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News in Brief - Famine in India
News in Brief - Famine in India "Monsoon rains and India's disastrous drought but the problem of famine ramains. Villagers walk miles to be fed one meal a day at relief stations, servicing some 20,000 people." MS deserted village in India; Pan down home. MS refugees assembled at relief station. CU hand passing out food. MS mother feeding baby. CU young Indian children. MS soup being ladled into bowls. Pan of children eating.
News in Brief - Kirk Douglas at Movieland Wax Museum
News in Brief - Kirk Douglas at Movieland Wax Museum Buena Park, California MS sign for Movieland Wax Museum. MS Kirk Douglas getting out of a car. He signs autographs for fans. MS Kirk Douglas touring Wax Museum. MS of wax display of Kirk Douglas dressed as a gladiator from the movie "Spartacus." MS Kirk Douglas looking at wax figures. CU Douglas comparing his chin to that of the wax model of himself. Movie Star, celebrity
News in Brief - Tennis Fashions
News in Brief - Tennis Fashions "New tennis fashions debut at New York's West Side Tennis Club while Gussie "lace-panty" Moran, hosts. Jumpsuits, tunics and shorts, and unusual cover-up coats highlight the collection." MS fashion models lined up outside to model new tennis fashions. MS model wearing triangular tent dress over a bouffant jumpsuit. MS tennis pro Gussie Moran ("of lace panty fame") hosting the event. MS woman modeling a kimono over a jumpsuit. Another model takes off a long jacket to reveal a short tunic and shorts with pockets at the hemline. MS spectators. MS model wearing a starched sunbonnet and a short dress of polyester and cotton (this outfits looks like it could have been inspired by "the Flying Nun" TV Show). MS photographers taking pictures. MS women modeling a triple tiered coat.
Sports - Summerland Water Park
Sports - Summerland Water Park 'Summerland', in Tokyo, housed by a plastic dome with constant 86 degree temperatures, is a man-made indoor summer paradise year round! 25 thousand sun-lovers tan, splash, even surf on machine-made waves!" Pan down interior of domed leisure center. MS women hula dancing on stage. MS spectators. MS women hula dancing. MS artificial waves from wave making machine; man paddling on surfboard. TLS crowds lining sides of swimming pool. LS people swimming in pool. MS young boy playing in intertube. LS people enjoying the fake surf.
Sports - German Grand Prix
Sports - German Grand Prix "New Zealander Dennis Hulme wins the German Grand Prix, averaging over 100 miles per hour. He thus increases his point lead in the World Diver's Championship." LS cars lined up at the start of the German Grand Prix; the race begins. VS of Formula One and Formula Two cars racing around the track. Speedway, Racetrack.
Sports - The Pan-American Games
Sports - The Pan-American Games "The Pan-AM Games windup in colorful ceremonies at Winnipeg Stadium. Final events: Tom Van Ruden of Los Angeles wins the 1500 meter run; Bob Seagren, also L.A., wins the pole vault. The Pan AM Games meet again in Colombia in 1971." MS fans seated in grandstands. MS start of 1500 meter race. MS of the race; a photographer takes a picture of Tom Van Ruden as he wins the race. CU Tom Van Ruden, pan down to his medal. MS spectators seated on the grass. Slow-motion shots of Bob Raftas (?) of Canada during the pole vault event. He wins the silver medal. Slow motion shots of American Bob Seagren during the pole vault event. He wins the gold medal. CU of Seagren. LS of flags waving in stadium during closing ceremonies. 00:06:56 Closing Ceremonies MS female athlete carrying Barbados team banner leading her team into the stadium. High angle shot of USA banner and flag. MS packed stands. MS Olympic flag being lowered. LS teams in the middle of the stadium. Folded flag handed to official. MS various flags waving. "The End" title card.
Border Incident. Hong Kong Repels Chinese Attackers
Border Incident. Hong Kong Repels Chinese Attackers Hong Kong "Border incidents continue to step up tension as Red Guards raid installations in Hong Kong. All vehicles are searched for weapons and propaganda and British Troops maintain a constant alert." MS Village in Hong Kong. Chinese peasant walking down street. CU man looking through binoculars. LS Communist demonstrators. MS women hanging portrait of Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-Tung). LS effigy representing Western Colonialism hanging from building. MS sign for police checkpoint. MS guard stopping bus at checkpoint. MS soldier searching bus for contraband. MS Chinese man showing his identity card. CU Chinese child. CU Hong Kong soldier with gun. MS barbwire installation on Hong Kong - Chinese border.
