Answer: safire

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SAFIRENixon speechwriter
SAFIRE"Spread the Word" author
SAFIRE"Scandalmonger" author
SAFIRE"On Language" writer
SAFIREWord maven William
SAFIREWordsmith William
SAFIRE"The New Language of Politics" author
SAFIREMan of words
SAFIRE"Full Disclosure" author
SAFIRE"Quoth the Maven" author
SAFIRELanguage maven William
SAFIRE"Let a Simile Be Your Umbrella" author
SAFIREColumnist William
SAFIREEtymologist William
SAFIRELanguage columnist William
SAFIREAuthor of "Let a Simile Be Your Umbrella"
SAFIRE1978 Pulitzer winning journalist
SAFIRE"On Language" columnist
SAFIREHe wrote "On Language" for 30 years