Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 6, 1973
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 6, 1973
[00.02.00--NPACT logo/black screen--image of page with text of Senate Resolution 60, Robert MacNEILL v.o. reads resolution text--MacNEILL in studio] **SEE RESTRICTION FIELD IN RIGHTS SECTION*** MacNEILL introduces testimony of Hugh SLOAN, former treasurer of Finance Committee to Re-Elect the President, which focuses on the financial practices of the campaign, payment of cash funds to Gordon LIDDY to conduct operations, and efforts by his superiors, including Jeb MAGRUDER, John MITCHELL, and Fred LaRUE to get SLOAN to keep silent about the payments, leading to SLOAN'S resignation from FCRP Jim LEHRER states that a new group of top White House staff has been hired to replace those who were fired or resigned due to the scandal. Further states that the course of the hearings and with many witnesses still to come, it will be necessary for the Senate Committee to hold more hearings. [Senator BAKER with reporter Peter KAYE.] BAKER states that the committee will go to a 3-day per week schedule for the forseeable future [LEHRER in studio] LEHRER states that the bulk of SLOAN'S testimony (recorded earlier) focused on the financial practices of the committee, and his futile attempts to get his superiors (MAGRUDER, MITCHELL, etc.) to investigate the Watergate matter fully, On one trip, to MITCHELL's office, SLOAN was asked what happened in the meeting: [00.05.45--shows SLOAN testifying, states that MITCHELL'S response to his concerns was "When the going gets tough, the tough get going". ] LEHRER states that watching the hearings in full will give all viewers a chance to judge for themselves the truth of SLOAN's testimony, Gives SLOAN's background--educational, governmental, political history. States that SLOAN'S testimony made a big impact on the committee, particularly Senator ERVIN [00.07.38--cut to Senator ERVIN ] Senator ERVIN tells SLOAN that his testimony has restored ERVIN'S faith in the saying that "An honest man is the noblest work of God." [MacNEILL in studio--seen to chuckle at ERVIN'S remarks] [00.07.58]