Politics William Safire WTTW News | September 28, 2009, 7:00 pm Longtime political columnist and former Nixon speech writer, William Safire has died at the age of 79. We take a look back at the Pulitzer Prize-winner's 1978 interview with John Callaway. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Related Stories Early Voting for November General Election Kicks Off in Downtown Chicago New ICE Guidance Bans High-Speed Car Chases and Sets Tighter Rules for Traffic Stops, a Memo Shows City Lawyers Propose Spending $260.8M to Settle 16 Cases Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Guevara Chicago Must Pay $10.5M to Family of Man Killed by Driver Being Chased by Police: Supreme Court Ruling Thousands of Immigrants in Illinois Set to Lose Medicaid Coverage Democrats Want a Blue Wave. New Hampshire Is Exhibit A for Why That May Not Happen Sign up for our morning newsletter to get all of our stories delivered to your mailbox each weekday. View the discussion thread.