William Safire
American journalist and presidential speechwriter (1929-2009) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 79
William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He was a long-time syndicated political columnist for The New York Times and wrote the "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine about popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics.
William Safire is read about 90 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 115 days, one point a day.
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2009Died27 September 20092006Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1978Pulitzer Prize for CommentaryAward1969In historyApollo 11With 
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2009 · aged 79
