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- Birth nameWilliam L. Safir
- William Safire was born on December 17, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for In Event of Moon Disaster (2019), The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) and Al Franken: God Spoke (2006). He was married to Helene Belmar Julius. He died on September 27, 2009 in Rockville, Maryland, USA.
- SpouseHelene Belmar Julius(1962 - September 27, 2009) (his death, 2 children)
- Syndicated political columnist.
- College dropout.
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.
- Won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1978.
- Joined the New York Times in 1973.
- [from a draft speech to be delivered should Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin's 1969 space mission fail] Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace...For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.
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