1973POLITICS
BARBARA JORDAN, SENATE COMMITEE ON IMPEACHMENT OF PRES NIXON, SENATORS FROM NY, NJ AND OH MAKE 15 MIN STATEMENTS, CROWD SHOTS; INT MS Judge sits behind podium w-gavel, VAR people settle in courtroom, MS man talks to judge, judge uses gavel, VAR testimony; INT WS chairman and commitee PAN-L, chairman gives Mr. Range 15 mins for general debate, testimony, people in courtroom 1973; Quotes that the president was not involved in paying off hush money but was involved in a mission of compassion, stone walling; Quotes Mr. Dean about stone walling quotes Alderman and President responds about being quiet and talking about a signal; Refers to Conversation on the morning of March 22 w/ President asks to walk through to find where the truth of statement lies ;Asks why President is going to pay burglar 120,000 & thousands of other poor people in prison have a better case then Howard Hunt ;Talks about the Presidents concern on when the last payment was made tolawyer of the burglar; Quotes Mr.Colson saying that the President called him three times concerning the last payment made to the lawyer; President didn't get the answer he wanted so he changed his story so he wouldn't get indicted; INT MS New York Senator talks about Nixon campaign platform of law and order and being sworn in to uphold the law; INT WS Senate chairman gives senator from New Jersey 15 mins for debate, discuss grounds for impeachment; New Jersey senator talks about how there is no evidence against President Nixon on Watergate March 21, 1973; Senator Jordan from Texas is allotted 15 mins for general debate, she eloquently discuss the articles of impeachment; INT MS TALK HEAD Senator Jordan discusses the evidence for impeachment is about what the president did know; INT MS TALK HEAD Senator Jordan discusses the presidents knowledge of payments being made to burglars lawyer; INT MS lady seated in crowded courtroom lights up cigarette, INT TALK HEAD continue w-Senator Jordans debate; INT MS Chairman allots time to senator from Ohio, talks about impact on the country if a president is impeached; INT FS PAN-R shot of the people in courtroom listening, MS back to Senator from Ohio ;
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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| 01:18:36 5.35 |
MS JUDGE SITS BEHIND PODIUM WITH GAVEL.
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| 01:18:54 23.23 |
VAR PEOPLE SETTLE IN COURTROOM OF THE U.S. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
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| 01:19:26 55.63 |
MAN LEANS IN AND TALKS WITH JUDGE
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| 01:19:52 81.8 |
JUDGE USES GAVEL TO BRING ORDER TO COMMITTEE. GIVES MR. RANGEL 15 MINUTES FOR GENERAL DEBATE.
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| 01:20:45 134.83 |
CHARLES RANGEL OPENS IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS
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| 01:21:06 155.76 |
WS CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE
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| 01:21:30 180.02 |
SAMUEL GARRISON III, MINORITY COUNSEL DEFENDING NIXON, AT HEARING
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| 01:21:55 204.17 |
RANGEL THANKS COLLEAGUES
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| 01:23:42 311.76 |
RANGEL READS FROM NOTEBOOK, TALKS ABOUT CASE, READS QUOTES THAT THE PRESIDEN WAS NOT INVOLVED IN PAYING OFF HUSH MONEY BUT WAS INVOLVED IN A MISSION OF COMPASSION, STONE WALLING; RANGEL QUOTES MR. DEAN ABOUT STONE WALLING, QUOTES ALDERMAN, AND THE PRESIDENT RESPONDS ABOUT BEING QUIET AND TALKING ABOUT A SIGNAL. HE REFERS TO A CONVERSATION ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 22 BETWEEN NIXON AND HALDERMAN. RANGEL ASKS PRESIDENT TO WALK THROUGH THE EVIDENCE TO FIND WHERE THE TRUTH OF STATEMENT LIES.
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RANGEL CONTINUES TO READ FROM NOTES.ASKS BY NIXON IS GOING TO PAY BURGLAR 120K AND TOUSANDS OF OTHER POOR PEOPLE IN PRISON HAVE A BETTER CASE THAN HOWARD HUNT. RANGEL ASKS NIXON WHY HE IS PAYING $120K TO ANY COMMON BURGLAR. RANGEL STATES THOUSANDS OF OTHER POOR PEOPLE HAVE A BETTER CASE THAN HOWARD HUNT.
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| 01:27:25 534.07 |
RANGEL TALKS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S CONCERN ON WHEN THE LAST PAYMENT WAS MADE TO LAWYER OF THE BURGLAR. QUOTES MR. COLSON SAYING THAT THE PRESIDENT CALLED HIM THREE TIMES CONCERNING THE LAST PAYMENT MADE TO THE LAWYER. NIXON DIDN'T GET THE ANSWER HE WANTED TO HEAR SO HE CHANGED HIS STORY SO HE WOULDN'T GET INDICTED. WHY SHOULD NIXON BE CONCERNED WHEN THE LAST PAYMENT WAS MADE TO A MAN CONVICTED OF BURGLARY.
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| 01:28:38 607.64 |
PAN AUDIENCE AT JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING. SENATORS ON COMMITTEE SIT AT TOP FACING AUDIENCE
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| 01:29:21 650.2 |
RANGEL CONTINUES TO SPEAK. SUMS THINGS UP URGES COMMITTEE TO MEET THE REAL CHALLENGE AND IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT..
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PAN 1970'S AUDIENCE, MIDDLE AGED MEN AND WOMEN
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| 01:35:50 1039.08 |
WS PAN JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
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REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW JERSEY, JOSEPH MARAZITI, IS INTRODUCED AND GIVEN 15 MINUTES FOR DEBATE.
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REP. MARAZITI SPEAKS TO COMMITTEE ABOUT THE GROUNDS FOR IMPEACHMENT; HE DISCUSSES HOW THE PROOF FOR IMPEACHMENT MUST BE CLEAR AND CONVINCING. THE COMMITTEE NOR THE HOUSE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO DECIDE THE CASE, BUT THE FUNCTION BELONGS TO US SENATE. HE STATES TO THE CHAIRMAN THEY SHOULD SETTLE FOR NO LESS THAN HARD EVIDENCE THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS COMMITTED AN IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE.
MARAZITI STATES THERE IS NO EVIDENCE AGAINST PRES. NIXON ON WATERGATE MARCH 21, 1973. |
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AUDIENCE OF YOUNG SERIOUS MIDDLE AGED 1970'S FOLK (AT NIXON IMPEACHMENT HEARING)
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| 01:41:47 1396.68 |
WS JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN AT NIXON IMPEACHMENT HEARING.
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| 01:50:17 1906.91 |
BARBARA JORDAN, NIXON IMPEACHMENT SPEECH BEGINS
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| 01:50:24 1913.66 |
SENATOR BARBARA JORDAN FROM TEXAS IS ALLOTTED 15 MINS FOR GENERAL DEBATE, SHE THANKS EVERYONE INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN, AND ELOQUENTLY DISCUSSES THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
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| 02:03:39 2708.06 |
WS CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE PAN.
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| 02:03:43 2712.36 |
CHAIRMAN ALOTS 16 MINUTES TO SENATOR LATTA FROM OHIO.
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DEL LATTA ADDRESSES COMMITTEE AND THANKS CHAIRMAN. LATTA TALKS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE COUNTRY IF THE PRESIDENT IS IMPEACHED.
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| 02:12:24 3233.84 |
PAN-R SHOT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM LISTENING INTENTLY
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MS JUDICIARY COMMITTE, SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN.
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REEL END.
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