Description
An inscribed copy of Turmoil and Triumph by former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, to Pulitzer prize winning author William Safire.
Thick octavo, 1184pp. Blue boards, blue cloth spine, title in gilt on spine, embossed initials on cover. First edition with full number line on copyright page. First edition dust jacket, fine, with $30.00 price on front flap.
Signed by Secretary of State George P. Shultz on front end paper, with an inscription to Bill Safire.
Inscription reads: “To Bill Safire, With my thanks for your encouragement and a fix or two and for your warm friendship over many years. George P. Shultz.”
Includes three letters written from George Shultz to William Safire, thanking him for the book and inviting him to a wedding celebration.
Comments: 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.
