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The Emperor's New Clothes: Exposing the Truth from Watergate to 9/11

WTTW News | July 14, 2009, 7:00 pm

From Watergate to the 9/11 Commission, longtime Washington prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste posed tough questions to get at the truth. He joins us to talk about his experiences, which are chronicled in his new book, “The Emperor’s New Clothes: Exposing the Truth from Watergate to 9/11.”

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