Letters to William Safire from Secretary of State Colin Powell

Powell, Colin

Published by Private Letters, Washington DC, 2007

About this Item

The first letter is a response from Powell to Safire regarding his use of the term "Warrior." Powell includes an article he wrote in 1999, outlining his "desire to resurrect [the term] G.I.," but he failed. The articles and references are included in this folio, with associated notes from Powell. The second letter, from the Office of the Secretary of State and dated January, 2005, references Powell's appearance on Meet The Press. In a conversation with Tim Russert, Powell was defending the administration's response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, when in response to criticism from a "former official," he notes that there is always some "Rolodex Ranger" around to offer criticism. Later in the show, Safire was also appearing and referenced the "Rolodex Ranger" comment and says it's a nice phrase. Powell has continued to use the phrase when confronted with criticism from "former officials." Housed in custom blue cloth folio. A nice collection of letters from two conservative leaders. William Safire was a Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist for The New York Times. He was a frequent guest on Meet The Press, describing himself as the voice of "libertarian conservatives." Before joining The New York Times, Safire served as a presidential speechwriter for President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. Seller Inventory # 10444

Bibliographic Details

Title: Letters to William Safire from Secretary of ...

Publisher: Private Letters, Washington DC

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Two letters from former Secretary of State Colin Powell to New York Times columnist, William Safire.

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: Letters.