News in Brief: The Berlin Wall
News in Brief: The Berlin Wall Berlin, Germany "The wall dividing East and West Berlin marks its sixth anniversary as tourists constantly flock to see it. Escape attempts have dwindled and armed East German guards maintain their patrol." LS Brandenburg Gate. MS Tourists walking in the street. MS tourists visiting the Berlin Wall. TLS/MS East German guards at the Berlin Wall. CU Man taking a photograph. CU escape equipment used by East German defectors on display in shop window. Tourists taking a piece of rusty barbwire from the Berlin Wall as a souvenir. MS man looking at postcards on a rack. CU postcards.
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 30, 1974
[00.36.04] The CHAIRMAN. The, time of the gentleman has expired. The gentleman from Utah, Mr. Owens, is recognized for 6 minutes AND 15 seconds. Mr. OWENS. Thank you Mr. Chairman. It, is true that no one is being fooled during the course of this debate, on the possibility of passing this article of impeachment. A vote for this article. I submit is responsible, is intellectually defensible, and I think it is merited by the facts, but it is obviously not going to pass. In order to execute the function to declare war, Congress must be Provided with accurate information by its Commander in Chief. This is a basic axiom with which I think almost no one agrees. In this particular situation--with which no one disagrees, I am sorry. the, gentleman from Maryland. In this situation, the President misled the public for 9 period of 4 years. Mr. Hogan, who just now corrected me, I correct him to say when he said there was no coverup that, there was a coverup for 4 years of the true. facts of this war in Cambodia. Others say this isn't necessary necessarily unique and some have said you are attacking the wrong person. It is President Nixon who wound down this war, a fact -which I admit, for which I am very grateful. But, I think it must be admitted and understood that the President ended this war only after being pushed into that resolution, into that solution by Congress. and it was last May, a year ago, May of 1973, I had the honor of voting to cutoff funds for the bombing in which resolution for the first, time passed the Congress as a which brought, about, some 60 days later the, final conclusion to the war in Southeast Asia. I think I would be less than candid if I did not admit quite openly that I think the last President of my party, misled the public in the same way. I think the publication of the Pentagon Papers indicated quite clearly that President Johnson misled the people, that the campaign of 1964 at a time when he was making speeches in one direction and representations in one direction, he was in -fact preparing to go another, and that the Tonkin Gulf resolution, supposedly his authority for fighting that, war, was attained at the cost of misleading Congress, purposely misleading Congress. How many impeachment resolutions, it has been asked quite recently in this debate, how many impeachment resolutions were introduced to impeach President Johnson, and I suppose the answer is none" but because none, were, brought against President Johnson and because he was not brought to account for his Misleading of Congress and -the Public. that cannot excuse this President. I am amazed, to use the terminology of the gentleman of New Jersey, that that argument can surface, that the sins or the impeachable offenses if they are, of one President can justify those. same sins of another President. This President indisputably ordered secrecy in the reporting and the nonreporting, falsification of documents of this war after having ordered the, war perpetrated. I have at my side 11 separate statements which President Nixon and his military advisers and commanders made to Congress, 9 to Congress and 2 to the public. Lies all. in absolute derogation of the President's obligation to Congress to provide them with adequate information, adequate and true information upon which they might fulfill their responsibility of whether we go to war or not. Committee members know that I, among others, keep harping that we, must find some lessons for the future out of this impeachment proceeding. I hope that -we. will set down a standard for Presidents and future wars. that something positive will come out of this sad--the history of this sad -war in Southeast Asia and the history of this sad proceeding. that put together -we -will say that if there are to be future wars, and I hope, as I know all members of the committee do with all our hearts that there will not be, that those wars will only be decided by the people through their Representatives in Congress just like the Constitution requires. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Chairman? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman has yielded back his time? Mr. OWENS. Does the gentleman from. Maryland desire that I yield? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman has 1 1/2 minutes remaining. Mr. OWENS. 1 yield to my colleague. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, could I make a parliamentary inquiry? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state it. Mr. SARBANES. IS there some way a member who, when we came here, was not prepared to declare himself at that time as either a proponent or- opponent and thought he ought to listen to this debate, can get some time to speak? As I recall, the time was parceled out on that basis and thus requires that the members, prior to listening to this 'debate, indicate and seek his time. I would like to ask unanimous consent that I be allowed 5 minutes which would be in between what was ,allocated to proponents and opponents. [00.42.05]
