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Shot of ship about to be launched. Shots of unidentified women with flowers (probably for the launching). Shot of ship as it is launched into water. Wide shot of shipin water with tug boats.
THIS HONORABLE COURT
Unedited version of "This Honorable Court". Regards the history of the Supreme Court of the United States. Originally shot on film. Some archival footage in B&W, duly noted in segments.
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Men in unidentified ceremony.
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Men at Golf tournament. Various shots of men teeing off.
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Shot of men in front of building. TITLE: "Permier Brians who suggested a "United States of Europe." Prince Foroughi, of Persia, acting president, opens the meeting. Quick shot of prince and othe rmen shaking hands.
THIS HONORABLE COURT
Unedited version of "This Honorable Court", regarding the history of the Supreme Court. Originally shot on film. Some archival footage.
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Football practice. Players exeercising, practicing.
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People marching with scythes, wearing folk dress. Then shots of them dancing. This looks like an eastern European harvest celebration.
Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Central Hospital (continued)
02:02:25:- Variety of shots of the American contingent (the video crew as ambassadors) walking outside the hospital and talking with a group of Vietnamese pre-med students. Some good shots of them talking, trying to break the language barrier. Good CU's of a burly American man with an Appalachian style beard talking music with them; the students try to get him to sing or play the harmonica, but he whistles instead. The group walks and talks, on the hospital's perimeter and through courtyards.
Dr. The's Statement
02:16:42:- MS of the video producer sitting in a lobby of the Administration Building at Central Hospital in Hue, Vietnam and talking with DR. FAMU THE (Central Hospital's chief director), LIN MIEN-YU (of the Bureau of External Affairs), and DR. LIN FA-THOI (Head of Technology at Central). They talk about what the average American citizen can do to help (to help what is not truly specified); the biggest problems in Vietnamese health service (medical equipment, antibiotics, chemicals for lab work, and controlling epidemics); how many beds are in the hospital, how many people are on staff, how many students are studying there; the importance of the hospital; what level of support the provincial government offers.
Vietnamese Snack Shop
05:33:33:- MS's of Hai and a fellow male medical intern entering a restaurant for a quick lunch. Both are in white frock coats and caps. MS of them at the order window, but the clerk is much too impressed with the video crew, instead ignoring the medn altogether. MS's of the two taking a seat at a wood table. MS of a young waitress bringing two green glasses of a dark, herb-like liquid. CU's of them drinking and talking. NOTE: Vietnamese pop music plays loudly throughout this segment, much like Mexican music does in a Chicago tacqueria... and dig the Vietnamese version of Heart's hit ballad, "How Do I Get You Alone". MS's of the video producer talking with the two, showing them travel packets of medicine and what not. Good pinhole MS's of outside life, as seen through design holes in the restaurant's walls. CU's of the small notebooks they are flipping through. Good CU's of three local kids poking their heads through the holes in the walls. Wide MS of the two interns standing and waving to the waitress as if they need to leave. MS of the waitress organizing bottles behind the counter.
California Milk Ship
Shaky, dull and dark in contrast and imagery Tons of canned milk and clothing, donated by Californians for needy children overseas, are loaded on board the 'California milk ship.' Gov. Warren takes part in dock-side ceremonies and parade.
Fireproof Door Tested
Shaky, dull and dark in contrast and imagery A new-type door, insulated with a new material, resists a one-hour blaze in a demonstration. An ordinary door burns through quickly, while the war-tested door withstands the flames.
Byrnes Warns Of Red Menace.
