Personal Life
Wills has been married to Natalie Wills (née Cavallo) since 1959: she was the stewardess on his first flight on an aeroplane. They have three children: John Wills, Garry Wills, and Lydia Wills.
A trained classicist, Wills is proficient in Greek and Latin. His home in Evanston, Illinois is "filled with books", with a converted bedroom dedicated to English literature, another containing Latin literature and books on American political thought, one hallway full of books on economics and religion, "including four shelves on St. Augustine", and another with shelves of Greek literature and philosophy.
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