A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures.

First edition of this classic New York Times bestselling memoir by legendary Executive Editor of The Washington Post. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Bill Safire Who's talking about chutzpah? With forgiveness - and admiration. Ben Bradlee." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two books on grammar and linguistics: The New Language of Politics (1968) and what Zimmer called Safire’s “magnum opus,” Safire’s Political Dictionary. Safire later served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1995 to 2004 and in 2006 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. With three typed letter signed by Bradlee addressed to Safire and a copy of Safire's review of the book tipped in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Jacket photograph by Bill O'Leary. A unique association copy, Safire was considered an odd choice for a book reviewer to review the present volume, as "...Safire was Richard Nixon's flack and ghost for four years. Bradlee's glory is that he brought Richard Nixon down" (Mary McGory, The Washington Post).