[31], The National Archives and Records Administration owns the tape and has tried several times to recover the missing minutes, most recently in 2003, but without success. I want you to have that Fly CD. And in fact, the report Nixon was so concerned about doesnt seem to have existed. Shortly afterward, Klebold takes the camera and aims it at Harris, who is now holding the guns. Around the same time, leaders discussed how to respond to the shooting at Columbine High School in nearby Littleton, Colo. More than 20 years later, NPR has obtained secret recordings of those conversations. JCSO It was called the Nixon tape because the tape had an old label on it ("Nixon" written on it) because it was recorded over an old school interview that Eric did with a Asian guy named Nixon (some with insights into asian names and culture have doubted that being the correct spelling of the asian guy's name though). 1979 A mob attacked the. They ponder if the police will watch the entire footage of the tapes, then suggest that the authorities would probably slice the footage up, omitting certain parts to convey a specific image of the killers, twisting their words so to speak. Woah, I never knew that Eric's dad accused him of taking LSD. The tapes of the NRA discussions were recorded secretly by a participant and shared on the condition that the participant's name not be divulged. Camp David Recordings: Tape #s 130 - 244. Still, the hypothetical burglary is the only break-in that we know for a fact that Nixon ordered, Hughes says. A week before that bombing, the NRA put out a fundraising letter calling the ATF "jackbooted government thugs," and after the bombing, LaPierre had defended this rhetoric. . There are many people who know what Eric said on the tape, but cannot speak about it for legal reasons. Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Our plan is better, not like those fucks in Kentucky with camouflage and .22s. Under different circumstances it wouldve been a lot different. [8], The tapes contain more than 3,000 hours of conversation. hide caption, Charlton Heston, then the NRA's president, delivered a defiant message at the organization's 1999 meeting: "Why us? In 2006, Jefferson Country Sherriff Ted Mink was told by the courts that he was now allowed to release the remaining footage should he want to, but he ultimately declined to do so, fearing that some troubled youths may be inspired by the recordings. So it's a double-edged sword.". Tick, tick, tick, tick . This is the first segment of the tapes to be opened, other than the twelve and a half hours of recordings that were entered into evidence in U.S. v. Connally and U.S. v. Mitchell, et al. The panel determined that the buzz was of no consequence and that the gap was the result of an erasure[27] performed on the Exhibit 60 recorder. "At that same period where they're going to be burying these children, we're going to be having media trying to run through the exhibit hall, looking at kids fondling firearms, which is going to be a horrible, horrible, horrible juxtaposition," says NRA lobbyist Jim Baker on the conference call. When the footage cuts back in, it is of Harris alone in a moving car, with the camera mounted on the dashboard. Klebold says, Weve been planning this for over eight months., Then tape then cuts to Harris in his bedroom speaking into the camera. 3. 2.3.2Nixon tape 3Weaponry Toggle Weaponry subsection 3.1Guns 3.2Explosives 3.2.1Pipe bombs 3.2.2Cafeteria bombs 3.2.3Car bombs 3.3Knives 4The massacre Toggle The massacre subsection 4.1Planting the bombs 4.211:19 a.m.: Shooting begins 4.311:22 a.m.: Police response and West Entrance shootouts 4.411:29-11:36 a.m.: Library massacre By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Indira Gandhi and Nixon talking at the White House, 1971. [13], President Nixon initially refused to release the tapes, putting two reasons forward: first, that the Constitutional principle of executive privilege extends to the tapes and citing the separation of powers and checks and balances within the Constitution, and second, claiming they were vital to national security. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Addeddate 2021-04-21 16:40:57 Identifier hitmen-for-hire [15] Special prosecutor Archibald Cox refused the compromise and on Saturday, October 20, 1973, Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Cox. I never knew that, Yes the Nixon tape was found on the kitchen table in Erics house but idk about the rest I think i read somewhere that some tapes were found in one of their cars but I honestly don't know, Wouldn't make any sense to keep them in the car if they wanted them to be scene cause they were gonna blow up there cars, Why does that table look like it is set to host a girls birthday party (pink plastic tablecloth and fancy cupcakes). Bush publicly resigned as an NRA member in protest. The Nixon Tape was a voice recording Eric made in the early morning hours of April 20th. They want us to play the heavy in their drama of packaged grief, to provide riveting programming to run between commercials for cars and cat food," Heston said at the time to applause. In the end though, I doubt we'll ever know what was on it especially in light of Jeffco announcing this past January of having destroyed the Basement Tapes and other Columbine related evidence. And it makes me wonder just what exactly was going on in their household. 