the right way to invest. >>> political columnist wil >> william safire cently died. he was one of our favorites. here he was in january 1996 to talk about one of his most famous columns. >> in this column, the man bill clinton would like to punch in the nose, bill safire. let's show the viewers the week you had. first, you said the first lady was a congenital liar. the white house then responded by saying the white house says president would like to punch safire. the "new york post" did a tale of the tape. did you have any pause when you write first lady hilly clinton, congenital liar. did you think, am i crossing the line of civility. should i really be using those kinds of words? >> well, frankly the first word i had in mind was pu purveayorcator, which means liar. then i thought why can't i express my opinion with a simple english word that everybody understands. i decided to go ahead and do it. >> if you walk outside and there's a white house operative, i have something to make sure -- good luck to you, buddy. >> boxing gloves. >> william safire and our family ar

. >> in this corner, the man who william clinton would like to punch, william safire. you said the first lady was a congenital liar and they said the white house president would like to punch safire and then they said clinton-white so forth, did you have any problem writing first lady clinton congenital liar? did you ever think should i really be using those words? >> well, frankly, the first word i had in mind was provaracator and then liar and i'm in the opinion business. why can't i express my opinion with the sinful english word that everybody understands and i decided to go ahead and do it. >> and bill safire, if you walk outside, as a white house prop pra tif -- >> boxing gloves. >> william safire and his family are in our thoughts and prayers this morning. and we'll be right back. >>> that's all for today. thanks for watching. we'll be back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." ( piano music playing ) by putting an end to paper medical records, we have ushered health into the digital age. saving lives, sometimes when seconds count. managing chronic c

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