James f byrnes, former secretary of state, issues a blunt warning of communist intentions and urges that the army be brought up to full strength and that we have an air force that will give america contol of the air.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 26, 1973
[00.08.40-committee room, Sen. ERVIN.] Senator ERVIN. The committee will come to order. Senator MONTOYA. Before, the recess I -was reading you a quotation from a press statement, delivered by 'Mr. Ziegler which appeared in the Post. He stated "A blatant effort at character assassination that I do not, think has been witnessed in the political process for some time" had occurred. What comment do you have to say about that? What do you think about that? Mr. DEAN. Senator, it is hard for me to-what was the date on that again? Senator MONTOYA. That was October 25, 1972. Mr. DEAN. It is hard for me to relate to specifically which story, was reefering to. About the time, as I recall, the Segretti stories were evolving, it had started on October 10. Finally. it reached the point of directly tying in Mr. Haldeman on source stories, and I Can only assume that this is the--- Senator MONTOYA. The reaction to it? Mr. DEAN. The reaction to that story, yes. Senator MONTOYA. On April 18, 1973, in the Washington Post, this statement appeared: "Mr. Ziegler met with reporters and said that all previous White House statements about the bugging were inoperative. Ziegler emphasized the President's statement today is the operative statement." Now can you tell us what motivated Mr. Ziegler to make this statement what transpired prior to the, making of this statement at the White House, if you know ? Mr. DEAN. I believe what transpired as you compare that statement to the chronology of my testimony. you -will see, that that was the weekend that, the Attorney General and Mr. Petersen reported to the President the direction that the grand jury -was headed in and the fact, that I had been to the prosecutors had been revealed and the fact that I had told the prosecutors the, involvement of others in this matter, including those at the White, House. It was as a result of that and the President statement of the 17th when he -went out to explain and further elaborate on the President's statement that he made the inoperative comment. Senator MONTOYA. Then let us get back to Mr. Mitchell with whom YOU felt a father-son relationship, and perhaps justifiably so; what were the reasons for your going to 'Mr. Mitchell's office at the time that Mr. Liddy first, presented his plan, and then subsequently on February 4. -when there was a scaling down of the initial plan? Who sent you there and what was your mission? Mr. DEAN. Well. I was called--it was a meeting called by Mr. Magruder, My secretary informed me of the fact that the meeting had been scheduled. I did not know the substance of the meeting so I called 'Mr. Magruder to ask him what the substance of the meeting Was going to be. and he told me that Mr. Liddy was going to present his intelligence plan at that point. [00.12.47] Senator MONTOYA. Did you have any instructions from 'Mr. Ehrlichman or Mr. Haldeman to attend those, meetings? Mr. DEAN. Well. very early in the preceding year it had been my role to make sure that the reelection committee had a capacity to deal With demonstrators. When I had first talked to Mr. Liddy about his job, I had explained that one of the responsibilities of his job would he to deal with demonstrators in the security system and particularly with regard to the convention. When he was interviewed by Mr. 'Mitchell on November 24. 1 think you will find in the exhibits a copy of the agenda that Mr. Liddy prepared regarding his Job. Therein You will find a one-line in a rather limited agenda that would have something to do -with intelligence. That was discussed at that meeting that he would prepare an intelligence plan for dealing with demonstrators. [00.13.51]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 26, 1973
[00.34.32] Senator MONTOYA. And in view of that, is it your Supposition that there was no way that Mr. Haldeman or Mr. Ehrlichman could plead ignorance Of any part Of the involvement on the part of the CRP, Mr. Liddy, or any other personnel connected with the CRP in the planning before the Watergate incident on the burglary at the Watergate? Mr. DEAN. Well, I would have to Separate out for a moment Mr. Haldeman from Mr. Ehrlichman. Mr. Strachan reported directly to Mr. Haldeman. He did not report to 'Mr. Ehrlichman. Anything that Mr. Ehrlichman would know about this would have to have come from conversations with -Mr. Haldeman. So I would only, I can only, say that under the report arrangement that information that did Come from Mr. Strachan, knowing Strachan as being very thorough, particularly in information I reported to him always seemed to get to Mr. Haldeman that any major information that Came 'to him was reported. But I can only say that if Mr. Haldeman and Mr. Ehrlichman had conversations about it, Mr. Ehrlichman would know about this. Senator MONTOYA. They were very close, weren't they? Mr. DEAN. They were good friends; yes, sir . Senator MONTOYA. Would you say they conversed very warmly, very frankly with each other? Mr. DEAN. Yes, Sir. Senator MONTOYA. Then, did you call Mr. Caulfield in January of 1972 When you authorized him to deliver a message to McCord, and did you ask him at the time to say To McCord, and I quote "'A year is a long time. Your wife and family will be taken care of. You will be rehabilitated with employment when this is over." Did you say that? Mr. DEAN. Yes, I did. That was the result of a conversation in Which I--he was on the West coast and I was in my office. I called him and transcribed the gist of what I was saying, read it back to me later, that is, virtually what it was that I said to him, and I told him "Fine,." and that is what he should report. Senator MONTOYA. NOW when you discussed the coverup With respect to Watergate, at Still Clemente, did these meetings take place at the home of the President? Mr. DEAN. No. sir. San Clemente is a general term for a situation where the President's residence is located at one place, and then right adjoining that there is a compound of office space. Senator MONTOYA. I mean the compound? Mr. DEAN. right. The first meeting took place, the morning meeting on the 10th, began in Mr. Ehrlichman's office. This was what I described as we were assessing the various members