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Waveform Audio File Format  |  2000-10-09  |  2.0 MB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  1 minute, 34 seconds
Transcription: The National Archives Building contains countless government records available for research. It's a major source of genealogical data as well. It also has on display the most precious and important documents in American history. Magna Carta, the great charter of English liberties from which many American democratic ideals are derived, is exhibited here in an elaborate case. This is the Royal signed by King John in 1215, guaranteeing individual rights and freedoms to the English people. Here also are the original handwritten manuscripts of the three documents that together form the foundation o ...