birth_date: 1929-12-17 00:00:00
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name: William Safire
about: William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter.He was perhaps best known as a long-time syndicated political columnist for the New York Times and a regular contributor to "On Language" in the New York Times Magazine, a column on popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics. William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter.He was perhaps best known as a long-time syndicated political columnist for the New York Times and a regular contributor to "On Language" in the New York Times Magazine, a column on popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics. ...more
death_date: 2009-09-27 00:00:00