A Brief History of Microphone Gaffes

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Reagan's Reality/Sound Check

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"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes," President Ronald Reagan quipped before a radio address to the nation in 1984 at the height of the Cold War. Unbeknownst to him, his comments were broadcast live.

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