of this committee. It was from there we -went to lunch. We had lunch at the staff mess and 'we talked on. We then adjourned because nothing -was happening. It was a very loose and fleeting meeting. With generalities and there were interruptions because Mr. Haldeman had calls and Mr. Ehrlichman had calls. It wasn't until we went back down south to La Costa and met later at Mr. Haldeman's, and I think it was being shared by Mr. Ehrlichman, a large villa, a suite with rooms on each side, we met in the living room area and there we discussed for many hours the situation and we met there again the next day, and discussed this matter for many days or hours. Senator MONTOYA. Give me the dates of those meetings. Mr. DEAN. They were on the 10th and the 11th of February. Senator MONTOYA. And give me substantially the conversations that took place -with respect to the coverup, and the individuals to whom you might ascribe these conversations. Mr. DEAN. Well, the thrust of the conversations were after some general discussion there, evolved theories on how to deal with this committee, in other words, that there would be a public posture of cooperation and privately we would make it as difficult as possible to get investigative materials and witnesses. [00.39.20]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 26, 1973
[00.13.51] Mr. DEAN. Subsequently, when he met, when Mr. Liddy met with Mr. Magruder on December 8, he also said that he would develop appropriate plans for dealing with demonstrators So It was quite logical and I assumed that Magruder felt given the fact that one of my White House responsibilities was to deal with demonstrators and with demonstration intelligence that I would be interested in seeing what Mr. Liddy's plan was, so I in turn was invited. Senator MONTOYA. Would you say that, your presence there was a follow-up of interest emanating first, from the initial memorandum that you sent Mr. Mitchell about the interagency group? Mr. DEAN. No, sir, I would not say there was any relationship between that memorandum and the Liddy meeting at all. Senator MONTOYA. NOW, at that initial meeting I understand from testimony. Mr. Liddy discussed possible targets and mentioned the DNC, the Democratic 'National Committee headquarters, the Fontainbleau Hotel, and Mr. O'Brien. Now, in what context were these three targets mentioned? Mr. DEAN. Well, as I said, I cannot recall for certain whether targets were discussed at the first meeting or flip second meeting. I am not able to separate the meetings as to that discussion. I know that I arrived very late at, the second meeting and I was only there, a very brief while before I injected myself into the meeting. Senator MONTOYA. I do not think that is relevant because the dates are too close. Mr. DEAN. Yes. Senator MONTOYA. But in what context when you heard it, were these targets discussed? Mr. DEAN. For political intelligence. Senator MONTOYA. And was a possible break-in into the Democratic headquarters discussed at that time? Mr. DEAN. Not a break-in. Just that these would be targets for or political intelligence. Senator MONTOYA. Well, would you not assume that that would involve a break-in, or pilfering of documents? Mr. DEAN. Yes, sir, I think that is true. I was aware of the fact that frequently a campaign technique was used to put friendly people, to one, cause in the campaign headquarters of another, It Was not all spelled out at that, point in time other than the fact these, would he targeted for political intelligence. [00.16.26] Senator MONTOYA. Well, would you not say that this Was coming very close to a discussion of what later became known as Watergate? Mr. DEAN. I -would, yes. Senator MONTOYA. All right. Now, you indicated that Mr. Mitchell and the President met frequently to discuss campaign plans. Where did they meet? Mr. DEAN. I only have that on hearsay, Senator. It was just one of those things it was rumored that Mr. Mitchell and the President and Mr. Haldeman and sometimes Mr. Connally and the like, would together in the evening and discuss general tactics. Senator MONTOYA. I think everybody in the country knows that they met. Mr. DEAN. I know it. I have no specific knowledge ; I never attended any of the meetings. Senator MONTOYA. I thought you knew about it. Mr. DEAN. That is right. Senator MONTOYA. Now, do you know whether or not the President met, with the Mitchells at their home? Mr. DEAN. I have no idea, senator. Senator MONTOYA. Do you know whether or not Mrs. Mitchell was ever present at, any of these meetings, be they at the Mitchell's home, at the White House or Key Biscayne or San Clemente? Mr. DEAN. I believe she did accompany the Attorney General, but could not tell you with any specificity that she attended any meetings with the President when the Attorney General was having these discussions with the President. Senator MONTOYA. I am very concerned, Mr. Dean, about the truth that might come out of these hearings and whether or not, your credibility will -be sustained by the American people or whether or not the President's will be sustained or tarnished, and that is why I am asking you these specific questions about the, reliability of press statements by the President, by Mr. Ziegler, and by statements that you have made in your testimony of yesterday. -Now, Mr. DEAN-. Senator, I just, Might add that I have one. ally only, and that is the truth as I know it and I can speak it, and I realize the implications when I talk about the President, that my one ally is the truth. [00.18.45]
Medical or Law Library
05:49:07:- MS's inside a library study hall, several students sitting at desk and reading. MS's of students at a circulation desk, signing out thin books. MS of a young man sitting at a desk, looking something up in a book; in BG is a young woman at several shelves of similarly bound tomes (this might very well be a law or medical library). More MS'sof students at desks, reading books or newspapers.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
05:31:11:- An overcast spring day in the nation's capital. MS's of people walking along the monument, looking up names, touching the smooth granite slabs. Many tour groups of folks too young to remember the war. Great MS's of three older men taking pictures and making impressions of a specific name on the wall. LS's of the pathways surrounding the wall, people walking by, some stopping to look at the big book of names. Panning EST shot of the monument.
