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'''William Lewis Safire'''(December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009) was a columnist, speech-writer novelist and linguist. He won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] and a large audience for his conservative interpretations of the current events.

'''William Lewis Safire'''(December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009) was a columnist, speech-writer novelist and linguist. He won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] and a large audience for his conservative interpretations of the current events.

Safire, a [[Republican]] and self-described practitioner of "libertarian-conservatism", <ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1926424,00.html</ref> was most widely known among conservatives as the "[[token conservative]]" columnist for the [[New York Times]], mainly because he was the only regular columnist who was right-of-center. <ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/william_safire/index.html</ref>  

Safire, a [[Republican]] and self-described practitioner of "libertarian-conservatism",<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1926424,00.html</ref> was most widely known among conservatives as the "[[token conservative]]" columnist for the [[New York Times]], mainly because he was the only regular columnist who was right-of-center.<ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/william_safire/index.html</ref>  

In 1968 after working in the Nixon presidential campaign, Safire became a Special Assistant to [[Richard M. Nixon|President Nixon]] and joined a White House speech-writing team that included [[Patrick J. Buchanan]] and [[Raymond K. Price]]. Mr. Safire wrote many of Nixon's speeches on the economy and Vietnam. He also won notoriety as a contributing word-smith for former Vice-President [[Spiro T. Agnew]], who along with Buchanan wrote many of the more confrontational Agnew speeches aimed at the [[MSM]].

In 1968 after working in the Nixon presidential campaign, Safire became a Special Assistant to [[Richard M. Nixon|President Nixon]] and joined a White House speech-writing team that included [[Patrick J. Buchanan]] and [[Raymond K. Price]]. Mr. Safire wrote many of Nixon's speeches on the economy and Vietnam. He also won notoriety as a contributing word-smith for former Vice-President [[Spiro T. Agnew]], who along with Buchanan wrote many of the more confrontational Agnew speeches aimed at the [[MSM]].

*Pulitzer Prize, 1978 <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556185,00.html</ref>

*Pulitzer Prize, 1978 <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556185,00.html</ref>

*[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], 2006, bestowed by [[President George W. Bush]]. <ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/william_safire/index.html</ref>

*[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], 2006, bestowed by [[President George W. Bush]].<ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/william_safire/index.html</ref>

==Books==  

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