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This is Harry. Harry, it's Ben Bagdikian. You think someone'sbugging your phone? I think someonemight be bugging yours. Why would someonebug my phone? If I thoughtthe McNamara study had leaked from RAND... I'd bug the phone of thepresident of RAND. It's a DoD study. A copy of which was sent toRAND for safekeeping. Two copies,if I'm not mistaken. Jesus Christ, Ben, that leakdidn't come from us. You sure about that? Look, in my experience... guys whowant stuff like this out there and have the guts to do it... they're a particular type. They've got conscienceand conviction... but they've also got ego. Now, there's a guy thatwe both know, okay? He was therethe same time as I was. He left right after. You knowwho I'm talking about, right? Isn't he the first guyyou thought of when you sawthe article in The Times? Okay, look, I gotta go
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This is Harry
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Harry it's Ben Bagdikian
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You think someone's bugging your phone
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I think someone might be bugging yours
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Why would someone bug my phone
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If I thought the McNamara study
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had leaked from RAND
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I'd bug the phone of the president of RAND
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It's a DoD study
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A copy of which was sent to RAND for safekeeping
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Two copies if I'm not mistaken
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Jesus Christ Ben that leak didn't come from us
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You sure about that
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Look in my experience
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guys who want stuff like this out there
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and have the guts to do it
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they're a particular type
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They've got conscience and conviction
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but they've also got ego
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Now there's a guy that we both know okay
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He was there the same time as I was
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He left right after
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You know who I'm talking about right
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Isn't he the first guy you thought of
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when you saw the article in The Times
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Okay look I gotta go
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Movie Summary
A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
