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History repeating: What Nixon's secret tapes reveal about Trump
What happened
AlterNet asked what Richard Nixon’s secret recordings reveal about concerns over Donald Trump’s fitness for office. Historian Luke Nichter’s answer was limited: Nixon’s tapes do not establish the alcoholism, violent rages, or alleged abuse described in the interview, and they provide no direct evidence about Trump’s health.
Nichter said the roughly 3,400 hours of recordings capture much of Nixon’s working life from 1971 until the taping system ended in July 1973. He acknowledged gaps—including Nixon’s final 13 or 14 months in office—but said the available audio contains little…
The skinny
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