William Safire

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William Safire is a Columnist for the New York Times Magazine with 18 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1971 Compiled Program as a Speech Writer for the Nixon Administration. The year with the most videos was 2005 with three videos as a Columnist for the New York Times. Most appearances with Mike Cuthbert (2), Allan J. Stypeck (2). Most common tags: U.S. History, Colleges & Universities, Washington Politics.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 2008 - Present Columnist, [New York Times Magazine]

Videos: 1 c. April 11, 1986 - Present Columnist, [New York Times]

Videos: 15 c. January 1, 2000 - Present Chairman, Dana Foundation

Videos: 0

Previously

Speech Writer, Nixon Administration January 1, 1968 - January 1, 1973 Videos: 2

Recent Appearances

May 6, 2008
Safire's Political Dictionary

William Safire appeared on on “The Book Guys” radio show to talk about the revised edition of his book Safire’s Political Dic…
March 27, 2008
William Safire Oral History Interview

William Safire reflected on his relationship with President Nixon and his work as one of his speechwriters. This is an interv…
June 14, 2007
Reporter Shield Laws

Witnesses testified about the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007. The act included procedures through which disclosure of c…
December 15, 2006
Presidential Medal of Freedom

During a ceremony President Bush praised the recipients and presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the honorees as th…