William Safire
Novelist

William Safire Net Worth

He was also a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon. William Safire was a renowned Novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The New York Times, who had a net worth of $100 million. Born in New York City in December 17, 1929, he wrote the popular "On Language" column for the New York Times Magazine and several politically-themed non-fiction works, such as Safire's Political Dictionary, Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House, and Plunging into Politics. He was also a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day December 17, 1929
Birth Place New York City, NY
Age 94 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $100 million (2024)

About

A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The New York Times, he also wrote the popular "On Language" column for the New York Times Magazine. His politically-themed non-fiction works include Safire's Political Dictionary, Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House, and Plunging into Politics.

Before Fame

He worked as a public relations executive from 1955 to 1960, after working as a radio and television producer and an Army correspondent. He became a political columnist for The New York Times in 1973.

Trivia

He wrote a speech for President Richard Nixon entitled "In Event of Moon Disaster." Nixon never delivered the speech.

Family Life

He was born in New York City to a Romanian Jewish family and briefly attended Syracuse University. In 1962, he married Helene Belmar Julius.

Associated With

After Nixon's 1968 victory, Safire became the president's speech writer; he also wrote speeches for Spiro Agnew.

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