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 30, 1974 (1/2)
[00.02.00--NPACT logo----Rep. RAILSBACK] Rep. RAILSBACK commenting that the committee's bipartisan coalition for the serious articles of impeachment is about to engage in "political overkill" [cut Rep. CONYERS] Rep. CONYERS comments that members are acting as if the debate is a final vote for impeachment rather than doing their duty as a committee and passing articles on to the full HOUSE for deliberation. [title sequence with 3-d rotating Capitol Dome image] [Jim LEHRER in studio--this is the opening of the television coverage of the day's debate--telecast starts with the evening session live, with taped daytime debate to follow.] LEHRER welcomes audience, stating that the Judicial Committee will close out its role by the end of the night, with the final tally being a firm recommendation to the HOUSE that NIXON be impeached, tried, and removed from office on three ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT--OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE, ABUSING POWER, and DEFYING COMMITTEE SUBPOENAS. LEHRER notes that the fourth Article, pertaining to the CAMBODIA BOMBING was rejected. Unless there is a change of heart, the committee is expected also to defeat the Article charging Nixon with TAX FRAUD and PROFITEERING from his office. [cut Paul DUKE] DUKE says it is now clear what the final Impeachment Resolution will look like. The first charge, OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE, was resolved through four days of debate, and was approved by a 27-11 vote. The second charge, ABUSE OF POWER, was approved by a vote of 28-10. The third Article related to failure to comply with SUBPOENAS, and was approved by a smaller 21-17 vote. The fourth article, charging violation of Congress' War Power by the secret bombing of CAMBODIA, failed to pass, by a vote of 12-26. DUKE says that the night's aorder of business will be the final Article proposed, dealing with NIXON'S taxes and proposed by DEMOCRAT Edward MEZVINSKY of Iowa. The vote is expected to come after two hours of limited debate. LEHRER introduces Christopher GAUL, White HOuse Reporter, to comment on President NIXON'S reactions and course of action with regard to the WHITE HOUSE TAPES. GAUL says that NIXON lawyer James St. CLAIR delivered the tapes as required to Judge SIRICA that morning for the criminal trial. Says that NIXON is going to claim EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE on some sections of the tapes, in a brief to be given to SIRICA. LEHRER asks what it means for the W.H. Press Secretary to claim EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE. States his belief that all tapes will be given to Judge SIRICA, but not all will then be handed over to Special Prosecutor JAWORSKI. GAUL confirms this, and says it is the judge's decision whether the claim of Privilege is valid. LEHRER asks about the news with regard to NIXON personally. GAUL says the latest eyewitness account was from Treasury Secretary Simon, who met with NIXON that day and described NIXON'S state of mind as positive and affirmative, with apparently no regard to IMPEACHMENT. Says that Secretary SIMON's opinion was that NIXON would not be impeached. DUKE asks if such a vote of confidence by Sec. Simon is just a formality GAUL says that if he were in the Sec's shoes, he'd be hard pressed to say that the President was feeling awful, but that from some film that he's seen, it doesn't appear that NIXON is doing too poorly. LEHRER thanks GAUL, turns to next issue. The night's proceedings are characterized as pertaining more to the person of Richard NIXON than to his conduct of his office. Calls on Carolyn LEWIS at Capitol for a report [LEWIS shown on TV screen behind LEHRER] LEWIS states that the committee will spend two hours looking into the President's taxes and expenditures for NIXON'S homes, as proposed by Rep. MEZVINSKY. Says that the ARTICLE is not given any chance to pass, but that the debate will be a prime-time chance to air personal charges against NIXON. [cut LEHRER standing at "scoreboard" in studio--photos of Rep's. stuck to board under AYE or NAY] LEHRER announces a review of the voting breakdown in the committee article by article. Goes through first Article I, discussing BIPARTISANISM of support for first two ARTICLES. States that the coalition broke down on Article III. [00.14.09]
Gift To Medicine: New Eye Institute For UCLA
No Audio. At U.C.L.A., the six million dollar Jules Stein Eye Institute is dedicated. The institute is the nation's most modern eye research, teaching, and treatment center. Dr.Stein, MCA Board Chairman, is a former ophthalmologist. Los Angeles, California LS Exterior of UCLA. MS "Jules Stein Eye Institute Inaugural Program" Sign. MS Audience packed room. CU woman in the press core (?) smiling. Exterior shot of a window with a dedication stone above "Jules Stein Eye Institute. " CU Inside a examining room, three nurses and a doctor, showing off new equipment to the press. Dr. Stein looking into microscope. CU Oil painting of Doris Jones Stein. CU on the painting's nameplate. MS Dr. Stein and a woman looking at a patch quilt hanging on the wall. CU of a plaque "To Doris and Jules Stein with love Walt Disney." High Angle Shot of a dinner party. MS Dr. Stein presents an award to another man. CU of Dr. Stein in conversation.
