威廉·萨菲尔是美国著名记者、作家、评论家,同时也是美国前总统尼克松的特别助理。他为尼克松撰写了无数或积极向上或慷慨激昂的演讲稿,其中不少被传为名言,唯有一篇关于“失败”的演讲稿却鲜为人知,一直保存在美国国家档案馆里。 William Saffir, a famous American journalist, writer and critic, is also a special assistant to former U.S. President Nixon. He wrote countless or positive or impassioned speeches for Nixon, many of whom were quoted as saying that only one speech on “Failures” was little known and kept in the National Archives.