Topic: William Safire
A year in the life of a bicycle in New York City. The wedding that came too late, or marrying the dead. Where are all the sunshine-soaked...
In our episode on female astronauts, Molly and I perpetuated a myth during our listener mail segment. Say it ain't so!. . We read an email about...
William Safire, who was a well-known columnist for The New York Times and a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon, died on September 27, 2009...
William Safire was a Pulitzer Prize -winning journalist and speechwriter for President Richard Nixon .
William Safire's mastery of verbal and written communication is about as perfect as it gets. I celebrate the great Safire's ability to turn a phrase as much as I envy it. His expert analysis of the written and spoken word ...
raise as in children and disinterested v. loser verb used only in cliches like 'rears its ugly head.'" Although I'm usually a prescriptive usagist, I'll now argue that to tut-tut at 'I'm raising my kid to be a billionaire ...
Columnist William Safire's FBI file released; details early career and wiretapping episodeConservative columnist William Safire was not quite a B student in college before dropping out and beginning a career that would take him to the White House and earn him ...
?I can?t believe I agreed to do this speech. Look at all those people out there! My knees are shaking so much my pants are vibrating. My stomach feels like I just went over the top on a roller coaster. My ...
Nobel winner Borlaug, Kennedy, King of Pop among the notables who died in 2009Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.Scientist Norman ...
The late great William Safire admonished writers to Eschew (give up) Obfuscation (hiding your meaning behind fancy words like " Sometimes we over-explain and hide our meaning behind too many words, or wander off into side points.. " That does not speak well for ...
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FILE - This Dec. 1968 picture shows William Safire, newly appointed special assistant ...AP News - -
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FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2006 file photo, President George W. Bush ...AP News - -
FILE: William Safire, Speechwriter of President Nixon Dead At 79
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP OUT) (FILE PHOTO) William Safire of the New ...Getty Images -
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William Safire
Interview of William Safire, talking about his July 1969 speech ...2008-01-14 -
Oral History: William Safire
Before he was a New York Times columnist, William Safire ...2011-09-05 -
William L. Safire on President Nixon ...
Excerpt from William L. Safire's recorded interview by Timothy ...2010-11-05
