Mr. Phelps, this tape will self-destruct in five seconds. There WAS a tape, so says then-NYT editor Robert Phelps. But he has no idea what happened to it. It's 1972. Phelps tapes a conversation with a NYT reporter tipped off to the Watergate scandal. But the Times doesn't follow up. Why admit this huge embarrassment now? NYT reporter Richard Perez-Pena reports Mr. Phelps has written a book prompting Mr. Smith the Reporter to break his silence.
Cue the flame:
And it only took 37 years to come out? Or did it take this long for NYT to come up with an excuse for getting its ass so whipped by the Washington Post?
ReplyDeleteThe latter rather than the former.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you find these video clips? They are great. Oh yes, this confirms what we already knew. The media has been on that slippery slope for a long time. Now newspapers are paying the price.
ReplyDeleteDear Anon: I look around! Thanks. I'm glad you like them. This one reminds me of my college years. We had Mission: Impossible parties every Sunday (when it was on in 1967).
ReplyDeleteThe late 60's is correct for the classic show. Where have they all gone?
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