Two interviews on Firing Line have always stuck in my mind. The first was with Howard Cossell. Mr. Buckley & Mr. Cossell kept elevating their vocabularies to levels that sent English professors reaching for their dictionaries.

The second was with Muhammad Ali. Mr. Buckley tried to put Mr. Ali at ease by using simple language. Mr. Buckley spoke with Mr. Ali, not to him or down to him.

The world has lost a most remarkable man.
Fred Calhoun