Christopher Buckley (novelist)
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Buckley at the LBJ Presidential Library, May 2012
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| Born |
Christopher Taylor Buckley September 28, 1952 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Author, satirist, novelist |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Gregg Buckley (divorced) Katherine Close |
| Children | Caitlin Gregg Buckley, William Conor Buckley, Jonathan Buckley |
| Parent(s) | Patricia Buckley |
| Relatives |
James L. Buckley (uncle) |
James L. Buckley (uncle)
L. Brent Bozell, III (cousin)
Patricia Buckley Bozell (aunt)
Christopher Taylor Buckley (born September 28, 1952) is an American political satirist known for writing God Is My Broker, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, The White House Mess, No Way to Treat a First Lady, Wet Work, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday, Supreme Courtship, Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir and, most recently, The Relic Master: A Novel. He is the son of writer William F. Buckley Jr. and socialite Patricia Buckley.
After a classical education at the Portsmouth Abbey School, Buckley graduated from Yale University in 1975. He was a member of Skull and Bones like his father, living at Jonathan Edwards College. He became managing editor of Esquire.
In 1981, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work as chief speechwriter for Vice President George H. W. Bush. This experience led to his novel The White House Mess, a satire on White House office politics and political memoirs. (The title refers to the White House lunchroom, which is known as the "mess" because the Navy operates it.)
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