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jcgoldie

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7. They don't make recordings

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 02:38 PM

Sep 2019

Lawrence had a guest on last night some former WH official (sorry I wasn't paying close enough attention to know his exact role)... he said they quit making recordings of the President's phone calls in the 70s... all they have are notes to go by. Obviously these notes seem very redacted.

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The transcript reads for 12 minutes--the phone convo was 30 minutes [View all] live love laugh Sep 2019 OP

Translation could account for some of the time, but The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #1

I read that the Ukrainian president is fluent in English. Having been to sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #6

Not that I don't think that there would be BS from the WH, but... TruckFump Sep 2019 #2

If more than half is missing due to translation then live love laugh Sep 2019 #5

Rosemary Wood/Nixon re-run no_hypocrisy Sep 2019 #3

Where's the recording. I don't trust transcripts you can type what you want. TexasProgresive Sep 2019 #4

They don't make recordings jcgoldie Sep 2019 #7