Joining 24 other inductees, which include recordings from Jelly Roll Morton, Cole Porter, the Rolling Stones, Paul Simon and Franklin Roosevelt's Address to Congress on December 8th, 1941, "The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart" will be added to the Library of Congress' 2006 National Recording Registry.
According to the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Library selects recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' which are at least 10 years old. With the latest inclusion to the Registry, the total count of recordings to be "preserved for all time" stands at 225.
The nominees were submitted online by the public and through the National Recording Preservation Board, "which comprises leaders in the fields of music, recorded sound and preservation". All the nominees are reviewed by the Library of Congress and 25 entries are selected each year. If you are interested in nominating entries for the 2007 National Recording Registry, click here. If you would like to view the entire registry, click here.
According to the Library of Congress' official website, "The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the world's largest library with more than 134 million items, which includes more than 2.8 million sound recordings. The Library's Recorded Sound Section holds the largest number of radio broadcasts in the United States – more than 500,000".
It is comforting to know future generations of American's will be able to enjoy the Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart.
