Speechwriter, Columnist William Safire Dies At 79

William Safire, the New York Times columnist and wordsmith who cut his teeth as a speechwriter in the Nixon White House, died Sunday at age 79. He had pancreatic cancer and had been staying at a hospice in Rockville, Md. Host Guy Raz traces the career of a man who spent more than four decades at the center of the political world.

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