lfferences ;in.'opini:oiri- do roof"indicat'e^-to Senator JA'VITS. 'pol'it'ical ideologies -are' "poles .apart and .stres'sed."these

,; -Tjil :ted,; States in.; any".respect.. He said he: -knows. of no .Vnfavorab.le infarmation concern 3,n the: appoiin tee, s ;patriotismorlo}yalty to, the U. S -. ; , -no ' to :h :. s'• character; eputation,

furnishing any , additional..: comment :'concerning . the.-,appointee,existing- in Senator. JAVi ` S:1S., `constituency prevent.-.him €rom.. -manliness orassociates; He. said'political.-:considerations

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM : SAC, NEW HAVEN (161-1068)(RUC)

SUBJECT : WILLIAM FRANOBUCKLEY, JR.SPECIAL INQUIRY

ReBureau telephone call to NHO 6/10/69, and NHO,telephonecall to Bureau 6/11/69.

The wing investigation was conducted by SAI at New Haven , Conn ., on 6/10/69:

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secretary , Office of Dean of theCollege , Yale, advised that appointee ' s record lists that

he attended the University of Mexico during 1943-1944.

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI(ATTENTION: SUPERV ISORD

FROM:^ J SAC, MIAMI (161- 653) (RUC)

SUBJECT:.WILLIAM FRANIC BUCKLEY, JR.SPECIAL INQUIRYBUDED 6/9/69

Re Birmingham telephone call of SAlto Miami, 6/11/69.

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Mr. WILLIAM BRADFORD HUIB of Hartzell , Ala. , fur-nished the following information to SAat the Eden Rock Hotel, Miami Beach, this date:

Mr. HUIE stated that the exact name of the publi-cation which he was associated with in a capacity of editorand assistant editor was the "American Mercury. " He noted fthat this publication was a magazine and was founded in the /,'201s. Mr . HUIE further advised , although he has known 111

WILLIAM F . BUCKLEY , JR., for a number of years, that BUCKLEYwas only associated with the magazine approximately 2 to 3months . He could not recall BUCKLEY ' s position or what his

title was; however , i f it were necessary , that he would beable to obtain this information ' on his return to Hartzell,Ala., on 6 / 12/69 . Mr. HUIE was advised that , if it werenecessary to determine the exact position of Mr. BUCKLEY,he would be contacted at his homy ;aver :(/ l2/69.

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:REBUCAL . TO Birminuham. And 81vminrhrnn ter_ ' '. $n

1If 9,- -requested that WILLIAM. BRA iO OOn-'6/ Bureau11111E,; . ruse A3 a , , t .. br1jier ;owner`. and editor, Amei ica x"

,'.:Mercury newspaper , , New . York : -.N^ °Y;<,:bow ` defuict, . be interviewed . to deerm3,ne .enact pos,t,an appointee Y el+: with- that'.:

as an -Assistant . edj or_ or associate edi o `af` mericanpu ;' oup, It bexxxg toter that, he was,- reported ,y emp..oyed.

'Mercury- . newspaper .. Bureau further- requested that the' iden-

-determined" ...,The :.Bureau pointed out. tic t tue, • Amerieari Mercuirit y° a the publ eat offi by y is , appo ,ntee was employed q;aa, -

. 1952., ' Bureau ' ur: hem. Vieques fed ° that t ' be , denewspaper, 3ceportedly had. -changed its name to - the -New Awrican

,ern inea . wnetner xne New American Meroury-was a newspaper,magazine -or, some -other publ %cat'ion

Qn •6/ll/69r., inclu1ry at artse e, Ala., determ sled'..E e 'HUI pres ntly-,.an vacation and cau 3c s . at Eden Rock'h ,R ed

" , oca`a aa interview.Miami : ' at•MMia ii l • Fla^: '. c] :

appaintee':s exact position and t-6 pubs cation, -whet ersaes paper , magaziu,e or some other -pubic anon r ,",;_

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Bureau" Lo i' R CORJDEDM a#n . . . " /&?/_,&,

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offloisAl F J1M NO. 10 5010-106 . r1.`., 1962 EQtt1QNGSA GEN. REM. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

MemorandumMr-, Gale

FROM : W. V. Cleveland

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SUBJECT: WILLIAM FRANKUKLY, JR.SPECIAL INQUIRY - WHITE HOUSE

nATe: June 12, 19691 - Mr, DeLoach averI Mr. Sullj n Tele. Boom

1 .- Mrs.` Brown Holmes

I - Mr. GaleGandy

l -- Mr. ClevelandI - Mr. FisherI - Mr. Bishop

My memorandum dated June 2, 1969, (attached) advised

that at the request of the White House an investigation was

being conducted concerning Mr. Buckley, aged 43, On May 28,

1969, President Richard M. Nixon announced his intention tonominate Mr, Buckley as a member of the United,States AdvisoryCommission on Information.

Mr. Buckley is editor of "National Review" (a weeklymagazine), has a syndicated newspaper column "On the Right,"

and has television program "Firing Line." In.addition he isthe author of a number of books.

Persons interviewed during the investigationfurnished favorable comments concerning Buckley and statedhe is regarded as a conservative.

currently he is suing Mr. Gore Vidal for alleged libelousstatements made by Mr. Vidal during a television debate with

Mr; Buckley.

Mr. Buckley is on the Board of Directors.

Mr. Buckley has been previously sued for libel and

The CatawbaCorporation is app reiitZy controlled by the Buckley family and

Investigation complete except for records check atthree governmental agencies and interview Of Jacob X. Javits,United States Senator from New York, who has not,been available

for inter ew, (el-6 ^^^)y-^-- '/ v'

Attached for approval- is a letter Vo,Mr. Eh^ng the results of the investigation to-,t4 ,l