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Presents a letter to the editor of "The New Republic" concerning an obituary for Robert Welch.

The article presents a letter from "National Review" editor William F. Buckley regarding the death of author William Shawn. Buckley stated that he could not write an obituary for the late author William Shawn because of the odd intimacy of his experiences with him. According to Buckley, Shawn was a mythogenic character, a man totally taken by his determination to hold to the standards he respected. Buckley hopes that someone will one day produce a book about Shawn's priorities, his literary manners, and his impact on his devoted admirers.

Presents a republishing of an obituary for Bill Rickenbacker, a former writer for the "National Review."

Several letters to the editor in response to articles in previous issues including "Ill Liberalism," by John Fonte in the February 6, 1995 issue, "Murray Rothbard, RIP," in the February 6, 1995 issue, and "What Wall," by Stanton Evans in the January 23, 1995 issue.

The article pays tribute to the late Keith Joseph of the British Conservative Party.

Profiles Philip Burnham, former editor of `Commonweal,' who recently died at age 88. Career highlights; Charitable activities; Personal style.

Profiles 1920s football player Harold Grange, who recently died at age 87. Career highlights; How he reflected the spirit of the 1920s.

Recounts the author's personal memories of the late journalist, Joe Alsop. Alsop's interest in archives; Admiration for John F. Kennedy; Vulnerability.

Reflects on the life of writer and journalist Francis Russell, a longtime associate of the "National Review." Reference to his biography of Warren Harding, "The Shadow of Blooming Grove," a major literary-historical achievement.

Presents William F. Buckley's contribution to the recollections offered at Christie's auction house in New York City in honor of the late Nan Kempner on September 23, 2005. Her focus on her family and friends and on their needs and pleasures; Her delight in cooking and clothes; Her visits to the Buckley chalet in Switzerland; Her attitude toward life and death; Her illness; Gratitude for her kind and generous company.

The article pays tribute to the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun.

The article offers observation on British journalism and American politics in 1997. It explains the reason behind the popularity of obituary pages in British newspapers. It criticizes the new coalition rising against the free-trade consensus in the U.S.

Several letters to the editor in response to topics discussed in previous issues, including a copy of the magazine and an obituary of music enthusiast Neil McCaffrey, are presented.

Comments on the endearing qualities of films made by the late American director Frank Capra. Reflections on the film `Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'; How it seems natural that love, humor, and down-home heroism should vanquish power-lust, greed, and corruption; Capra's image of America as a nation of neighbors.

Comments on the death of harpsichord player Fernando Valenti. Career background; Achievements of Valenti as a musician; Passion for the music of Scarlatti; Background on the life of Valenti; Attitudes toward life and health.

This article remembers Rex Harrison. It was sheer, eloquent coincidence that just as Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest gorefest was hitting several thousand movie theaters, Rex Harrison was dying, as quietly as a falling leaf. If Bernard Shaw ever said a prayer, Harrison was the answer to it. --range, he had an immense bag of tricks, all triumphantly displayed in the role everyone knows, Henry Higgins. The art of his generation, exquisite though it was, has been assumed inferior to grimmer statements about the human condition. And yet we can't help feeling that there is more to be said than has been said for the tradition of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The School for Scandal, and Blithe Spirit, and anyone who saw Rex Harrison(Rex Harrison) will know what we mean.

Editorial. Reflects on the author's acquaintance with the great musician Vladimir Horowitz. Horowitz's musical genius; Personal reminiscences.