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HERE, AND I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING DEBBIE AND HER TEAM FOR PUTTING ON SUCH A GREAT EVENT. IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO SPEND THE DAY HERE. IT'S VERY...
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| 00:02:14 |
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DARNTON IS THE DIRECT EVERY OF THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AND A PROFESSOR AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. [APPLAUSE] SO WE'RE GOING THE START OUT BY HAVING...
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| 00:02:37 |
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YOU. I MODESTLY SUGGESTED I GO FIRST BECAUSE I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE BASICS, NOT PARTICULARLY ADVOCATE ONE FUTURE OR ANOTHER. AND IN THINKING ABOUT...
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| 00:07:05 |
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TIMING. [LAUGHTER] >> [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE TO HAVE MY POWERPOINT. >> GO FOR IT. >> WHO'S THE PERSON -- >> IT'LL APPEAR ON THE
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| 00:07:13 |
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SCREEN IN A
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| 00:07:14 |
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MOMENT. >> OKAY, GOOD. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ONE SECOND. YOU'VE HEARD OF TALKS THAT ARE VERY BRIEF, THIS IS A -- [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] THE REALITY IS...
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| 00:07:36 |
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HERE AND SHOW ME WHERE THE -- >> CLICKER IS HERE. >> OH,
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| 00:07:41 |
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CLICKER. OKAY. I'VE LOST 30 SECONDS ON THAT ONE. [LAUGHTER] NOW, SO HOW MANY OF YOU HEARD RAY A FEW MINUTES AGO SPEAK? SO FANTASTIC TALK. WHEN HE WAS...
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| 00:13:59 |
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NEXT. ROBERT? >> YES? >> YOU'RE NEXT. >> I'M
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| 00:14:02 |
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NEXT. OKAY. YES, I CONFESS I HAVEN'T READ A LOT OF PROOST, NOT THAT PARTICULAR BOOK, BUT IT'S VERY EDIFYING, AND I FIND MYSELF IN AGREEMENT WITH IT....
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| 00:20:25 |
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YOU. I WISH I HAD THE, I WISH I HAD THE ANSWERS. I, I REPRESENT, ACTUALLY, A TRADITIONAL PUBLISHER, SO THE PERSPECTIVE THAT I'LL BRING IS REALLY THAT...
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| 00:26:30 |
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WHAT'S UP? [LAUGHTER] THAT WAS A WHOLE PILE OF BRILLIANCE. WE HEARD THAT THERE ARE ONE BILLION READERS COMING RIGHT FOR US, AND I FIND THAT FRIGHTENING....
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| 00:32:41 |
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A THE REST OF THE PANELISTS WERE TO FOLLOW THAT. THAT'S WHY HE WAS LAST. NICHOLAS, I WANT TO START WITH YOU. USE THE WORD DNA TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE...
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| 00:35:44 |
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WORKED TOGETHER, SO DON'T TAKE THE FOLLOWING COMMENT TO BE ANTAGONISTIC. THE CONSUMPTION OF WORDS IS ONE THING. THE COMPREHENSION OF WORDS AND THE...
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| 00:37:02 |
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HEAR -- I THINK MARY MARYANNE AND ROBERT HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF THE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE EXTREME COMMENTARY IN A SEA OF DISTRACTION THAT PEOPLE AND...
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| 00:37:33 |
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OF VACATION IF I CAN BUILD ON YOUR BIRTHDAY ARE. I HAVE A NEW THING AND CALL BEING CULTIVATED WEIGHT IS ATTACKING COMEDY STARTED. I WORK AT A COMPANY...
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| 00:39:38 |
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OF EXPERIENCE FROM BEING AN ACADEMIC TO BE IN A LIBRARY IN TO BEEN ON THE BOARDS OF PUBLISHERS WHO HAVING WRITTEN BOOKS YOURSELF. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE...
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| 00:39:58 |
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I SHOULD JUST WRITE ON WEDNESDAYS MAY BE. [LAUGHTER] SO I'M HAPPY TO GO THE ROAD -- NO COMMENT THIS TO BE A FUTURE JUST A POSE OF WEDNESDAYS. BUT I DO...
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| 00:42:03 |
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TO THE UNITED STATES. IT'S A REALLY BIG CHANGE. MARYANNE SAID THAT WE WORKED TOGETHER. AND WHAT WE DID TO GET THERE, MARYANNE'S TEAM CHOSE APPS FOR...
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| 00:43:39 |
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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA IS FOR THE WORLD. WE LIVE IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY AND THE NATIONALIST APPROACH MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL. >> THAT IS THE SITE AND...
