Pat Buchanan

Also known as Patrick Buchanan, Patrick J. Buchanan, Patrick Joseph Buchanan, Pitchfork Pat, Pat J. Buchanan, Pat Joseph Buchanan

American politician and commentator

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Washington, D.C., USA

Patrick Joseph Buchanan (born November 2, 1938) is an American paleoconservative author, political commentator, and politician. Buchanan was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. He is an influential figure in the modern paleoconservative movement in America. In 1992 and 1996, he sought the Republican presidential nomination. In…

Known for

Hillary — Self (archive footage)2020
High Score — Self (archive footage)2020
The Devil Next Door — Self (archive footage)2019
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black — Self2018
Race for the White House — Self2016
The Making of Trump — Self (archive footage)2015
The Day the '60s Died — Self2015
The Seventies — Self2015
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words — Self (archive sound)2014
Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign That Changed It All — Self2014

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Key facts

President: Ronald Reagan
Preceded by: Michael A. McManus Jr.
Succeeded by: Jack Koehler
Born: Patrick Joseph Buchanan , ( 1938-11-02 ) November 2, 1938 (age 87) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Party: Republican (before 1999, 2004–present), Reform (1999–2002) Independent (2002–2004)
Spouse: Shelley Scarney ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 )
Education: Georgetown University ( BA ), Columbia University ( MA )
Website: Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Sibling: Bay Buchanan
Occupation: non-fiction writer
Position held: White House Communications Director
Educated at: Columbia University
Political party: Reform Party of the United States of America
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: The Death of the West
Movement: paleoconservatism
Official website: buchanan.org
Image: Patrickjbuchanan.JPG
Political ideology: isolationism

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influenced by: Samuel T. Francis
Commons category: Pat Buchanan
date of birth: 1938-11-02
Commons gallery: Pat Buchanan
nickname: Pitchfork Pat
social media followers: 43217

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Encyclopedic overview

Patrick Joseph Buchanan (/bjuːˈkænən/ bew-KAN-ən; born November 2, 1938) is an American author, political commentator, and politician. He was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. He is an influential figure in the modern paleoconservative movement in the United States.

Buchanan was born in Washington, D.C. in 1938. In 1992 and 1996, Buchanan sought the Republican presidential nomination. In 1992, he ran against incumbent president George H. W. Bush, campaigning against Bush's breaking of his "Read my lips: no new taxes" pledge, as well as his foreign policy, his trade and immigration policy, and his positions on social issues. At the 1992 Republican National Convention, Buchanan delivered his "culture war" speech in support of the nominated President Bush. In 1996, he ran against eventual Republican nominee Bob Dole, but withdrew after getting only 21 percent of Republican primary votes. In 2000, he was the Reform Party's presidential nominee. His campaign centered on non-interventionism in foreign affairs, opposition to illegal immigration, and opposition to the outsourcing of manufacturing from free trade. He selected educator and conservative activist Ezola Foster as his running-mate. Despite his own terminology of self-identification, expressed in the desire to be called a "supporter of the doctrine of disengagement", his foreign policy views have been categorized as isolationist.

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