Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 5, 1973
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 5, 1973
[00.22.11] Senator MONTOYA. Did you during the month of 'May, or during the early part of June, type any memorandum -with respect to Democratic national headquarters or the McGovern headquarters? Mrs. HARMONY. You are speaking of prior to the break-in" Senator MONTOYA. Yes. Mrs. HARMONY. No, senator, not that I am aware of. Senator MONTOYA. You mentioned that you had some pictures supposedly the Democratic National Committee with Committee with some fingers on them. Did that not indicate to you that they came from the national committee? Mrs. HARMONY. No, Senator, I did not know where they had come from. Senator MONTOYA. And you did not type any memo whatsoever before the break-in? Mrs. HARMONY. Yes, memorandums that I have mentioned to you before that I had received from Senator McGovern's headquarters Senator MONTOYA. You have indicated a very hazy memory, Mrs. Harmony, about the contents of the memorandum which you typed, did you--see if you can recall--did you type any memorandum with respect to anything at Democratic national headquarters or McGovern headquarters prior to the break-in in June? Mrs. HARMONY. Senator, only the memorandums that I have mentioned are the only ones that I can remember. I will say this. I did take dictation from Mr. Liddy. As any secretary may be aware, the first word will not relate to the third, you only take down, words. When you type it you only type words, so if you do not read it for content you do not remember the content. Senator MONTOYA. Well, what were the memorandums with respect to the Democratic National Committee about, how closely tied to the national committee, what was it? Mrs. HARMONY. Senator, I do not know which memorandum you are referring to. Senator MONTOYA. I am referring to any memorandums that you might have typed prior to the break-in with respect to the. Democratic National Committee or the McGovern headquarters. Mrs, HARMONY. Prior to the break-in I typed some general intelligence memorandums. One had to do with the subject of Robert Cranston, one had to do with the status of the McGovern workers in the headquarters, one was a, list of typewritten names of the workers in the McGovern headquarters, and the other two were the tapes that we have talked about. This is all I can recall doing. Senator MONTOYA. And how did the pictures of Mr. O'Brien and others get to Mr. Liddy's desk, and did you ask any questions about A those or do you have any recollection as to why they got there? Mrs. HARMONY. I have no idea how they got to his desk. I did not" see them brought into the office at all. I do not know what disposition was made of them. Senator MONTOYA. What happened to the files which you took for, Mr. Liddy to your apartment? Mrs. HARMONY. Mr. Liddy, came by and picked them up. Senator MONTOYA. Since the break-in who have you talked to among the individuals 'involved in, this, from the White House and including Mr. Magruder and any others from the Department Of Justice? Who have you talked to about this case? Mrs. HARMONY. I have been interviewed by the FBI. Senator MONTOYA. Did you talk to Mr. Dean about this case? Mrs. HARMONY, NO, I do not know Mr. Dean. Senator MONTOYA. Did you talk to the attorney for the Committee To Re-Elect the President, Mr. O'Brien? Mrs. HARMONY. Yes, before my grand jury appearance, Yes I have had conversations with Mr. O'Brien. I think everyone who went to the grand jury probably did. Senator MONTOYA. Did you talk to Mr. Liddy? Mrs. HARMONY. Concerning this? Senator MONTOYA. Yes, concerning your grand jury appearance before, this committee, or either. Mrs. HARMONY. No, I do not think I have discussed anything about my grand jury appearance with Mr. Liddy or about, appearing before the Hill, no. Senator MONTOYA. That is all, Mr. Chairman. Senator ERVIN. Mrs. Harmony, when did you deliver an envelope to Mrs. E. Howard Hunt which you believed contained money? Mrs. HARMONY. I delivered an envelope to Mr. E. Howard Hunt Senator ERVIN. When was, that was that. before or after the break-in? Mrs. HARMONY. That was before, sir. It would have been the week of April 7, I would say probably the 4th or 5th of April. Mr. Liddy was traveling at that time. Senator ERVIN. Now, how often did you deliver envelopes to E. Howard Hunt? Mrs. HARMONY. That was the only time. Senator ERVIN. You say that Mr. Liddy reported to 'Mr. Stans' and to Mr. Magruder? Mrs. HARMONY. Mr. Liddy, when he was counsel to the finance committee, reported directly to Mr. Stans' in that capacity. Senator ERVIN. And he stated to you virtually every, day that, he was going to see Mr. Stans' Mrs. HARMONY. 'Mr. Stans had at staff meeting every morning. Senator ERVIN. Had a, staff meeting every morning attended by Mr. LIDDY? Mrs. HARMONY, Yes, sir. [00.27.56]