Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, May 9, 1974
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	Catalog #:	479983
	Clip Number:	479983-2
	Orginal Film:	201001
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	Location:	Rayburn House Office Building
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	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	GOVERNMENT: Hearings, Watergate
	Description:	Mr. WALDIE. Rollcall, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. The rollcall vote is demanded. However, in accordance with the rules of the House, one-fifth of the members would have to support a request for a Rollcall, All those in favor of asking for a Rollcall, by record vote please, raise their hands. The CHAIRMAN. 1/5th of the members, a sufficient number, has voted in the affirmative & Rollcall is demanded, & the clerk will Call the roll. All those in from favor of closing up the hearings please say aye and all those opposed, no. The CLERK. Mr. Donohue. Mr. DONOHUE. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Brooks. Mr. BROOKS. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Kastenmeier. ME KASTENMEIER. Aye. [slow pan down back row of Representatives as each in turn votes] he, CLERK. Mr. Edwards. Mr. EDWARDS. Ave. The CLERK. Mr. Huntgate. Mr. HUNGATE. Aye. Mr. Conyers. Mr. CONYERS. 'No. The CLERK. Mr. Eilberg. Mr. EILBERG. No. The CLERK. Mr. WALDIE. Mr. WALDIE. NO. The CLERK. Mr. Flowers. [No response.] The CLERK. Mr. Mann. Mr. MANN. Ave. The CLERK. Mr. Sarbanes,Mr. Sarbanes, Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Seiberling. Mr. SEIBERLING. Ave. The CLERK. Mr. Danielson. Mr. DANIELSON. Ave. The CLERK. Mr. Drinan, [Rep. DRINAN is wearing the collar of a Catholic Priest, seems angry at the motion as he votes] Mr. DRINAN. NO. The CLERK. Mr. RANGEL. NO. The CLERK. Ms. Jordan. [Congresswoman BARBARA JORDAN with grim expression, voting out of step with the more aggressive Democrats, SMOKING a cigarette] Ms. JORDAN. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Thornton. Mr. THORNTON. Ave. The CLERK. Ms. Holtzman. Ms. HOLTZMAN. No. No. The, CLERK. Mr. Owens. Mr. OWENS. Aye. The CLERK. Ms. Mezvinsky. Mr. MEZVINSKY. Ave.The CLERK. Mr. Hutchinson. Mr. HUTCHINSON. Ave. The CLERK. Mr. McClory. Mr. McCLORY. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Smith. Mr. SMITH. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Sandman. Mr. SANDMAN. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Railsback. Mr. RAILSBACK. up Aye. The. CLERK. Mr. Wiggins. Mr. WIGGINS. Aye. CLERK. Mt. Dennis. Mr. DENNIS. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Fish. Mr. FISH. Aye.The CLERK. Mr. Mayne. Mr. MAYNE. Aye. The. Clerk. Mr. Hogan. Mr. HOGAN. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Butler. Mr. BUTLER. Aye. The CLERK.. Mr. Cohen. Mr. COHEN. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Lott. Mr. LOTT. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Froehlich. Mr. FROEHLICH. Aye. the CLERK. Mr. Moorhead. Mr. MOORHEAD. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Maraziti. Mr. MARAZITI. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Latta. Mr. LATTA. Aye. The CLERK, Mr. Rodino. The, CHAIRMAN. Aye. The CLERK. Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. The clerk will report the, vote. The CLERK. 31 members have voted aye, 6 have voted no. [THIS IS A MINOR PROCEDURAL VICTORY FOR NIXON that the committee will hear some evidence in EXECUTIVE SESSION, where it can't be broadcast on TV] The CHAIRMAN. And the motion is agreed to. And the Chair -will now announce that the committee will go into recess until the television cameras and other equipment which is not allowed, and persons not permitted during the course of the confidential hearings will be removed from the room. [00.29.30--remainder of tape shows activity in room, no hearing in progress]

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