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Read Word-for-Word: Joe Biden's Hidden Tapes Expose Classified Document Remarks & Behind-the-Scenes Conversations

The recordings, made for his 2017 memoir, offer an unfiltered look at the former president's private conversations.

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Jul 29, 2026
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Joe Biden’s newly released interview tapes are offering an unfiltered glimpse behind the scenes – and they include everything from discussions of classified material to candid admissions about forgotten notes.

Audio recordings made by ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer during interviews for Biden’s 2017 memoir have now been made public after a yearslong legal fight, revealing conversations that later became a key part of the classified documents investigation.

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The behind-the-scenes conversation begins with Biden flipping through years of handwritten notes and reflecting on his time in the White House… before one comment changes the tone entirely.

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