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- [Jeff] She, I always thought,

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was a character out 
of a Noel Coward play.

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I mean, nobody talks that way.

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Pat would say, "Duckie, 
are you going to smoke one

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of those awful 
communist cigars?"

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- And Bill said, 
"Duckie, I adore you,

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and you're totally right,"

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and does whatever 
he is about to do.

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- [Peter] They annoyed 
each other intensely

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and absolutely 
adored each other.

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And I made some joke to Bill

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about what's the 
secret to marriage?

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And Bill said, 
"Preemptive capitulation."

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- [Christopher] My mother, 
my dear, glamorous,

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chic and stunning mom, served 
her time as a galley slave

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on those Maine cruises 
that we would go on.

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Imagine a 38 foot sailboat, 
six men, one woman.

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She'd be cooking for us, 
scrubbing the toilet,

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and she would mutter darkly,

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"I was made for better 
things". (laughing)

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- [Jeff] It was wonderful to 
go to a party at the Buckley's.

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You had political figures, yes.

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You could also meet the 
King of Greece one night,

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some writer or singer the next.

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- [Peter] I can remember 
at dinner in San Francisco

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with Milton Friedman.

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There were four or five 
of us around the table,

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Milton said to the whole table,

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"What was Bill's 
greatest attribute?

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What was his greatest talent?"

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And of course, somebody 
said, "He was an essayist."

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And somebody else said, "He 
was a television personality."

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And Milton then said, "You're 
wrong. You're all wrong.

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Bill Buckley's greatest 
talent was for friendship."