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August 4, 1994 - Part 12
(00:05:28) What I fail to understand, with all due respect to the Senators here because I do have great respect for this Committee and this body, is why people-why I cannot seem to convince anybody or enough people, of the importance of the concept of doing your duty if there is no legal or ethical obligation to recuse yourself. That's what I'm not getting across and I feel so strongly about it, I feel it's the correct policy both in the judicial branch as well as for the Administration and I believe this Committee should support that position, but apparently Im Mr. NUSSBAUM. Senator Senator SHELBY. I want to ask you one last question because my time is running. In this same diary entry and I asked Mr. Eggle- ston---- Mr. NUSSBAUM. Yes. Senator SHELBY [continuing]. One of your associates, at one time, what did he mean by this and he said this is what he meant: Once again they, they the White House, were very concerned about him, Roger, turning the RTC over to people that you didn't know; in other words, you didn't have a relationship with. That's what Mr. Eggleston said right here at this meeting. Do you agree with that? In other words, why not let him recuse himself if you weren't conferenced about who was running the RTC? Mr. NUSSBAUM. No. Senator SHELBY. Somebody that would run down to the White Ouse and clear everything with you? NUSSBAUM. No, no. Senator SHELBY. That's what you were interested in. Senator SHELBY. I disagree with you, but I want to say this: You are an advocate, you're---I might hire you if I needed you as a lawyer, but I sure wouldn't hire you to Bennett won't 496 Mr. NUSSBAUM. No, it wasn't. Senator SHELBY. And it got Mr. Altman and yourself in deep trouble. Mr. NUSSBAUM. For better or worse, Mr. Altman was running RTC at that time. It may have been a mistake in retrospect him have these two hats for so long, I can see that, but for or worse he had the job then and he had no right in my under the policies I've talked about, to duck doing his job unless there was a legal or ethical obligation to recuse himself. Senator SHELBY. There was an ethical obligation and you mauled him and you know it. Mr. NUSSBAUM. There was no ethical obligation because even the OGE found he had no ethical obligation to recuse himself. He had three ethics opinions that he had no legal or ethical obligation to recuse himself Senator SHELBY. You are trying to bolster his confidence or bolster your position with him when he knew inside that he should step down and instead of you walking away from it and saying do what you think is best, basically, you beat up on him and you know you did. You did and you know it, I'm sure you did. The CHAIRMAN. Senator Bond. Senator BOND. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Nussbaum, we had an opportunity last year, I believe, to meet under pleasanter circumstances and I trust we may have an opportunity again. Mr. NUSSBAUM. I hope so. Senator BOND. Count me in, though, as one who wholeheartedly endorses the position announced by the Chairman. Mr. NUSSBAUM. I lost another vote. Senator BOND. That's true. Mr. Nussbaum, you're Counsel to the White House, you received information on the nine criminal referrals. Also receiving them were other people in the White House. As Counsel, what directions did you give them about that information and how they should act on it? Mr. NUSSBAUM. What directions did I give other people at the White House? Senator BOND. Yes, you got hot stuff. Criminal referrals, nonpublic information. What did you tell them? Mr. NUSSBAUM. I told them that we received this information, there's going to be a leak. We should prepare ourselves to respond to that leak, that's what I told them. Senator BOND. That's the sum and substance? Mr. NUSSBAUM. That is the sum and substance, yes, sir. Senator BOND. You didn't have any concern that you ought to tell them not to share it with anybody, you ought to tell them that they should not destroy documents? Mr. Lindsey said he talked to Mr. Lyons, a political ally of the President, and they discussed the criminal referral. You know what Mr. Roelle said when he was before us, Mr. Roelle said that he warned Ms. Hanson not to tell the White House because that's where it would leak. When you got that nonpublic information, any Counsel worth his salt would tell the people that you got nonpublic information. Number one, you can't share it with people who don't have a legitimate Government 497 interest-I should note I don't agree with you that you had a legitimate Government interest. Number two, you can't do anything to destroy evidence or get rid of any evidence, and I don't think anybody here is willing to tell us under oath that documents didn't disappear, that things weren't altered, that files weren't searched on the basis of the nonpublic information which apparently, according to your testimony, not only did the President know, but it also went to Mr. Lyons. It may well have gone to Governor Tucker; it may have gone to others.
