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Originally Posted by dc_dux
ace.....Isnt the likely outcome to be "staged history" if a president can`withhold relevant documents for as long as he is alive (or beyond) that may reflect questionably on his PUBLIC policy decisions and actions?
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No.
Seems what you really want is something "history" doesn't require. For example: I married my wife. The historic record is our marriage, children, the public records of our actions, etc. In my opinion having documentation of meetings or discussion I had with my best friend before making my decision to enter into marriage with my wife is not relevant for historic purposes. If I knew that my discussions with my best friend were going to be made public, I would carefully craft my comments to make sure the record reflected what I wanted.
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Originally Posted by willravel
Forcing them to behave by recording their actions? Cry me a river.
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Sometimes honesty is best served by being anonymous or the the thought of being anonymous. History is best served with honesty.
I would rather have Nixon on tape thinking the tapes would never be made public than Nixon on tape when he knows the tapes would be made public. Wouldn't you?