4. They came to an agreement, with Jefferson County quickly screening the tapes for them, and then putting them in a vault "indefinitely. Baker can also be heard telling others not to worry about the stance of the firearms industry. Share to Pinterest. This page was last edited on 9 November 2022, at 23:19. I could have blamed them and been the national hero! ", In 2003, a fifteen-minute recording of the killers shooting at the Rampart Range was released, and in 2004, a short film the two had created for school five months prior to the massacre titled Hitmen for Hire, both of which many people suspected to have been two of the five "Basement Tapes". The tape ends with a brief glimpse of a sign on the wall of Erics bedroom, someones arm partially blocking it from sight. The tape then finishes. Kissinger mentioned this to Nixon as far back as March 1971. And inside, then-NRA President Charlton Heston delivered the defiant message that its leaders had planned out in their private calls a message very similar to the group's position on mass shootings today: The national media is not to be trusted, and any conversation about guns and the NRA after mass shootings is an untoward politicization of the issue. "For NRA to scrap this and the amount of money that we have spent ". She has generally been straight with me.". Inside the Supreme Court ruling that made Nixon turn over his Watergate tapes In the short term, it was a disastrous calculation. Share to Twitter. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. They talk about how they used various people to acquire their weapons, before referring to a classmate of theirs, Brandon Larson and how "you will find his body." So Im gone. This quote isnt an order from Nixon to break into the Watergateits an order to break into the Brookings Institution, a think tank in Washington, D.C. Nixon was afraid that there was a report on the 1968 bombing halt that might contain information on his own illegal attempts to sabotage the start of peace talks to end the Vietnam War, Hughes says. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. [3] The system was turned off on July 18, 1973, two days after it became public knowledge as a result of the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee hearings. They go on to talk about how they hate all races: ni**ers, spi*s, Jews, fuc*ing whites. They also mention enemies that abused them and friends who didnt do enough to defend them. He even mockingly impersonated his parent's on the Basement Tapes saying something like, "If only we would've asked the right questions." [12], On July 16, 1973, Butterfield told the committee in a televised hearing that Nixon had ordered a taping system installed in the White House to automatically record all conversations. [25][26], Nixon himself launched the first investigation into how the tapes were erased. I didnt like life too much and I know Ill be happy wherever the fuck I go. Again, they talk about their plans to murder people, before discussing various things such as credit card fraud and tests, and inventing excuses on why they would need certain parts that they were still to purchase for their upcoming attack, in case anyone was to ask them. 39, No. Well, you're true. In a statement accompanying the release of the tape, Nixon accepted blame for misleading the country about when he had been told of White House involvement, stating that he had a lapse of memory. 2. The Columbine shooting in Littleton, Colo., was at the time the deadliest school shooting since the late 1960s, threatening to provide a tragic backdrop to the NRA's previously scheduled annual convention in Denver. How do you think we got ours? The reporting to follow is based on documents from acolumbinesite.com,, and the JCSO report. Here are some things the tapes have revealed so far. More than 20 were injured. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. "Why us? ", Over the next two decades, this unapologetic message would come to define the NRA's tone in the wake of mass shootings at American schools. [19] Nixon claimed not to know the topics discussed during the gap. https://lostmediawiki.com/index.php?title=The_Basement_Tapes_(partially_found_Columbine_killers_video_diary;_1999)&oldid=197604. .. Dylan takes the camera then and begins filming Eric. "It will be a day that will be remembered forever." _________________. It was supposed to be 500 dead and on fire, not 12 dead. i'm sorry if this is also easily found info but Wayne Harris called 911? The tape then stops once more, before cutting back to a closeup of Harris' face; he is now alone and begins to talk about his family, apologizing for the agony that he knew the coming events would put them through and telling them that it was not their fault. