James L. Buckley turns 100 Thursday. America’s oldest living former senator and older brother of the late William F. Buckley Jr., Jim Buckley achieved the first third-party victory to the Senate in 40 years when he won in 1970 as the candidate of the Conservative Party in New York. A veteran of World War II, a corporate lawyer, father and husband, Jim Buckley served in all three branches of the federal government as undersecretary of state in the Reagan administration and later as president of Radio Free Europe.
The inclusive St. Pat's for All Parade in Queens, New York is a celebration of the best of Irish culture. "We want everyone to know that this is where the Irish progressives hang out at the beginning of March. We all always have a great time at the St. Pat's For All parade and everyone is welcome!"