Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974 (1/2)
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974 (1/2)
[00.58.27] Mr. LATTA. Well now, how many investigating officers are there of the United States and who are they, and what are they, and employees of the United States. Well, in June of 1972 there were only 2,650,000 employees in the U.S. Government. In common decency and common sense. We ought to be more specific than that. Now, I cannot agree with everything that Mr. Jenner does, -who has been alluded to as an outstanding member of the bar, and he is- NOTE: *the following remarks were stricken from the record* But I know other members saw an item in the Wall Street Journal that they didn't agree with, the committee that Mr. Jenner is chairman of has just reported that they recommend the repeal of the anti-prostitution laws in the United States, which terms the state laws "one of the most direct forms of discrimination against women", the committee is chaired by Albert Jenner. Now, We don't agree with that. * [end stricken portion] The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired- Mr. LATTA. Now, we can't agree with everything Mr. Jenner proposes---- [Rep. HOLTZMAN seems ready to pound on Rep. LATTA after that remark] [00.59.50--cut LEHRER in studio] LEHRER notes that the last comment by LATTA about JENNER will be discussed later. [01.00.04] [PBS network ID] [Programming Promos] [01.03.13--title screen--LEHRER in studio] LEHRER announces Father DRINAN, an outspoken critic of NIXON. [cut committee room} The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. I recognize the gentleman from Massachusetts, Father Drinan. For 5 minutes. Mr. DRINAN. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from New Jersey states that we are unwilling to make the articles specific, and the gentleman from Indiana asks when and what. Let me give you some specifics that the President obviously knows. On June 20,1972, John Mitchell said that the Committee To Re-Elect had no legal, moral, or ethical responsibility for the Watergate break-in. Two days later the President publicly said ------ [01.04.03--TAPE OUT]