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold documented their madness with journals and videos. From the time that the federal government seized his records until his death, Nixon was locked in frequent legal battles over control of the tapes. In one segment, Eric and Dylan spend more than an hour discussing their hatred for humanity and their fellow students, whom they vowed to kill. "Bombthreat before she blows" coincidence. Comment must be made before we will approve the submission. . The next footage seen is that of Klebold and Harris once again in Harris' home, with Harris filming Klebold. Parties and banquets were planned even an appearance by a comedian. A subreddit focused on constructive discussion to better understand the events that took place surrounding the mass shooting at Columbine High School on April 20th, 1999. The excerpts are from Peter Langman, PhD. These home videos are what nightmares are made of and tragically, visual documentation of what Columbine High School mass murderers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold would do on April 20, 1999. Seems like Im probably incorrect? Hey, /u/Alive_Brother_1515! Dylan adds that they can have his things as well. Klebold: [sticks his face in the camera] Goodbye. Eric was so obsessed with foreshadowing that most of the leaks or "Clues"(as seen on his bedroom door) came from him. This tape was found by authorities in a Sony 8mm video camera with "Columbine High School" engraved on the side (evidence item #200). We still don't have a specific transcript for what Eric recorded the morning of the massacre, but the transcript noted that morning message was only a few moments long. Go ahead and change the gun laws. Lead Investigator Kate Battan told me there is nothing else significant on it. Evidence Vols. There, he says: "The "Nixon" microcassette tape that Eric Harris recorded the night before the massacre. Wow the leader follower thing started quicker thank I thought. [42][43], Once the "Smoking Gun" transcript was made public, Nixon's political support practically vanished. And, and it's gonna, it's gonna be the worst thing you can imagine.". Implement it, Nixon said, referring to a secret plan to expand government burglary and wiretapping. For example, Eric named 5 girls who never called him back and "Bill's" transcript contains 4 out of 5 of names. Some 3,000 hours of secret tapes from President Nixon have been released, but only a small percentage has been published. The public didnt learn hed ordered this until 1997, when Newsweek and The Washington Post transcribed new portions of the tapes. After the leak of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, he became convinced that that leak was part of a conspiracy that was going to leak his own secrets., In response to this conspiracy, Nixon created a counter conspiracy of his own, Hughes continues. His lower half cant be seen. Gotta go. Sorry. Or was it a last ditch attempt to BE caught, he seems to have dropped so many hints and no one noticed. Has anyone seen anything else mentioning it? [3] At Nixon's request, Haldeman and his staffincluding Deputy Assistant Alexander Butterfieldworked with the United States Secret Service to install a recording system. Its so strange to me that people rallied round Dylan, and against Eric the outsider. Lead Investigator Kate Battan told me there is nothing else significant on it. The two converse for a while, then the tape cuts out again. Here is a quote from it. Is it known where exactly the tapes were found? The strategists ultimately decided that canceling their convention would deny them a platform to respond to criticism and also that a cancellation would be an opportunity for attacks by the national media. I want it implemented on a thievery basis. and our [5] Nixon's refusal of a congressional subpoena to release the tapes was the basis for an article of impeachment against Nixon, and led to his subsequent resignation on August 9, 1974. There were a reported five tapes, two of which would later be released; one called Hitmen for Hire, and the other tape of the two shooting at Ramparts Range. The tape was labelled "Top Secret Rampart." On July 24, 1974, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to release the tapes. "And I think this will be worse," responds Baker. This article has been tagged as NSFL due to its disturbing subject matter. "[23], A variety of suggestions have been made as to who could have erased the tape. A six-week TIME investigation of the Columbine case tracked the efforts of the police and FBI, who are still sorting through some 10,000 pieces of evidence, 5,000 leads, the boys' journals and. He states that there are seven and one-third days left, before listing off five names. [21], Woods was asked to demonstrate the position in which she was sitting when the accident occurred. Nixon was furious when The New York Times wrote about the