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malthaussen

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22. Read the book, myself.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #12)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 10:58 AM

Dec 2015

That one and Night of Camp David are especially interesting, given the time they were written. My favorite part of the latter has to be when the senator and NSA head worry that the President is crazy because he jokes at the gridiron dinner that all phones in the U.S. should be tapped. Ah, the innocent 60's.

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