Front row: A. Bennett, N. Lemann, R. Oppel, R. Pederson, W. Safire, S. Gissler, A. Gyllenhaal
Back row: K. Carroll, J. Amoss, M. Pride, D. Graham, J. Byrd, A. Barnes, H. Gates, J. Harris, A. Lipinski, D. Kennedy, P. Steiger
The New York Public Library's Cullman Center for Scholars nad Writers has awarded the 2004 History winner a fellowship to work on his next book, "The Illiberal Tradition in America."
William Safire, who won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1978, has been a political columnist for the New York Times since 1973. Readers also know him for his New York Times Magazine column "On Language" upon which he has based 13 books. Previously, Safire served as a senior White House speech-writer for President Nixon.
Named one of the most powerful women in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine, Rena Pederson has held senior posts at the Dallas Morning News since 1973. As editor at large since 2002, she writes a weekly column for the paper's Sunday Reader section as well as profiles and enterprise feature stories. She previously served as a vice president and editorial page editor, supervising the staff and content of the opinion pages for 16 years.