Football: Minnesota 28 - Northwestern 13
NO AUDIO In Evanston, Illinois Northwestern "Wildcats" host the "Golden Gophers" of Minnesota. Minnesota running back Curt Wilson throws two touchdown passes and carries for a third. Northwestern scores twice but the Gophers take the victory. Final: Minnesota 28, Northwestern 13. High Angle Northwestern marching band spells out N.U on the field. College football fans pack the stands. High Angle Shot - Football players from Minnesota and Northwestern face off. Minnesota #14 hands off the football to #42 who runs it 40 yard before being pushed out of bounds. Minnesota Quarterback throws the ball for a touchdown. The football crowds jump to their feet in excitement. Northwestern returns the ball with a field goal kick but is intercepted. There is a bit of a scuffle but Northwestern keeps control of the ball. Northwestern resumes play to make a touchdown. Football fans clap and cheer. Minnesota quarterback No # 14 throws the football for a touchdown. Various shots of the game in play as Minnesota defends the ball from the Wildcats. In a fake handoff mix up, Minnesota sills their victory with a touchdown ending the game with a score of 28 to 13.
Hong Kong Disaster: Floods, Landslides Kill Over Eighty
Torrential rains set off disastrous floods and landslides in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Result: More than 80 dead -- 71 injured. It's the worst natural catastrophe to strike the Colony in years and the weather outlook is still critical. The British Colony of Hong Kong, people walking in the flooded streets with umbrellas. A road is washed away and looks like a waterfall. Camera pans to another part of the street that's become a sink hole. Cars sitting in rubble above the hole as people continue walking with umbrellas through flooded streets of fast moving water. Pan down of a church that has lost part of its foundation as water rushes over. A cement bridge or overpass under construction with water spilling over the top. Railroad tracks that buckled up due to the torrential rain fall, a policeman patrols the track. Police dig out cars impacted by mud and dirt that were swept off roads by the rush of water. High Angle Shot of Cars, station wagons and trucks face every direction as they remain buried up to the door handles with mud and rock. Water flowing down an elevated street giving off the illusion of a giant water slide. High Angle Shot of cars, at the bottom of the hill, stacked on top of each other like a messy pyramid.
Amsterdam Riots: Tear Gas Used To Quell Street Mobs
One worker is dead and some 60 persons injured as street rioting sweeps through the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam. The riots continuing day and night, run for three days. Workers protest a pay reduction and are joined by hoodlums. For the first time in Holland, tear gas is used. High Angle Shot over a downtown Amsterdam street. A Banner says "Holland Festival" as crowds of people walk around. A car is seen beside a statue with its truck and side passenger door open. People walk into what looks like a park. CU os Staute of a worker with his head held high. High Angle of students rioters running down a street. A policeman on horseback chases down some students as another officer follows on foot. A motorcycle cop drives past on his bike with a sidecar. LS - A policeman catching a protestor and whacking him with his police-stick. The police tosses the man to the ground. Police throw tear-gas into the streets to break up the student protestors. Nighttime: silhouettes of the protestors running and ducking arrest. High Angle Shot - Protestor throwing a rock or bottle at a police officer and then running off. Morning: Young protestors throwing rocks and bottles at the police officers and at the end of one street a mass of people gathering. Police run down the street making arrests. A female protester is forced to put her hands behind her back. Protestors break up a burning car and then shove pieces of it towards the police officers. A truck is driven down the street on burned out tires. Police officers on horseback manage crowd control.
The Zoo Story
A passing parade of rhinos, hippos, and apes and their young at the Berlin Zoo. Mothers and children bathe, eat and cuddle together to delight the huge crowd which turns out daily to watch the amusing goings on. Rhinoceroses walking around in an open area. CU of Rhinoceroses face. Mother Hippopotamus and her little baby hippo walking down some stairs to their pond. Crowd of people some taking pictures of the Hippopotamus and her baby. MCU of Little baby Hippo standing in the water and mama looking on, yawning. Someone throws a goodie in mama's open mouth and she eats it. Crowds of people looking down at the mama Hippo and her baby. High Angle View of Mama sleeping in the water and her baby s head resting upon hers. Medium CUS - Mama Orangutan and her baby looking through the bars on their cage. Mama Orangutan waving her arm outside her cage with the little baby hanging on to her. CUS - The crowd of on-lookers with smiles on their faces, delighted by the Orangutan's behavior. Mama Orangutan testing the bars on the cage with her arms flapping up and down. Mama Orangutan with the baby in one arm while she is checking out an empty plastic bowl. Crowd of on lookers, mostly children, watch in fascination as at least three of the children look unimpressed. A grumpy looking little girl looks straight on at the camera and gives a little wave. The Orangutan puts the bowl on her head like a hat. The baby in her arms looks on seemingly amused by his or her mother s movements hangs onto her from her lap. CU of orangutan baby licking at his mother's thumb with a big smile across his face through the bars. CU of Orangutan's nose resting on a parallel bar with each eye on either side. There is a little horizontal distortion between 00.04.30-04.33.
