Our Children and Our Country; Improving America's Schools And Affirming The Common Culture

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Signed first edition of Our Children and Our Country by William J. Bennett, inscribed to Bill Safire.. Octavo, 238pp. Beige hardcover, blue cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Full number line on copyright page. In publisher's fine dust jacket. Inscribed by former Secretary of Education William J. Bennett to New York Times Columnist, Bill Safire. Inscription reads: "To Bill - from Bill. No bill! No bull!" 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.