Never-Before-Heard Tapes of Reagan Revealed

Fox ^ | November 10. 2014 | New York Post

[lbryce]

President Ronald Reagan secretly recorded some of his conversations with foreign leaders, discovered author William Doyle, who shared some of these never-heard tapes exclusively with The Post.

"Until now, taping was thought to have stopped in the Nixon era. I discovered that was not the case," Doyle said.

The recordings from the White House Situation Room include Reagan trying to convince an intractable Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to hold off the pullout of Israeli troops from Lebanon in 1983 until Lebanese forces can replace them; the president discussing the release of Western hostages in the Middle East with Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, and a talk with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, the father of Syria's current dictator and the original "Butcher of Damascus"- whom he kept waiting for over 13 minutes while he finished up a horseback ride at his California ranch.

[lbryce]

I doubt there were any expletives deleted to worry about.

[GingisK]

"Until now, taping was thought to have stopped in the Nixon era. I discovered that was not the case

What stopped was erasing tapes that would prove to be a liability.

[familyop]

Some might be reminded of Reagan's "Just Say No" to drugs information effort.

Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains, study says

[Sybeck1]

I like that tape of LBJ talking to his tailor

[GraceG]

[ the president discussing the release of Western hostages in the Middle East with Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, and a talk with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, the father of Syria’s current dictator and the original “Butcher of Damascus”- whom he kept waiting for over 13 minutes while he finished up a horseback ride at his California ranch. ]

Reagan kept “the right people waiting” while Obama keeps the citizens waiting whenever he does a press conf...

[Gay State Conservative]

I like that tape of LBJ talking to his tailor

On which side do you "dress",sir?

[Gay State Conservative]

I doubt there were any expletives deleted to worry about.

Ten bucks says that Reagan sounded very much like Churchill in these tapes while the Peanut Farmer and Obola sounded just like Chamberlain in theirs.

[generally]

not his fault. His handlers have to hold him back until his meds kick in or wear off, depending on the situation.

[SevenofNine]

Yeah whole audio tapes is one of Israel news wire right now

Reagan didn’t have say chicken*** to Israel PM on that phone call unlike our current President right now