USAF Muffed Scenes Film
This film is a series of excerpts from a Hollywood feature length drama about United States Air Force pilots during World War Two. The catch is that the excerpts here are bloopers, flubs etc. by the all too serious cast. Basically, this is very, very funny material that doesn't show its age. All footage is in black and white. MS of two Air Force officers standing at a map, discussing the plans they must follow. Pan left as they further discuss the plans, then pan right as they move to a door that is stuck but they keep talking for a few seconds while trying to unjam the door. Cut. MS of two women in a tropical setting, mashing something in a barrel with staves of some sort. A scruffy male officer walks onscreen, heads slowly towards them and stops to watch them. Dark, gritty MS of two soldiers crouched in a foxhole, smoking cigarettes while lights flash around them (simulating bombs and such exploding around them). Heavy shadows, chiaroscuro. They talk solemnly to one another. A young one, on screen left, says to his buddy, an older guy on screen right, "You know what I wish? I wish I could remember my next line..." Cut. Back to the scruffy officer watching the women mash away. MS of three young pilots in an office type set. A slate claps in front of them, director yells, "Action!" One of the actors starts talking to the others in a pseudo-noir delivery while giving them each a cigarette. He lights one then tries to light another guy's but burns the guy's nose instead. Cut. MS of a young pilot and his gal sitting in a convertible talking. He pulls out a cigarette which she tries to light. She gives a speech that makes her character seem so likable but since the lighter won't kick she breaks and yells off screen, "I can't get this damn lighter to work!". Cut. Back to the mashers mashing away while the scruffy officer just smiles silently, occasionally shaking his head. MS of an officer walking briskly onto an office-type set. He pulls a file from a file cabinet then moves to a door on screen left only the doorknob falls off. He says something quickly, then tosses the knob off screen. A loud crash ensues. Back to the mashers... Two shot of a colonel and a soldier, the former seated at a desk while the latter stand before him. The colonel picks up the receiver the wrong way but doesn't notice until a production assistant's hand reaches onscreen to help him then waves to cut. The mashers again. The officer strokes his stubble, shakes his head. MS of Ronald Reagan, dressed as an officer, speaks to a classroom of pilots, a pointer in his hand and roll-down maps behind him. The maps suddenly roll up, giving the future president a good shock. MS of a dorky actor subbing for a real clapper boy, a convertible and a rear projection screen behind him. He tries to slate the take but gets his hand caught instead so he drops the slate and sucks on his finger. MS of a pilot flying in the cockpit of a fighter, rear projection screen of clouds and sky behind him when suddenly, in the middle of the dramatic take, two human figures, their outlines shadows, stroll nonchalantly by the screen. Cut! The director or cinematographer yells, "Who the hell is walking across that sky!"
Things You Never See In Pictures
(ON PREVIEW CASSETTE# 991130) Appears to be a copy of a copy, perhaps of another copy, judging by the gurgled, watered-down sound and the washed-out, overexposed images. Nevertheless this is a funny film, a collection of excerpts, flubs, mistakes and bloopers from old black and white movies of the thirties and forties. There are too many shots to describe, but the general idea is easily conveyed by listing some of the highlights... Basically, actors and actresses stumble their lines or just plain forget them, puncutating their flub with an out-of-character expletive, usually a "damn" or "goddamn" or "nuts" or "son of a bitch" but sometimes... well, you know, they exhibit a flair for the potty-mouth. Every genre in Hollywood is covered: drama, Western, romance, musical, action adventure and so on. None of the excerpts feature well-known stars of yesteryear, nor are they from recognizable flicks. A short series of flubs from one romantic comedy featuring the same man and woman making several goofs for the rolling camera such as: the woman rides a bike outdoors, starts to lose control so she tries to get off but is stuck and the man helps her off but he then he gets stuck, only to toss the bike away; the man rushes through a door too quickly and scares the woman on the other side who starts laughing; man forgets his next line so he starts dancing instead. There are a few physical pratfalls in the film, nothing dangerous, deadly or riotous. MS, zoom in to a young woman whose character is having a dramatic revelation. She says, "I will sing..." then says her lines in Spanish, unconsciously, then realizes it so switches back to English and then flubs her line. Seems to be B movie outtakes featuring not-marquee actors getting pissed at themselves for messing up, sometimes they're good-natured about it, usually not. MS of a glamor girl wearing a silk robe while siting languidly on a bed. She is crying, badly, offscreen until suddenly even she realizes it's bad so she breaks, slumps onto her back, says, "Shit!" while smiling. MS of a man and woman kissing. She's on her back. The director yells, "Cut!" but they won't stop so he yells even louder for them to "cut!" which they do only to start necking. Bloopers.
Beaver
TAPE 2 06:21:13 Logs and new mud on Beaver lodge ready for winter
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TAPE 2 06:35:50 Beaver feed on tops of winter food pile
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TAPE 2 20:11:57 Beaver cuts sapling in half for winter food and takes it to the lodge
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TAPE 2 20:18:51 Beaver slaps tail for danger signal
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TAPE 2 20:22:41 Baby Beaver
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TAPE 2 15:52:28 Beaver go up over dam in rain
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TAPE 2 15:54:07 Beaver's eye C.U.
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TAPE 2 15:55:21 Beaver go up over dam in rain
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TAPE 2 15:57:17 Beaver go up over dam in rain
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TAPE 2 16:02:31 Beaver drags log across road and brings down over dam
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TAPE 2 16:04:32 Beaver drags log to lodge and stores in winter food pile
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TAPE 2 16:08:24 Beaver cuts sapling in half under water and puts it in winter food pile
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TAPE 2 16:09:56 Beaver tows branch and stores in winter food pile
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TAPE 2 16:14:02 Beaver eat leaves C.U.
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TAPE 2 16:15:29 Beaver cuts off branch
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TAPE 2 16:16:34 Beaver drags branch across road to lodge
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TAPE 2 16:20:09 Beaver swim - see feet
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TAPE 2 16:22:32 Beaver swim in heavy rain
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TAPE 2 16:25:10 Beaver's lodge in heavy rain
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TAPE 2 16:28:49 Beaver eats in heavy rain