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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Harry Reid

Harry Reid

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Harry Reid (1939–2021) was a U.S. Senator from Nevada who served as Senate Majority Leader and is recognized for his pivotal role in securing funding for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), the Pentagon's secret UFO investigation effort. As a guest on late-night radio, his advocacy for serious government study of unidentified aerial phenomena represented a historic bridge between mainstream politics and the UFO research community.

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June 19, 2002: Senator Harry Reid

Jun 19, 2002
2h 46m
Art Bell interviews Nevada Senator Harry Reid, the assistant Democratic leader in the Senate, about the Bush administration's decision to designate Yucca Mountain as the nation's nuclear waste repository. Reid argues that President Bush betrayed his campaign promise to Nevadans by pushing forward without sound scien...