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How 18 and a half minutes of nothing changed the world

The Watergate building in Washington D.C.
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The Watergate building in Washington D.C.

Bill Rakde talks to Joseph Janes, associate professor in the University of Washington Information School, about why he includes the 18 and a half minutes of static recording from the Nixon tapes in his new book "Documents that Changed the Way We Live."

You can hear his podcast Documents that Changed the World.

Year started with KUOW: 1985 – 1986, 1991 – 2004, 2012
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