Description
First edition of Reason to Believe by New York Governor Mario Cuomo, inscribed to William Safire on laid-in stationary.
Octavo, 191pp. Gray hardcover, cloth spine, title in silver on spine. In publisher’s fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap, fine condition. Note from Governor Cuomo gives his regrets for turning down an invitation. Cuomo “needs to be in Colorado to protect the nation from John Sununu’s prescriptions.”
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.
