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All Hands On Deck - NPR and the Nixon White House

2025/1/14
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Rob Rosenthal: 我最近听了一段50年前的广播,是关于NPR对尼克松白宫水门事件录音带文字记录的广播。起初我觉得它可能很无聊,但后来我意识到这是一项重要的公共服务。1972年,尼克松总统的竞选团队成员闯入民主党全国委员会办公室并安装了窃听设备,随后白宫试图掩盖其参与,最终导致尼克松被弹劾和辞职。1974年,白宫发布了一些录音的文字稿,NPR的记者和六个附属电台的记者一起阅读了白宫发布的48份与水门事件相关的文字稿。尽管这段广播非常枯燥,但它让全国人民了解了水门事件的真相。我对NPR有信心,相信他们会以同样的热情报道新政府,并希望他们能偶尔打破常规,回归NPR的DNA,寻找灵感。

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This chapter introduces NPR's 25-hour broadcast of Watergate transcripts in 1974, highlighting its tedious nature and historical significance. It sets the stage by describing the Watergate scandal and the release of the transcripts by the White House.
  • NPR's 25-hour broadcast of Watergate transcripts
  • The broadcast involved staff from NPR and several local stations
  • Transcripts were 1200 pages long and read word-for-word
  • The broadcast aimed to shed light on Nixon's involvement in Watergate

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Just over 50 years ago, in 1974, NPR took to the airwaves for a 25-hour-broadcast that Rob thinks may be one of the most tedious recordings he's ever heard and one that was also an incredible broadcast service. What is it? You'll have to listen. Trust us. It's worth it.