Early IBM Computers: Grab-Bag of IBM machines from the mid 1950s - early 1960s
Early IBM Computers: Grab-Bag of IBM machines from the mid 1950s - early 1960s.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 26, 1973
[00.18.45] Senator MONTOYA. Now, I have read press comments and I have become fully cognizant of different efforts which have been made to discredit your testimony before this committee in recent, days, one of which was the release Of information dealing with your obtaining $4,800 from the cash fund. The other was the leaking out by sources Unknown of an allegation that you had applied in concert with others for a television license while you were working for a law firm. Now, this has been rebutted this morning and I will not go into the authenticity of this. But did it ever occur to you that you had gone through a complete checkup before you were employed by the Department of Justice and before you were employed by the White House, and that this information necessarily had to turn up in your folder or dossier collected by the FBI and that you had to either explain it or the dossier explained -whatever allegation was made with respect, to the TV license per se? Mr. DEAN-. I am Well aware of that, because when I was first interviewed by Mr. Haldeman, he had a copy of my FBI report from the Justice Department. I gathered from his review of the FBI report that, this material was in the FBI report, He asked me for some comments on it. I told him about, the, fact that I thought it in involved more personalities than anything else, that I had been prepared to take it, to an ethics committee, at the time, that I had had a lawyer friend -who had been at the firm, and had the time to check it out. that I had been operating on the advice of a very senior and distinguished member of the communication bar, and that I thought it was really a Matter of personalities more than facts and that I had not pursued the matter because it had been retracted later on and I was satisfied -with that. So this was reviewed and this obviously -was investigated by the FBI before, I went to the Justice Department originally, and then subsequently to the White House. Senator MONTOYA. So apparently this was picked out of context and released by someone. Do you have any conjecture about that? Mr. DEAN. I didn't understand your question, Senator. Senator MONTOYA. So apparently, the allegation that you had applied for a TV license in conjunction with others while you were employed in a law firm that was almost a similar application, apparently this was apparently picked Out of context from your file by someone- Mr. DEAN. That, is, correct. I understand that it, -was leaked by someone to a member of the press and in turn reported. Senator 'MONTOYA. Who do you think leaked it? What is your opinion? Mr. DEAN. Well, that would be highly speculative. At that, point in time, I don't know. I have heard of subsequent efforts to discredit me and a rather concerted attack to discredit me. Senator MONTOYA. Have, you felt that they were serious efforts? Mr. DEAN. Well, I am quite, aware of the fact that there a, are a number of investigators who have, been privately retained to visit friends, visit stores I deal with-- It, has run the gamut--places where I bank, every conceivable inch of my life has been gone over, Senator. Senator MONTOYA. Now, tell me more about it, I mean not your life, but about the, efforts made by the White House. Mr. DEAN. I have learned this from people who have said, 'Who have called and tried to get verification on stories and the like, I can tell you the absurdity of some, of the stories. For example, I borrowed a friend's car, a friend of my wife's, one of her girl friends, and I drove that car for several days. My wife went off to Florida with some friends of hers for a couple of days. The next thing that was on the rumor mill was that I had left my wife and was living with some beautiful foreign 'Woman. That went around for awhile, It, was not printed, but it has been gossiped. I have been charmed with being afraid--I have been charged with being afraid to go to jail for reasons of homosexuality. That was attributed directly to one of my lawyers. Now, the story is absurd, but again it is a typical character assassination technique. [00.23.52]
Divers 'discover' Mermaid
Jumpy, flashing, not clear or sharp in contrast and imagery When deep-sea divers come up after searching for the 'old man of Monterey Bay,' during city's annual festival, they find not a myth but a 'Miss'- Miss Ann Blyth of the movies. She makes a lovely mermaid. Ann Blyth is made honorey chairman of Santa Cruz, security bond drive. The moral of this story is every time you get a chance to buy a bond, dive down and hook a big one. Miss Ann Blyth co-stars with William Powell in "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid".
