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The Time to Help a Father In Need   

I first learned of NR and Mr. Buckley from a friend while I was serving my second combat tour in Vietnam.  I subscribed then and have been a devoted reader ever since even though some of my issues in those days and since have arrived a bit late and with a "previously  read" look to them.  In later years, as I became more and more concerned about my son, a Bay Area attorney, and his left leaning tendencies, I sought the advice of Mr. Buckley for some additional reading material that might stimulate at least a gentle turn to the 
right.  He suggested "Witness" by Whittaker Chambers.  I gave the book to my son and it did, in fact, give a rightward nudge.  I shall never forget the fact that Mr. Buckley took the time to help a father in need.
Richard H. Morton, Coronado, CA












 

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