Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974
Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974
Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974
Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974
09.08 Peter Rodino (D New Jersey). The gentleman from Virginia Mr. Butler, sought recognition. William Cohen (R - Maine). I yield to Mr. Butler if I have any time remaining. Peter Rodino (D New Jersey). The gentleman has time on his own. Caldwell Butler (R Virginia). Mr. Chairman, when you asked that question, I was just seeking to protect his right to speak and so I have nothing further to contribute except that I would yield to the gentleman from Salt Lake City.
Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974
09.34 Wayne Owens (D - Utah). Thank you. Peter Rodino (D New Jersey). The gentleman from Utah, Mr. Owens, is recognized Wayne Owens (D - Utah). I thank the gentleman from Roanoke. I did seek the opportunity to ask one question of my colleague and seatmate here in reference to the conversation that we were having regards the President's request of Mr. Ehrlichman to see that Stans was not interviewed before the grand jury, but was interviewed outside and that the exchange the colloquy that he had with gentleman from Massachusetts. While it is true that Mr. Petersen testified before this committee that is not unusual and not ordinarily improper to make such a request for a so-called very important person. In this case, after Mr. Dean and Mr. Ehrlichman had contacted Mr. Petersen and Mr. Petersen refused to make that exception for Mr. Stans. Ehrlichman called Mr. Kleindienst, and bear in mind that all of this was done on the direction of the President. Mr. Ehrlichman then called Mr. Kleindienst, the Attorney General, and according to Mr. Kleindienst, he told Ehrlichman that he, Ehrlichman, was very lucky that Petersen had not, made an obstruction of justice complaint. And so, in this circumstance, you have situation where pursuant to the President's instruction, you have the Attorney General saying to Mr. Ehrlichman that he had done something improper, obviously. And that had come very close to being charged with an obstruction of justice complaint. Now, something strange happened after that the details of which are not in evidence before the committee because ultimately, in fact Mr. Stans was interviewed outside the grand jury. But this I think lends some weight to the charge that perhaps pursuant to the President's instructions there was improper activity on the part of his two chief lieutenants acting in this area, Mr. Ehrlichman and Mr. Dean, at least according to the administration's own Attorney General.
Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974
11.43 Robert Drinan (D - Massachusetts). Would the gentleman yield? Lawrence Hogan (R-Maryland). What was the question? Wayne Owens (D Utah). That -was a rebuttal. Peter Rodino (D New Jersey). The time of the gentleman from Virginia has expired.
Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 26, 1974
11.52 Charles Rangel (D New York). Mr. Chairman? Peter Rodino (D New Jersey). The, gentleman from New York, Mr. Rangel, is recognized for 5 minutes. Charles Rangel (D New York). I yield one second to the good Father Robert Drinan (D - Massachusetts). Just to complete this colloquy, I think it should be noted that Petersen himself speaks this way. And I quote from the hearings of his conversation to this committee, I think it is fair to say that the first concession was made, concerning Mr. Stans. And that the decision was made by Mr. Kleindienst after a call to me from Mr. Ehrlichman which got rather heated." Thank you for yielding. Charles Rangel (D New York). Thank you, Father.