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| 00:43:51 |
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ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING FLIGHTS I'VE EVER SEEN THAT KIDS USING TABLETS FOR EDUCATION BECAUSE REMEMBER THERE ARE NO TEACHERS, NO ADULTS. NOBODY READS,...
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| 00:44:32 |
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AND ADDITION. IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPERIENCES OF MY WHOLE LIFE AND I THINK NICHOLAS SORRY TO BRING A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT READING TO...
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| 00:45:38 |
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FOR NICHOLAS. HOW DID THEY HACK ANDROID? >> WELL, NOBODY SNUCK INTO
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| 00:45:45 |
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THE VILLAGE TO HELP THEM. THEY HACKED IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS AT M.I.T., DISABLE THE CAMERAS ON THE TABLET AND THEY FIGURED OUT THAT THEY...
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| 00:46:22 |
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TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF INSTITUTIONS THAT RELY ON THE BOOK. THINGS LIKE LIBRARIES AND PUBLISHERS. BEFORE THAT I WANT TO US ONE QUICK QUESTION FOR MARY...
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| 00:47:18 |
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A ROMANTIC FRANKLY WHO LOVED ORAL CULTURE AND SELL BOOKS AS WHAT HE CALLED A COLD MEDIUM SO THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HIM THAT WANTED SOMEHOW TO...
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| 00:49:19 |
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THAT EVEN THOUGH COMING HERE THE COST OF SCIENTISTS BY NO MEANS COME AND I GO BACK TO YOUR WORK HISTORY, BY NO MEANS IS DESCRIPTIVE REDUCTIONISM EXPLANATION...
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| 00:50:39 |
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OPS QUESTION WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND I THINK THE BETTER IS THAT WE USED TO THINK OF DISPLAYS AS WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE, WHERE'S THE LATE SENSIBLY....
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| 00:51:53 |
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DO YOU STRUGGLE TO TURN THE PAGES? [LAUGHTER] >> IN
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| 00:52:14 |
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UPCOMING ADVOCATES A KINDLE BECAUSE YOU CAN DO IT WITH ONE HAND. IT IS A ONE-HANDED READING MEDIUM. ACTUALLY IT'S PRETTY GOOD. BOOKS ARE NOT ONE-HANDED....
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| 00:52:26 |
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VERY IMPORTANT. YOU NEED TO HOLD ON. >>
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| 00:52:32 |
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I WANT TO GO TO THE PUBLISHERS IN THE WORLD. TO BE PUBLISHERS TO TAKE HER ABOUT DISTRIBUTION, PRODUCTION AND PROVIDE THE EVENT. THE SERIES SERVICES FOR...
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| 00:53:22 |
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THERE. I ACTUALLY DISAGREE FUNDAMENTALLY WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS. THEIR PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, COST AND TASKS INVOLVE WHETHER IT'S DIGITAL OR PHYSICAL....
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| 00:54:47 |
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THE FIRST COPY BECAUSE EVERYONE DIRECTORIES FREE BECAUSE THERE'S NO MARGINAL COST TO MAKE 10 MILLION COPIES. >> YOU DO TAPER PRINTER BINDING. >> MARGINAL...
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| 00:55:00 |
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OF PAPER PRINTING AND BINDING. >> AND SHIPPING. >> AND WAREHOUSE. >> NO, NOT
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| 00:55:16 |
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NECESSARILY. THERE IS A DEEP INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT DIGITAL OPERATIONS. THE OTHER THING I MENTIONED ABOUT THE STATE OF PUBLISHING TODAY...
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| 00:57:22 |
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SHAPING THE STORY MAY BE THE ONLY ROLE ACTUALLY BECAUSE THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING LEFT. [LAUGHTER] >> AND WENT
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| 00:57:34 |
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TO GET MUCH ON THE CLOCK MINE. BUT SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE WRONG. WE SEE THIS AS THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS. SHE'S NOT MY PUBLISHER, BUT SHE IS A PUBLISHER....
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| 01:00:53 |
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YOU ARE AN EXCEPTION BECAUSE YOU WROTE A BESTSELLER. THE SHELF LIFE OF THE BOOK I'M SURE CHERYL WHITCOMB FOR IS A MATTER OF WEEKS OR DAYS THAN MOST...
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| 01:02:42 |
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THE BEAUTY OF THE DEMOCRATIZATION AS YOU SEE AND VIDEOS, AND MUSIC AND EVERYTHING THAT WHEN YOU HAVE LIKE THREE PARTIES, WHETHER IT'S BROADCAST A PUBLISHERS...
