Mid-January 1997: William Safire and the New York Times
I would say that the Sulzburgers owe every subscriber to the New York Times as of January 1997 $1000 for their printing this. What say you all? (Live from the Journamalists' Self-Made Hell):
Duncan Black: The Greatest Hits of the 90s: "Everybody is getting nostalgic. Just so you're ready...
...BATON ROUGE, La. (AllPolitics, Jan. 17) -- Hillary Clinton will be indicted on Whitewater charges but not convicted, according to a prediction by the first lady's preeminent press antagonist. New York Times columnist William Safire, who last January called the first lady a "congenital liar," conjectured Thursday in a speech before the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry that Mrs. Clinton would face charges but that the president "will not give her a pardon. Instead, he will let the wheels of justice turn and sit by her in the courtroom, holding her hand when appropriate."
That's dated Jan. 17, 1997, 3 days before Bill's 2nd inauguration.