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 26, 1973
[00.23.52-DEAN discussing attacks on his credibility] Mr. DEAN. There have been efforts to say that I received $100,000 of missing campaign money. There is no truth to that, whatsoever and there is no Conceivable, way they will ever substantiate a story like that. Every neighbor has been probed, As I say, some of this has been press inquiry and quite legitimate press inquiry. Other of it has been by privately hired investigators. Senator MONTOYA. 'Now. how long did you know Mr. Liddy before he was hired by the Committee To Re-Elect the President? Mr. DEAN. I didn't know Mr. Liddy until I had--I may have met him once, while I was at the Department of Justice at a rather large meeting, when I -was in the Deputy U.S. Attorney's office. There was a program called "Operation Intercept," which I was not directly involved in. It was a drug program and I understand that Mr. Liddy was in- in involved in that. When I did meet him once at the White House, he referred to the fact, that I had met him earlier, I don't recall that. The, first time I ever talked to Mr. Liddy was, in, let's see, I guess it was late October, when I began talking to Krogh about whether he was interested or not in the general counsel position at the reelection committee. I was unaware of his activities with the plumbers unit. I had only known that he had been in a dispute With his employer at the Treasury Department 'Mr. Rossides, and there had been quite a fiery exchange between the White House and the Treasury Department the like for the White House intervening in this dispute and interviewing Mr. Liddy and bringing him to the White House. This I got from Caulfield who had friends in the, Treasury Department. Senator MONTOYA. When was the first time that you knew about Mr. Liddy and Mr. Hunt working together? Mr. DEAN. I don't believe I really realized that, until after the break-in. it just didn't occur to me, the fact that they were both in the Plumbers Unit. I was unaware of the fact, for example, that, Mr. Hunt spent most of his time as a consultant for the White House working for the plumbers. Now, I may have been told, but it didn't occur to me. I learned, I believe it was in April or May of 1972, I had heard the rumor about, the break-in at, the Ellsberg psychiatrist's office and heard that Hunt and Liddy had been involved in this. So it was much after the fact of their actual working together that I learned of the fact that they had worked together. Senator MONTOYA. Had you seen them around the White House talking together on or about March or February of 1972? Mr. DEAN. No, Sir, I cannot say I did. Senator MONTOYA. -Now, when you were having discussions with Mr. Liddy at the CRP, did he ever tell you about his activities other than being chief counsel for the CRP? Mr. DEAN. Well, if I recall our initial dealings after he went over there, my responsibility with him was to get him Very aware of the election laws. He had not had any experience in this area. I informed my staff that they should cooperate with him and assist him. I made my files available. We had a new election law to deal with, to interpret, to understand. Regulations were being issued by the GAO, and we had a number of discussions on those. I also encouraged him, because he frequently told me that there was More Work than one man could handle, to get himself some volunteer lawyers and I suggested some names of lawyers who I thought might be of assistance to him. Senator _MONTOYA. Well, I am not, speaking of his duties as Chief counsel. Were you aware that he was performing other duties? Mr. DEAN. I think the only time I -was aware ---I was Unaware of his developing his plan; no, sir. That has been always one of the great mysteries to me, what happened from the time he went over there--I guess it must have been December 10, because as I recall, it was 1 or 2 days after 'Mr. Magruder had interviewed him that he went to work-- what happened between December 10 and January 27, and my conception of what his responsibilities were and possibly his own 'or others Conception dramatically changed. There was nothing in my conversations with him that, indicated other than the fact that he was going to have a plan for dealing with demonstrators and convention Security. [00.29.06]