Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 1974 (1/2)
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 1974 (1/2)
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 1974 Washington DC
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 1974 (1/2)
Cut shot of Paul Duke and Jim Lehrer seated at desk. (DO NOT USE image of Jim Lehrer) Paul Duke announces "gavel-to-gavel" coverage of the hearings with Jim Lehrer, Paul Duke, and PBS system.
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 1974 (1/2)
Paul Duke calls the hearings a "moment of truth" for 38 committee members. Having heard evidence, time to decide, expected to recommend impeachment, possibly by a large margin, some members have begun to draft articles of impeachment. Cut to shot of the hearing room with lots of press. Paul Duke says that the impeachment articles are expected to encompass at least: 1: Obstruction of Justice; 2: Abuse of Executive Authority; and 3: Contempt of Congress by failing to hand over evidence.
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 1974 (1/2)
DO NOT USE Cut wide view of studio, Paul Duke, Jim Lehrer and projected image of reporter Caroline Lewis at Capitol.
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 1974 (1/2)
(DO NOT USE images with Jim Lehrer) Caroline Lewis lays out the projected format of the hearings, with expected that Chairman Peter Rodino (D - New Jersey) will give an opening statement, and other members will be recognized in turn, in order of seniority and with alternating Democratic and Republican arguments. Expected that all members will likely take part, on general matters before specific parts of Articles of Impeachment are debated.