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| 01:03:24 |
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MINUTES BECAUSE BARATUNDE IS TO GO SIGN SOME AUTOGRAPHS. >> I WANT TO
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| 01:03:28 |
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POINT OUT THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THROWN UNDER THE BUS ON THIS PANEL. [LAUGHTER] >>
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| 01:03:36 |
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I WANT TO ASK ONE FINAL QUESTION BEFORE WE OPEN TO ONE OR TWO QUESTIONS. THE RELATED QUESTION TO WHAT ARE THE PUBLISHERS, WHAT IS THE RULE FOR PUBLISHER...
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| 01:04:03 |
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HERE WE ARE IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE PLACE IS FULL. LIBRARIES ARE BECOMING, I BELIEVE, NERVE CENTERS FOR INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE FOR SOCIABILITY....
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| 01:06:08 |
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EXIST WITHOUT PHYSICAL BOOKS? >> I DOUBT IT BECAUSE
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| 01:06:12 |
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THIS IS LOOKING AT THE WAYS STUDENTS STUDY AT HARVARD. MAYBE THEY ARE NOT TYPICAL OF THE WHOLE AMERICAN POPULATION. I AGREE. WHEN LIBRARY IS OPEN 24...
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| 01:07:05 |
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WE HAVE TIME FOR TWO QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. >> YOU RAISE YOUR HAND FIRST. >> I COULD PROBABLY
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| 01:07:19 |
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SPEAK LOUD ENOUGH WITHOUT THIS. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. I'M GLAD I DECIDED TO COME HERE THIS AFTERNOON. I'VE BEEN ASKING MYSELF THE QUESTION...
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| 01:08:12 |
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CLARIFY THE SECOND AUTHOR. >> YOU DON'T KNOW BILL O'REILLY? >> I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. >> HE HAS 10 HOURS A WEEK ON
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| 01:08:24 |
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TV. THAT'S THE WAY I UNDERSTAND HE'S SO SUCCESSFUL. I DO UNDERSTAND WHY, BUT -- [LAUGHTER] >> I CAN TRY TO
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| 01:08:36 |
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EXPLAIN IT. AS I SAID BEFORE IN TERMS OF DISCOVERY, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE WORD-OF-MOUTH -- I WON'T SPEAK TO BILL O'REILLY. I THINK THAT'S -- SORRY? [INAUDIBLE]...
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| 01:08:59 |
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GRAY FOLKS, GREEDY FOLKS PRIMARILY, IT IS RAPID WORD-OF-MOUTH. I WISH I KNEW HOW TO EXPLAIN THAT. IT I BELIEVE STARTED AS SOMETHING OF A SELF PUBLISHED....
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| 01:09:40 |
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QUANTITATIVE PERSPECTIVE, THE VOLUME OF SALES THAT TAKES TO BE ON THAT LIST IS LOWER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. I GOT ON THE LIST FOR TWO WEEKS OF THE RANGE...
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| 01:10:48 |
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ANYTHING WRONG -- NOT ONE THING. >> IT IS NOT A ZERO-SUM
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| 01:11:00 |
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GAIN. [LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S VERY INTERESTING. THERE ARE AUTHORS ON THIS BESTSELLER LIST THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF. IT'S NOT VOLTAIRE AND ROUSSEAU....
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| 01:11:32 |
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WORD FROM NEUROSCIENCE, THIS IS NOT GRAY MATTER. >>
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| 01:11:39 |
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LAST QUESTION. YOU RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT. >> I SELECTED TODAY
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| 01:11:47 |
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14 SAMPLES ON MY IPAQ. MY FIRST QUESTION TO MARY AND HIS DEFENSE JUST READING THE SAMPLE IS COMING DEEP READING OF THE SAMPLE WOULD BE ENOUGH? I WOULD...
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| 01:12:40 |
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BUT I WILL NEVERTHELESS SPEAK. [LAUGHTER] I WILL REALLY SAY ONLY IT IS MY ONLY REAL HOPE THAT BY RAISING THESE QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE REALLY INFLUENCING...
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| 01:13:28 |
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RAY. LAST BACK [LAUGHTER] 'S >>
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| 01:13:36 |
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ONE, I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT. THE QUESTION IS HOW A LOT OF INFORMATION TO AS WE'VE ALL BECOME WRITERS HAVE BEEN PUSHED INTO IT BY COMMUNICATION THAT WE...
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| 01:16:01 |
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READING. >> THAT THE TIME WE HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.