In 1988, Buckley helped defeat liberal Republican Senator Lowell Weicker in Connecticut.
Buckley organized a committee to campaign against Weicker and endorsed his Democratic opponent, Connecticut Attorney General Joseph Lieberman.

In 1991, Buckley received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George H. W. Bush.
Upon turning 65 in 1990, he retired from the day-to-day running of the National Review.
He relinquished his controlling shares of National Review in June 2004 to a pre-selected board of trustees.
The following month, he published the memoir Miles Gone By.
Buckley continued to write his syndicated newspaper column, as well as opinion pieces for National Review magazine and National Review Online.
He remained the ultimate source of authority at the magazine and also conducted lectures and gave interviews.
In 1988, Buckley helped defeat liberal Republican Senator Lowell Weicker in Connecticut. Buckley organized a committee to campaign against Weicker and endorsed his Democratic opponent, Connecticut Attorney General Joseph Lieberman.
In 1991, Buckley received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George H. W. Bush. Upon turning 65 in 1990, he retired from the day-to-day running of the National Review. He relinquished his controlling shares of National Review in June 2004 to a pre-selected board of trustees. The following month, he published the memoir Miles Gone By. Buckley continued to write his syndicated newspaper column, as well as opinion pieces for National Review magazine and National Review Online. He remained the ultimate source of authority at the magazine and also conducted lectures and gave interviews.
William F. Buckley Jr.