We'll Laugh Again.

Buchwald, Art. [William Safire]

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2002

About this Item

First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page, "Aug 22, 2002 To Bill, you were expecting "War and Peace?" Yours, Art Buchwald." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixonâ s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixonâ s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column â On Languageâ 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 Safireâ s â magnum opus,â Safireâ 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 an additional typed letter signed by Buchwald addressed to Safire tipped in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Front jacket photograph by Diana Walker. "Buchwald is a pitiless chronicler of human folly, particularly as it manifests itself in public officials; the targets of his satire are pretension, inconsistency, and hypocrisy. He makes his readers laugh out loud, then leaves them wondering whether what they laughed at might not equally as well have made them weep" (Library Journal). "If you were to make a list of the great humorists of the last century, you would have to give a high place to Art Buchwald" (Boston Herald). Seller Inventory # 127932

Bibliographic Details

Title: We'll Laugh Again.

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Soft cover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition