In 2000, the journalist and author william safire published a historical novel. William safire papers an inventory of his papers at syracuse. Scandalmonger is dramatized history at its best and presidential politics at its most fascinating. The author of a wellknown syndicated political column for the new york times, he was. Safire does a fine job of letting the history expose the personal weaknesses of several founding fathers without harping on them. For those who think that washington sex scandals and lurid journalism are recent developments, this novel will be a revelation, for safire shows vividly how media intrusiveness into private lives and politicians cool manipulation of the press. Description of the book safire s political dictionary. Sep 29, 2009 i thought of william safire as the great irrelevancy, a blank spot on the new york times oped page, and rendering valuable real estate in the sunday magazine, a whole page every week, more. Safire had been a member of the dsna since 1983, and he was.
I thought of william safire as the great irrelevancy, a blank spot on the new york times oped page, and rendering valuable real estate in the sunday magazine, a whole page every week, more. Whatever, who else but william safire could tell the story of a scandalmonger thats one word, please. Sep 28, 2009 william safire, who has died aged 79 of pancreatic cancer, went from being the public relations man who set up richard nixons kitchen debate with nikita khrushchev in moscow, to the first. William safire ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Scandalmonger by william safire 2000, hardcover for sale. James thomson callender, the scandalmonger of the title, is an ambitious gossippeddling editor secretly hired by the bestselling historical novel that exposes the less than honorable side of our founding fathers by the. Buy a cheap copy of scandalmonger harvest book by william safire. Its a gripping tale of scandal and sex and skullduggery, starring some of our historys bestloved founding fathers and mothers. James thomson callender, the scandalmonger of the title, is an ambitious gossippeddling editor secretly hired by thomas jefferson as a. Safire was born on december 17, 1929, in new york, ny, to thread merchant oliver c. Right time, scandalmonger, sleeper spy, spread the word, take.
Scandalmonger is an entertaining novel that portrays the important, and often dangerous, role that newsmongers played in the early part of our countrys history. Listen to william safire discuss the speech with tim russert on nbcs meet the press 3m. William safires dead language anna shapiro opinion. Safires political dictionary william safire oxford. William lewis safire 19292009 was an american author, columnist, lexicographer, novelist, public relations executive, reporter, and white house speechwriter. James thomson callender 1758 july 17, 1803 was a political pamphleteer and journalist whose writing was controversial in his native scotland and later, also in the united states. William safires dubious legacy the departing times columnist says hes proudest of his reporting. James thomson callender, the scandalmonger of the title, is an ambitious gossippeddling editor secretly hired by thomas jefferson as a political weapon. James thomson callender, the scandalmonger of the title, is an ambitious gossippeddling editor secretly hired by.
Safire was born william lewis safir in new york city, new york, the son of ida nee panish and oliver craus safir. William safire project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In this gripping and timely work, william safire unveils the story behind the nations first great political scandals. Looking over decades of his false accusations and erroneous assertions, its hard to see why. Safire charms yet again with his lively interest in our language. William safire, pulitzer prizewinning political columnist. Jan 08, 1996 this is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.
To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. William safires scandalmonger will easily rise near the top of any ranked listing. The novelist and pulitzer prizewinning columnist william safire brings these. His three decades as the author of the on language column in the new york times magazine established him as americas best known commentator on the english language. During the 1960s, safire was a top speechwriter for richard nixon from the time prior to his election as president until before the fallout of watergate. William lewis safir december 17, 1929 september 27, 2009, better known as william safire.
William safire, pulitzer prizewinning political columnist, presidential speechwriter, and selfdescribed language maven, died on september 27, 2009 at the age of 79. We are using cookies for the best presentation of our site. Jun 07, 2001 in this gripping and timely work, william safire unveils the story behind the nations first great political scandals. I chose an historical novel written about the early republic and the founding fathers for a number of reasons. William safire papers syracuse university libraries. Safire is a superb novelist and it shows ever so clearly and entertainingly in this book. William safires dead language anna shapiro opinion the. Its a historic novel set in 1790s new england, when the founding fathers were enduring various crises and humiliations as they scurried to become part of the history books. William safire, american journalist who was known for his fiercely opinionated conservative columns 19732005 for the new york times as well as his witty and meticulous columns 19792009 in the new york times magazine that traced the origins and meanings of popular phrases.
Among safire s many published works include the novels full disclosure 1977, freedom 1987, sleeper spy 1995 and scandalmonger 2000. His family was jewish, and originated in romania on his fathers side. When it comes to the vagaries of language in american politics, its uses and abuses, its absurdities and evershifting nuances, its power to confound, obscure, and occasionally to inspire, william safire is the language maven we most readily turn to for clarity, guidance, and penetrating, sometimes lacerating, wit. The scandalmonger of the title is james thomson callender, a writer with a. Author, journalist, and presidential speechwriter william safire 19292009 is believed by many to be americas most influential political writer and columnist. William safire, who has died aged 79 of pancreatic cancer, went from being the public relations man who set up richard nixons kitchen debate. Recent and archived work by william safire for the new york times. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Scandalmonger is the 25th book from william safire. Mar 01, 2000 all these characters are diverting, but scandalmonger is most taken up with two men eminently gifted in, as safire puts it, the poetry of slander. William safire s scandalmonger will easily rise near the top of any ranked listing. The book of job as a guide to modern political dissent. Scandalmonger is the 25th book from william safire, the prolific, feisty new york times columnist and word wrangler.
Safires new political dictionary, quoth the maven, the right word in the right place at the. The bestselling historical novel that exposes the less than honorable side of our founding fathers by the pulitzer prizewinning columnist. His contemporary reputation was as a scandalmonger, due to the content of. Reflecting his interest in both politics and lexicography, the collection documents safire s dual career as political and language columnist. Safire s political dictionary is a stemtostern updating and expansion of the. Synonyms for scandalmonger at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Safire later changed the spelling of the family name while in the army to ensure correct pronunciation. In the more serious case of hamiltons friend william duer, who had misappropriated official treasury warrants and used them as collateral for private loans, wolcott had no choice but to refer the case to richard harison, united states attorney in new york. Safire takes historical fact and weaves in a little bit of fiction. It was a great book, so i was delighted to stumple upon his scandalmongersit was written in 2000. All these characters are diverting, but scandalmonger is most taken up with two men eminently gifted in, as safire puts it, the poetry of slander. Safire william, scandalmonger,2000, simon and schuster, new york, ny. This first revision of new york times columnist safire s dictionary since 1978 lj 10178 includes many new popular phrases and jargon from the reagan tefloncoated president, star wars, bush.