William A. Rusher | |
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| Born | William Allen Rusher July 19, 1923 |
| Died | April 16, 2011 (aged 87) San Francisco, California, US |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney; Journalist |
| Political party | Republican Campaign strategist for the Draft Goldwater Committee, 1964 |
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William Allen Rusher (July 19, 1923 – April 16, 2011) was an American lawyer, author, activist, and conservative columnist.[1][2][3] He was one of the founders of the modern conservative movement and was one of its most prominent spokesmen for thirty years as publisher of National Review magazine, which was edited by William F. Buckley Jr.[1][2] Historian Geoffrey Kabaservice argues that, "in many ways it was Rusher, not Buckley, who was the founding father of the conservative movement as it currently exists. We have Rusher, not Buckley, to thank for the populist, operationally sophisticated, and occasionally extremist elements that characterize the contemporary movement."[4]
- ^ a b Robert D. McFadden (April 19, 2011). "William Rusher, 87, Dies; Conservatives' Champion". The New York Times. p. B-16. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ a b Godfrey Hodgson (April 19, 2011). "William Rusher obituary: Polemicist, publisher of National Review and a standard bearer for the American right". The Guardian. p. Main-33. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ "William Rusher, 87, Dies; Conservatives' Champion". National Review Online. April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ Geoffrey Kabaservice, "The Syndicate," The Syndicate The New Republic] August 27, 2012]