Movie Munsters: New York Is A Summer Munsterville!
Actors Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis, better known as "Herman" and "Grandpa Munster" of America's most famous TV family, arrive at New York's Kennedy airport. They re in town for personal appearances promoting their feature-length movie "Munster, Go Home!" A full side view of the Munster Coach. Camera pans the motor and the reflection of the cameraman is seen in the windshield of the car. CU of sign taped to the door: "New York is a Munster Festival." See them in their first full length feature, "Munster Go Home" in Technicolor starting Tomorrow at a Theatre Near You!" At Kennedy Airport actors Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis disembark from a passenger plane. Al Lewis waves to the camera from the bottom of the stairs as he passes of his suitcase to someone. CU of the Munster Family Crest on the side of the Munster car. Al Lewis sits on top of the back seat of the Munster Car while Fred Gwynne standing there just looking at him. Al stretches out his hand to Fred to come join him. Fred takes it and joins him on the top of the back seat in the Munster Car. The men talk and wave to the people and camera as the car begins to move away as some people board the plane behind them.
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 30, 1974 (1/2)
[00.26.30] MURPHY states that the Committee's vote to impeach on the CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS charge is arbitrary, and that the Committee's solution to the conflict with the Executive Branch over Constitutional protections and powers has not been consistent with the Constitution. LEHRER asks WILL if the introduction of the final three ARTICLES will detract from the strength of the first two, specifically citing the TAX FRAUD and CAMBODIA BOMBING charges. WILL says that the final three articles may be an aesthetic failure, but that practically, the other articles will not be affected. Says that NIXON is not in trouble because of Parliamentary irregularities, and that a final judgement will not be made on a Parliamentary basis. States that if the third Article was ill-advised, there remains two more sets of hearings through which the ARTICLE may be weeded out. Furthermore, in rejecting the CAMBODIA ARTICLE, the committee demonstrated moderation and discretion that give its decisions more credence. DUKE brings up the CAMBODIA Article. Asks the guests if they agree with the opponent's argument that Congress was in complicity with NIXON and previous presidents around the issue of undeclared war. WILL hesitates to say complicity, but says that Congress was definitely involved in the BOMBING of CAMBODIA. DUKE points out that it was only certain, handpicked, friendly members of Congress who were notified of the decision, with tacit or explicit direction not to share the information with the Congress at large. WILL says that he thinks NIXON can convincingly argue that there was a practical necessity which compelled the incomplete informing of Congress about the bombing, on condition that publicizing the bombing would have violated Cambodian neutrality, and that as a practical matter, says WILL, Congress cannot be trusted to keep secrets from the Press. LEHRER reminds viewers that they are awaiting the convening of the evening session of the committee [empty committee bench shown] to debate a charge of TAX FRAUD and PROFITEERING against NIXON. LEHRER asks MURPHY in legal terms which of the three approved ARTICLES will be easiest to prove to the full HOUSE and then to the SENATE. MURPHY says that the theory in operation in the HOUSE would make ARTICLE II the easiest to prove, as the standard of proof that seemed to be required would allow the President's failure to superintend his subordinates to stand as an impeachable offense. DUKE notes that WILL appears to disagree. WILL discusses the "MADISON RULE" of SUPERINTENDENCY, which would hold NIXON responsible for his subordinate's misdeeds. WILL refers to the speech of BARBARA JORDAN, who argued that in fact there were plenty of "smoking guns" to implicate the PRESIDENT directly in wrongdoing. MURPHY agrees that there are a number of "smoking guns", but that analysis of the Article, including the attempted WIGGINS Amendment, indicates that the Committee majority shied away from the burden of proving direct involvement by NIXON. WILL says that MURPHY isn't "keeping his eye on the ball", that listening to 38 LAWYERS appears to be confusing and to be obscuring the truth. Says that the charges are going to be investigated by exceedingly practical men of politics, and that they will be unlikely to accept that a degree of insubordination could possibly exist in the NIXON White House such that the subordinates could have acted without direction or approval. MURPHY disagrees, saying that the ARTICLE does amount to a ratification of SUPERINTENDENCY because evidence cannot be shown to demonstrate NIXON'S active participation or orchestration of crimes. WILL again tells MURPHY to keep his eye on the ball, that both REPUBLICANS and DEMOCRATS conceded that the White House was on a crime spree, even Rep. SANDMAN acknowledges this, and argues that no one can practically argue that NIXON had nothing to do with it. LEHRER reminds WILL, however, that the key issue is to prove NIXON was responsible for misconduct in some way. Asks if WILL is suggesting that the HOUSE members ultimately will vote not according to a Constitutional theory, but according to whether they think NIXON should take blame for the corruption of the White House. WILL says that practical resolutions to doubts will be found, either in the WHITE HOUSE TAPES or in the idea that it's impossible that NIXON did not know of the misdeeds going on in his own White House. [00.38.07]
