Why Are We In Vietnam ? By Mailer, Norman Books / Hardcover Special Collections / Author Archives › William Safire Collection Publisher: Putnam, January 1967 Price $20.85 Free Shipping Send to a friend Collectible - Good First Edition With Dust Jacket First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Acceptable dust jacket. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (vietnam war, historical fiction, novel) $20.85 1 in Stock at Warehouse Quantity Add Free Shipping to continental U.S. OR $1.00 per item discount if shipped to store.