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...best thing for history. It has taught statesmen to be very careful about what they put on paper. "For all its advantages, the FOIA inhibits people from writing," says Robert Donovan, whose noted biographies of Truman depended heavily on letters and frank memos. "Officials shred it all now. A lot of serious history is vanishing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: History Without Letters | 8/31/1987 | See Source »

Delta says the series of mistakes is an improbable coincidence that will not be repeated. Says Spokesman Jim Ewing: "We are a straight-arrow company. There is not one shred of evidence" linking the events. Still, Delta has begun its own investigation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Case of Delta Blues | 7/27/1987 | See Source »

...thought he was a hero who could save the day/ By making Nicaraguan Commies go away/ He never ever learned to read the law so well/ But he could shred paper like ringing a bell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olliemania Breaks Out All Over | 7/20/1987 | See Source »

North confirmed that Meese acquiesced in the proposal that Casey deny cia complicity in the November 1985 Hawks shipment. North also claims that Meese's assistants allowed him to shred documents while they were going through his papers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Knew What | 7/20/1987 | See Source »

...were not for Latin American strongmen, civil or military, we would be speaking English from the Rio Grande to Patagonia. We have been investigated like all Latin American public figures by the agencies of the most powerful country in the world, and there has not been a shred of evidence against us. If there had been any, I would not be here. Therefore the Attorney General can call anyone he wants to present evidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Noriega: You Have to Live Here to Understand | 7/20/1987 | See Source »

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