The Nixon Tapes in the digital age

Cary Mcstay and Daniel Rodríguez
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Cary Mcstay: National Declassification Center, USA
Daniel Rodríguez: Digitization Archival Services, USA

Journal of Digital Media Management, 2021, vol. 9, issue 4, 323-336

Abstract: This paper draws on the history of the Nixon White House Tapes to provide a case study in audio digitisation for preservation and access. The recordings, made between 1971 and 1973, represent one of the most important recorded sound collections in US history and range from personal conversations between family members and work associates to classified conversations. In 2013, the Nixon Library, part of the National Archives and Records Administration, began comprehensive digitisation for preservation and access. This paper describes how digitisation and the digital workflows developed by archivists have served this collection well, giving staff the flexibility to address public requests for declassification review by agencies, and to adjust to changes in staffing levels, priorities, and even work conditions.

Keywords: Audio digitisation; digital preservation; digital review; digital planning; declassification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M11 M15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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