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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]].

From 1972 to 2005 his political column appeared on the Op-Ed page of ''The New York Times.'' From 1979 to 2009 Safire wrote the weekly "On Language" column in ''The New York Times Magazine,'' which traced the meaning and origins of current political catch phrases. His dictionaries and usage books provided a comprehensive history of American political speech and a guide to good usage.

From 1972 to 2005 his political column appeared on the Op-Ed page of ''The New York Times.'' From 1979 to 2009 Safire wrote the weekly "On Language" column in ''The New York Times Magazine,'' which traced the meaning and origins of current political catch phrases. His dictionaries and usage books provided a comprehensive history of American political speech and a guide to good usage.