“Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America” with Sam Tanenhaus
Join us on Tuesday, December 9, at 6 p.m., for a conversation with best-selling and prize-winning author Sam Tanenhaus. He will discuss his new book, “Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America.” Tanenhaus will dive into William F. Buckley’s enduring impact on conservative politics, media, and public discourse in America.
Tanenhaus’s new book, “Buckley,” offers readers an immersive biography that reveals the roots of the modern conservative movement. The book’s subject, William F. Buckley, is depicted in his true form, exploring how he shifted the landscape of political divides and laid the groundwork for conservatism.
ATTEND: Register here to attend the program in person at the Clinton Center. The program will be available on our YouTube channel the following day.
BOOK: Tanenhaus will sign copies of “Buckley” following the program. Click here to purchase your copy from the Clinton Museum Store, available for pick up at the event or post-event delivery.
ASL interpretation is available during our events.
Clinton Presidential Center Presents is a partnership between the Clinton Foundation, Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas, and Clinton Presidential Library.
More about the speaker:
Sam Tanenhaus is a best-selling and prize-winning author of books on American politics and media, and was the former editor-in-chief of the New York Times Book Review. His feature articles and essays have appeared in the Atlantic, New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Time, Vanity Fair, Prospect, and more than two dozen other publications in the U.S. and abroad.
“Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America” was a quarter century-long project assigned to Tanenhaus by Buckley. Through extensive interviews and access to Buckley’s papers, Tanenhaus produced what many consider not just a biography, but an extraordinary account of a crucial period in history.
Tanenhaus’s educational path began at Grinnell College, where he earned his B.A. in English in 1977, and continued at Yale University, where he completed a master’s degree in English literature in 1978.
Tanenhaus has become a well-known journalist, historian, and author. He has written several influential books, including his 1997 biography “Whittaker Chambers” — a Pulitzer Prize finalist — and his 2009 treatise “The Death of Conservatism.” His other works include “Literature Unbound: A Guide for the Common Reader,” “Louis Armstrong: Musician,” and “Old Greenwich Village: An Architectural Portrait.” He serves currently as a writer at Prospect.