Nixon Tape To Reveal Secrets at Last?

jonerik writes: "As part of its inevitable 30th-anniversary-of-Watergate coverage, ABC News has this article on the National Archives' search for someone who can recover part or all of the missing 18 ½ minutes of President Nixon's Oval Office tapes, whose existence had been unknown until the Watergate hearings. The famous tape - recorded on June 20th, 1972, three days after the Watergate break-in - was last examined in 1974, but Nixon tape archivist Karl Weissenbach is hoping that nearly thirty years of technological progress can make the difference this time, saying 'We have decided that the time is right and appropriate to determine whether that conversation can be retrieved or recovered.' Stephen St. Croix, one of several forensic audio experts who is interested in taking on the job, says 'You never completely erase a tape. You think you do, but you really don't.'" There's another article in Wired on this quest as well.

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Re:Watergate still??

[benzapp]

Murder, lying to prevent a sexual harassment lawsuit, sexual harassment itself, rape, tax fraud, insider trading.

CATTLE FUTURES. VINCE FOSTER.

Reagan's alleged crimes were done for the expressed purpose of helping those fighting for their freedom against communism. He had nothing to gain. Nothing to hide from his wife. He didn't make any money. Congress had no authority to prevent the commander in chief from giving military arms to whomever he wishes. That power is vested in the President in the constitution.

The suggestan that Reagan had any contact with the Iranians was pure insanity, an outright lie that even the NY Times retracted due to its insanity. So much so, that Iran-Contra is the wrong name. It just the Nicaragua Contras story now. And of course, no one even knows who the contras are.

Nixon. Some two bit espionage done by an underling, that very likely occured without his knowledge. What was he guilty of? covering up a stupid move by someone acting without his authority. If anything, it is the same thing as Clinton covering up his sexual misconduct. They were both petty crimes. At least Nixon got us out of the Vietnam war, and saved hundreds of thousands of American lives. Clinton just pissed off our enemies, and now the World Trade Center is gone.

Clinton's crimes were crimes for his personal gain, crimes against private citizens to deprive them of their property, sexual propriety, or very life, so he could enrich his power and personal gain.

Reagan did none of this. Hell, even Nixon got us out of Vietnam, something Democrats always forget.

What did Clinton do? Nothing, but rape the american people for whatever he wanted. Money. Sex. Power. He was a tyrannical criminal in the truest sense of the word.