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 30, 1974 (1/2)
[00.38.07] LEHRER tells WILL and MURPHY that there is a break coming up, and asks them to prepare a list of nominees for Floor Manager for both the pro-impeachment and anti-impeachment sides in the FLOOR VOTE. [shot of empty committee room] LEHRER [v.o.] describes the order of business for the night as a vote on the MEZVINSKY article charging TAX FRAUD. LEHRER introduces LEWIS at Capitol Hill, to discuss her daily work during the hearings. LEWIS notes that she always stands for the camera at a mark designated for NPACT reporters, which is next to similar marks for the other stations in an entrance of the Rayburn Building that has been taken over by the electronic media. Notes that some print photographers are around and "bump into us when we're on the air", [camera pan over the area to shoe show the several cameras and reporters, loud sound of conversation.] LEWIS discusses the RAYBURN building infrastructure in detail, calling a "white elephant" in political circles because of its extreme ugliness. [DUKE/LEHRER in studio] DUKE corroborates the ugliness of the Rayburn building, notes that the Committee members have not yet arrived to begin, speculates that some of the members may be late because they are attending the annual CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME in Baltimore, noting that Rep. COHEN is the star pitcher for the REPUBLICAN team, and that COHEN shut out the DEMOCRATS in the last year's game. LEHRER says that NPACT staffer David WEINER has provided a report on the mail and phone activities of Committee members and their staffs. Discusses the results, saying most members reported a fifty-fifty split in response from constituents. Mentions Rep. SARBANES as reporting a 50-50 split, but says SARBANES reported the negative calls and letters he received [pro-NIXON] as "overwhelmingly obscene and abusive". Says that Rep. WALDIE reported a 3-1 ratio of approval in his mail, but that WALDIE, like other members, has received letters containing small stones and the Gospel admonition that "he without sin shall cast the first stone". Notes that WALDIE and his staff have been issuing Scripture rebuttals. LEHRER notes some geographical disparities in the responses. Says that Rep. RANGEL'S district in New York City and including Harlem, has given approximately 95% approval to the votes, while Rep. WIGGINS' suburban Los Angeles district reported a 2-1 ratio in favor of NIXON, but was not without some strong Anti-Nixon sentiments, including an accusation that WIGGINS was "a crook if you defend a crook". Notes that Rep. RAILSBACK has had to split his mail into national and local piles, with a national ratio of 5-3 in favor of his position, and 60-9 from his own district. Says RAILSBACK also has reported a fluctuation in the ratio, with weak pro-Impeachment majority giving way to Pro-Nixon majority, giving way since June 15th to a 60-40 Pro-Impeachment majority. LEHRER says that most committee members have indicated that mail or phone calls will not influence their votes, but that that has not prevented people from writing. Says that Rep. SANDMAN reportedly needed four hours to open his mail earlier in the week. DUKE says public opinion does have a role, although he himself believes that most members will vote on the basis of their own personal opinions and convictions. Notes that a couple of weeks ago, House REPUBLICAN leader John RHODES of Arizona said that he was unsure of how he would vote on the issue if the chance arose, and subsequent mail to RHODES' office ran at a ratio of 8-1 in favor of NIXON. Now, it is assumed that Rhodes would be a great defender of the President, has not publicly made a stance, and declined to attempt to influence other REPUBLICAN Congressmen. States that this must be regarded as a setback for NIXON. LEHRER asks whether it is also true that RHODES had planned to set up some small-group debates among HOUSE REPUBLICANS, offering a chance for a clash between Pro-NIXON REPUBLICANS and Pro-IMPEACHMENT ones. Reintroduces WILL and MURPHY to comment on their "nominations" for floor managers for the HOUSE vote on the Pro-NIXON and Pro-IMPEACHMENT side. MURPHY disclaims his predictions since he is a lawyer and not a political pundit, but he thinks that most effective for the Pro-NIXON side would be a team of WIGGINS, the articulate advocate of NIXON's interests as "captain", Rep. DENNIS for his more aggressive and confrontational speeches, and Rep. LOTT as an effective Southern spokesman. For the Pro-IMPEACHMENT side, MURPHY picks a bipartisan group with some sectional considerations consisting of COHEN, FLOWERS, and MANN. WILL says that it seems fairly safe that Chairman RODINO will not be among the spokesmen for the ARTICLES on the HOUSE FLOOR, but there will be different managers for different ARTICLES. For Article I, says that Rep. SARBANES, as the author, is a logical choice, since the DEMOCRATS chose him to take the lead in the Committee debate. ARTICLE II would be well served by Rep. BUTLER as a proponent, and Rep. McCLORY would be vital to the passage of ARTICLE III. [00.49.19]
