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'''William Lewis Safire'''(December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009) was a columnist, speech-writer novelist amd 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 amd linguist. He won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] and a large audience for his conservative interpretations of the current events. | ||
| − | Safire, a Republican | + | Safire, a [[Republican]] and a self-described conservative- [[libertarian]],<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1926424,00.html</ref> was most widely known as a partisan columnist for the [[New York Times]].<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 speechwriting team that included [[Patrick J. Buchanan]] and [[Raymond K. Price]]. Mr. Safire wrote many of Nixon's speeches on the economy and Vietnam. | 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 speechwriting team that included [[Patrick J. Buchanan]] and [[Raymond K. Price]]. Mr. Safire wrote many of Nixon's speeches on the economy and Vietnam. | ||
Revision as of 08:37, December 18, 2009
William Lewis Safire(December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009) was a columnist, speech-writer novelist amd linguist. He won the Pulitzer Prize and a large audience for his conservative interpretations of the current events.
Safire, a Republican and a self-described conservative- libertarian,[1] was most widely known as a partisan columnist for the New York Times.[2]
In 1968 after working in the Nixon presidential campaign, Safire became a Special Assistant to President Nixon and joined a White House speechwriting team that included Patrick J. Buchanan and Raymond K. Price. Mr. Safire wrote many of Nixon's speeches on the economy and Vietnam.
For over 30 years his political column appeared on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times. 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.
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize, 1978 [3]
- Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2006 [4]
Books
- The Relations Explosion: The Coming Boom and Shakeout in Corporate Relations (1963)
- Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House (1975)
- Full Disclosure (1977, novel)
- Safire's Political Dictionary (1978; multiple editions)
- William Safire on Language (1980)
- Safire's Washington (1980)
- What's the Good Word? (1982)
- I Stand Corrected: More on Language (1984)
- Take My Word for It (1986)
- Freedom: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War (1987)
- You Could Look It Up: More on Language from William Safire (1988)
- Fumblerules: A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage (1990)
- Language Maven Strikes Again (1990)
- Coming To Terms (1991)
- The First Dissident: The Book of Job In Today's Politics (1992)
- Old Books Have a Future (1993)
- Quoth the Maven: More on Language from William Safire (1993)
- In Love with Norma Loquendi (1994)
- Sleeper Spy: A Novel of Deception (1995, novel)
- Watching My Language: Adventures in the Word Trade (1997)
- Spread the Word (1999)
- Scandalmonger (2000, novel)
- The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time (2004)[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1926424,00.html
- ↑ http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/william_safire/index.html
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556185,00.html
- ↑ http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/william_safire/index.html
- ↑ http://www.nndb.com/people/317/000023248/