John Chamberlain, R I P.(National Review writer)(Obituary) From: National Review | Date: May 1, 1995| Author: Buckley, William F., Jr. | COPYRIGHT 1995 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

National Review reviewer John Chamberlain was a writer and editor at several publications, including Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, Life and the New York Times. He was a calm man who disliked disruption in his life.

LATE ONE afternoon in the fall of 1955, on the eve of the appearance of the first issue of NATIONAL REVIEW, something people more loftily situated would have called a ``summit conference'' was set in New York City, for which purpose a tiny suite in the Commodore H...