Watergate Impeachment Hearings House Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974.
Watergate Impeachment Hearings House Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974.
Watergate Impeachment Hearings House Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974. Peter Rodino (D New Jersey). Mr. Dennis is recognized for 2 minutes. David Dennis (R Indiana). I thank the gentleman for yielding because something the gentleman from California, Mr. Moorhead said, struck a very responsive chord with me. I believe I have spent as much time in courtrooms defending the underdog as any man or woman on this committee. And I have done it enforcing their civil rights too, where it counted. And I have done it when every man's hand in the establishment was against my client and when every public organ was crying loud for his blood. So that situation is nothing new to me at all. But I never expected to find myself in a similar situation where the President of the United States was concerned. And now that I have, I simply want to say that it is my belief and opinion, and my sincere opinion and belief that the President of the United States has exactly the same rights and I will stand up for them exactly the same way as did those humble citizens I used to represent. I thank you.