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 30, 1974 (1/2)
[00.49.19] DUKE asks WILL about unconfirmed reports that some REPUBLICANS have been asking NIXON to allow a Pro Forma vote for IMPEACHMENT in the interest of saving REPUBLICAN PARTY credibility down the road, as a "recognition of reality". WILL says that such a course of action is not going to happen, because "recognizing reality is not the White House's strong suit." NIXON should not be concerned about "getting REPUBLICANS off the hook". LEHRER interrupts to call on LEWIS with Rep. SANDMAN LEWIS asks SANDMAN if he has any idea who will manage the debate for each side in the HOUSE VOTE. SANDMAN says he has no idea, that the speaker will appoint the managers on the recommendations of both parties. LEWIS asks if he has any suggestions on the matter. SANDMAN declines to comment, it's not his role. LEWIS turns to the coalition behind ARTICLES I and II. Asks how/when the bipartisanship fell away to allow the Pro-NIXON side to win a vote. SANDMAN says that Rep. RAILSBACK would be in a better position to say since RAILSBACK worked with the PRO-IMPEACHMENT side on the first two articles. LEWIS asks for an assessment of the President's chances in the HOUSE. SANDMAN says if the vote was today, NIXON would be impeached, but at least 30 days lie between now and the vote, and a lot could change. LEWIS asks what kind of things could happen to save NIXON. SANDMAN says that there could be a realization that the committee has been rushing to judgement on shaky evidence, and that the stakes are too high to justify a vote for impeachment on "circumstantial" evidence. LEWIS mentions that the WHITE HOUSE referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE as a "KANGAROO COURT", asks for his opinion on that matter. SANDMAN says he does not think that attack is justified, in fact it disturbs him, because he truly believes in the effort made by Chairman RODINO to conduct fair hearings. Although he's not happy with the results thus far, he accepts that as the course of events in politics. Notes that NIXON's lawyer was given a chance to present a defense to the committee, and did a good job of it, and that witnesses favorable to NIXON were called. Says it's a shame that the testimony of the witnesses was not public, as the political outcome may have been changed. LEWIS asks if the article on TAX FRAUD is legitimate grounds for IMPEACHMENT. SANDMAN says emphatically not, and that he hopes an IRS memorandum absolving NIXON of any FRAUD penalty is made public through the debate. LEWIS asks didn't the IRS ask the Grand Jury to investigate NIXON'S taxes? SANDMAN replies that the IRS could ask a grand jury to investigate anyone's taxes, that does not amount to proof or to an impeachable offense. [cut DUKE/LEHRER in studio--cut committee bench, DUKE notes the committee seems about ready--cut MURPHY and WILL in studio] DUKE asks WILL what he sees as the White HOuse strategy. WILL replies that as far as he can tell, the strategy is to delay the process until after the election, in hopes of favorable changes in the political waters, or perhaps the procedural issue of whether a BILL OF IMPEACHMENT that sits in the SENATE can be sustained after the CONGRESS that voted it changes, or whether the BILL would have to be scrapped and a new one debated. WILL says he doesn't believe that it will go so slowly. The WHITE HOUSE'S dilemma is clear in the words of Rep. SANDMAN, that if the vote were held right now, NIXON would lose, but that there is time for something to happen to change the situation. New tapes are coming out, but no one believes that NIXON would have fought so hard to keep the evidence hidden unless it was extremely incriminating. Further, the trial in September of WATERGATE defendants EHRLICHMAN and HALDEMAN will not help the President's case. It's possible that faced with long prison terms, one or more of the defendants might start to squeal. Finally, states that DC is crawling with investigative reporters who all think there are more "smoking guns" to be found. WILL says that he agrees with SANDMAN that things could change, but he can't think of any possible POSITIVE change that could happen from NIXON'S standpoint. LEHRER says it must be pointed out that the WHITE HOUSE TAPES, numbering 64 which are to be given to Judge Sirica, will be turned over to Special Prosecutor Jaworski after inspection by SIRICA, and may or may not ever be given to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. DUKE says this is true in a legal sense, but the whole history of WATERGATE has been a history of LEAKS to the press of information damaging to NIXON. LEHRER states that there is no question the first release of WHITE HOUSE TAPE transcripts hurt NIXON terribly, both as evidence and by revealing the