William Buckley's Conservative Legacy

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Published February 27, 2008 at 1:00 PM EST

Author and conservative innovator William F. Buckley died Wednesday morning at 82. Alex Chadwick talks with New York Times columnist and leading conservative commentator David Brooks, about the death of his friend.

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