Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 29, 1973 (1/2)
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 29, 1973 (1/2)
[00.28.12-Sen. ERVIN has just finished reading a newspaper clipping that stated that ERVIN'S integrity was impeccable, in response to DEAN'S testimony that H.R. HALDEMAN wanted someone to dig up dirt on ERVIN] Senator ERVIN. I am deeply grateful for that compliment. [Applause]. [00.28.21-MORE ERVIN HUMOR!!!] And furthermore [laughter] when I was asked about, this I said it did not disturb me at all and I deeply regretted to say that all the indiscretions I had committed were barred by the statute of limitations and lapse of time. [Laughter.] And that I had lost my capacity to commit further indiscretions. [Applause and laughter.] Senator INOUYE. You are not that old. [00.29.01-Senator ERVIN gives a pithy rebuttal to those who question the Committee's purpose.] Senator ERVIN. This article states that, Secretary Butz went down to North Carolina and made some Uncomplimentary remarks about me in connection -with this investigation, saying I should call it off, as if it is my investigation rather than the Senate's And I was called and asked if I had any comments on Secretary Butz' statement and I said, "only one, and that was if the Secretary would come down before the committee and testify on his oath and on his personal knowledge that the Watergate affair had never happened, I would be the happiest man in the United States." [Laughter] The committee will stand in recess until 2 o'clock. [00.29.46-Senators stand for recess, reporters move into action-LEHRER v.o. states that ERVIN has ended the morning with another touch of SOUTHERN HUMOR] [00.29.52-LEHRER] LEHRER states that in a moment the "grilling" of DEAN will continue. [PBS network ID-title screen "SENATE HEARINGS ON CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES"] [00.33.19-LEHRER] LEHRER states that as the committee reconvenes, ERVIN has another question about the White House ENEMIES LIST [00.33.27]