petty, vulgar, venal tone of NIXON's White House m.o., but speculates that the next batch of tapes could not have the same shock value, but only be of use in terms of evidence. WILL concurs, saying that the shock value has eroded. However, says WILL, he doesn't think that public opinion matters at this stage, as many Congressmen have gotten better at reading the evidence. Increasingly, the majority of people who don't have access to the evidence leaves a gap between the people and the Congress in understanding of the issues. This may be dangerous, but it's inevitable. LEHRER asks if others have been struck by the committee members' grasp of points of fact in the evidence in heated arguments. WILL replies that the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE is not representative of the whole HOUSE, and a substantial portion of the HOUSE would be incapable of following the story at all. Offers a story for comparison, of how Rep. LOTT was in the past highly ignorant of the charges brought against VP AGNEW. Argues that LOTT is well informed about NIXON, because now it's his business, but other members of Congress probably don't take such care when they are not involved. [cut committee room] LEHRER [v.o.] asks WILL if it is not true that the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE will have an important role in the HOUSE VOTE because they will be far and away most knowledgeable about the case. WILL replies that most Congressmen are generally wholly unconversant with legislation prepared by Committees, so ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT proposed by the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE will have a certain momentum when they get to the HOUSE FLOOR. [RODINO gavels] [01.03.57--TAPE OUT]
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 30, 1974 (2/2)
[01.03.49] Chairman RODINO gavels--LEHRER [v.o.] describes RODINO'S manner of gavelling. LEHRER and DUKE make small talk about the different tasks of a Judiciary Committee and RODINO'S tenure as Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. The committee -will come to order. I recognize the gentleman from Iowa, Mr. Mezvinsky. Mr. MEZVINSKY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have an article at the desk. The CHAIRMAN. The clerk will read the article. The CLERK. [reading] Immediately after article III of the additional article IV. In his conduct of the Office of President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the Office of the President of the United States, and, to the best of his ability, preserve. protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take car(-, that the laws be faithfully executed, did receive emoluments from the United States in excess of the compensation provided by law pursuant to article II, section I of the Constitution, and did willfully attempt to evade the payment of a portion of Federal income taxes due and owing by him for the years 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972, in that : (1) He, during the period for which he has been elected President, unlawfully received compensation in the form of Government expenditures, at and on his privately owned properties located in or near San Clemente, Calif., and Key Biscayne, Fla. (2) He knowingly failed to report certain income and claimed deductions in the years 1969, 1970, 1971. and 1972 on his Federal income tax returns which were not authorized by law, including deductions for a gift. of papers to the United States valued at approximately $576,000. Mr. MEZVINSKY. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that all debate on this article, including the consideration of any amendments thereto, be limited. The CHAIRMAN. If the gentleman would defer, the clerk has not read. Or otherwise the gentleman can ask unanimous consent that further reading be dispensed -with. The Clerk will proceed to read the article. The CLERK. [reading] : In all of this, Richard M. Nixon has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. Wherefore Richard 11. Nixon, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office, The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Iowa. Mr. MEZVINSKY. Thank' you, Mr. Chairman. I ask unanimous Consent that all debate on this article including the consideration of any amendments thereto, be limited to a period not to exceed 2 hours to be divided equally to proponents and opponents of the article, and debate on any amendment shall not exceed 20 minutes, divided equally between proponents and opponents of the amendment. Mr. LATTA. Mr. Chairman, reserving the right to object. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Latta* Mr. LATTA. I note that, we are 35) minutes, late in getting started, and I wonder if the gentleman would consider reducing his time to 1 1/2 hours. Mr. McCLORY. Mr. Chairman, further reserving the right to object, Mr. Chairman, further reserving the right to object I would like, to make this inquiry. You made reference to the fact of 20 minutes on amendments, but the 2-hour limitation that you suggested would include the 20 minutes, would include all amendments and all debate on the original article on all amendments? [01.09.35]
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