Pentagon Papers in June 1971. He believes that members of all those groups are arrogant and that they put themselves above the law. When hes done Eric moves to sit in another recliner with the bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey, and his sawed-off shotgun named Arlene on his lap. For the duration of the phone call, about five minutes, she kept her foot on the device's pedal, causing a five-minute portion of the tape to be rerecorded. BAKER: I think the industry will do whatever we ask them to do. Harris tells Klebold to "say it now," prompting Klebold to begin giving a goodbye message to his friends and family. She has generally been straight with me." On April 20th, 1999, two students attending Columbine High School, Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold, went to their school and killed fourteen students (including themselves) and one teacher, and injured many others. The remainder of the tape is a description of the weapons, bombs and the suicide plan., He says this is total KMFDM and that there are 7 and 1/3 days left. He gets an odd look on his face, then says, Fuc*ing bitches. He then lists five names and says that hes going to be one tired motherfuc*er come Monday, then BOOM! Dylan is wearing a black baseball cap on backward, exposing a B embroidered in white on the back of the hat the Boston Red Sox logo. Klebold: [interrupts] We did what we had to do. ROBINSON: No, I'm talking about something concrete PR CONSULTANT TONY MAKRIS: Like a victims fund ROBINSON: Yeah, we create a victims fund, and we, uh, we give the victims a million dollars or something like that, uh. NPR has taken steps to verify the tapes' authenticity, including by confirming the identities of those speaking on the tapes with two sources and comparing the voices on the calls with publicly available audio. very good question! It kinda sheds some new light on what his parent's might've thought about his mental state. (As a 90s kid, it was a common thing to label VHS tapes with a handwritten title or number). In 1973, Haig had speculated aloud that the erasure was caused by an unidentified "sinister force. The people you are most likely to get in that member meeting without an exhibit hall are the nuts," says LaPierre. There, he says: "NOT IN THE COLUMBINE GUIDE: [.] Ive never heard of this, whats the Nixon tape? Just after the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, gun control advocates rallied at the Colorado State Capitol to protest the NRA's annual meeting that year in Denver. The camera then cuts out and back in, still showing Harris holding the guns, but in different clothing. Meanwhile, hate mail began arriving at the NRA's offices. Audio recordings from within the White House during the presidency of Richard Nixon, History of the Nixon White House taping system, Slansky, Paul. The Basement Tapes were filmed by the murderous architects of the Columbine Massacre. Harris: We need a fuc*ing kick start. [20] Haldeman's notes from the meeting show that among the topics of discussion were the arrests at the Watergate Hotel. Theyre drinking Jack Daniels and talking about their anticipated notoriety and their hopes their videos would be shown globally. . The Columbine Basement Tapes - Everything you need to know about them Columbine Video Archives 25.7K subscribers Subscribe 5.4K 240K views 4 years ago TWITTER. He talks about specific people he will kill. Over the next four decades, the Nixon Library and the National Archives released 3,000 hours of tape that it considers in the public interest, holding back the rest for family privacy or national security concerns. An in-depth transcript of evidence item #265, courtesy of acolumbinesite.com. [39][40][41] This demonstrated both that Nixon had been told of the White House connection to the Watergate burglaries soon after they took place, and that he had approved plans to thwart the investigation. Charlton Heston (left), then president of the NRA, meets with fellow leaders Wayne LaPierre (far right) and Jim Baker (center) on April 30, 1999, ahead of the NRA's annual meeting in Denver. (sorry but as a car guy i find that interesting), there are photos of the car maybe u can determine what it is exactly, I checked out the pics and home video. I cant help it. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The shooting was dubbed "the Columbine High School massacre" and the implications and impact of the event continue to be discussed . Cookie Notice The language was Nixon language.". Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the NRA, is seen here in a photo taken just weeks after the 1999 Columbine shooting. Huh thats a good question Ive never thought about where they were found, only what they contained. "The dirty secret of this day and age is that political gain and media ratings all too often bloom on fresh graves. Nixon always suspected former president Lyndon B. Johnson timed the bombing halt to sabotage Nixons election chances.
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