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Washington DC Landmarks GV facade of building w/ionic columns above entrance, city busses & cars pass in FG. TLS 1950s era vehicles driving across the Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial & Washington Monument seen in BG. LS South Portico of the White House obscured by leafless trees in FG. LS Lincoln memorial seen through branched of leafless tree in FG. Angled GV entrance to the Supreme Court Building.
Two Endurance Fliers Land
Rolling - shaky dull and light in imagery Imperiled by high winds, which prevented them from making contact with their refueling plane, Frances Harrell and Viola Gentry are forced down after remaining aloft for 28 hours.
2 Die As Speeding Flyer Jumps Tracks
Rolling contrast dull and light in imagery Rounding a sharp 's' curve at Mount Logan, the Crack Chesapeake and Ohio Express 'the sportsman' leaves the rails, killing the engineer and a 'blind baggage' rider and injuring five others.
Roller Skaters Start South
Rolling contrast dull and light in imagery Leaving City Hall, Jack Loreen and Budd Donnelly begin a long journey to Miami, Florida. With good winds and steep down grades the men hope to average 100 miles a day and reach their destination by Christmas.
Capitol Journal - Nicaragua and Contra Funding
Capitol Journal - Nicaragua and Contra Funding: US Congressional Delegation in Nicaragua
Water Birds - Goose
(Tape 1) 20:05:51 Goose flying in slow motion
Sky Spills Death: Five Die as Plane Hits NY Borough
Sky Spills Death: Five Die as Plane Hits NY Borough For the fifth time in four months, death strikes from the skies in the metropolitan area of New York City. A C-46 cargo plane carrying a cargo of flowers and lingerie plummets down onto a house in Queens, killing five persons and injuring scores. Scenes of the aftermath. Smoldering single-family home. People walking amid wreckage in a neighborhood. Clothing (which was cargo) hanging from trees. Tangled wreck of a car. More destruction of homes. Sad shots of medical personnel at hospital, tending to the injured: doctor examines bandaged hand of patient, nurse with another woman in hospital bed. Tragedy.
Model U.N. Conference Held at USC.
Model U.N. Conference Held at USC. World government on the college campus. A model United Nations conference sponsored by the University of Southern California, and attended by students from many colleges and universities, including students from foreign lands. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt makes a special film address to the group. Establishing shot, building on USC campus, large crowd in front. Scenes of registration, event. At banquet, Mr. Scott Hanson (official United Nations representative to the film industry, says the VO) introduces Benjamin Cohen, Asst. Secretary-General of the UN. Various awards presented by actress Mary Pickford. Interesting behind-the-scenes shot of Eleanor Roosevelt in front of camera, clapper doing his thing, microphone in view. Section of her speech, encouraging the students in their endeavor and in patience in achieving their ends.
July 20, 1995 - Part 1
(09:29:31) Opens to shots of Senate hearing room where the media, Senators, witnesses and audience slowly gather (09:41:45) Hearing begins: INVESTIGATION OF WHITEWATER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND RELATED MATTERS THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1995 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AF FAIRS, SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE WHITEWATER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND RELATED MATTERS, Washington, DC. The Committee met at 9:30 a.m., in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato (Chairman of the Committee) presiding. OPENING COMMENTS OF CHAIRMAN ALFONSE M. D'AMATO The CHAIRMAN. This morning, we're going to hear from the panel of Park Police officers. But, before we do, I'd like to make two observations. Number one, we received a communication dated July 19 from the Office of Independent Counsel to Senator Sarbanes and myself in which, basically, the Independent Counsel indicates he's received the request from our Committee for the information that we requested as it relates to Maggie Williams and the polygraph test that may have been administered and various questions that may have been asked, I will summarize it by saying that he has denied our request, and we will make this letter available to the media at the present time. You will have a copy of it. OPENING COMMENTS OF SENATOR PAUL S. SARBANES Senator SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, could I observe that I very much regret this response by the Independent Counsel because I think the consequence of it is to make the work of this Committee more difficult, and it seemed to me that the request that had been put to him, first jointly by our counsel and then reinforced by all the Members of the Full Committee, was a very reasonable request. Unfortunately, we're now confronted with not receiving this cooperation, which I think would have been very helpful. The CHAIRMAN. I concur that it could have been very helpful. Maybe it's because of the need to be, I think, extra cautious, but it will make our work more difficult. Senator SARBANES. I understand our counsel tried to find an even lesser request to try to accommodate The CHAIRMAN. To review its scope, how extensive the questions were. Senator SARBANES. Even that was declined. 144 The CHAIRMAN. That is the case, so it will make the job more dif- ficult and put the Committee through more work, but we share that with you. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Jim, would it be out of line to request from the White House that Ms. Williams voluntarily release the test? The CHAIRMAN. No, no, because this apparently-and I say apparently-was a test administered by or with the supervision or authorization of the Independent Counsel, and the White House really does not have the ability to ask that of Maggie Williams, so it would not be the appropriate form to ask for relief. It really is the Independent Counsel, and his judgment. We will share that with you; I've asked for copies to be made to be distributed, But it will not be done. I think it's unfortunate. Senator SARBANES. I think I ought to say she doesn't have the test. Senator FAIRCLOTH. OK. That's what I was asking. Senator SARBANES. The Independent Counsel has it, and we thought he should have provided it or helped to accommodate us and he's not done that.
Water Birds - Laughing Gulls
(Tape 1) Laughing gulls eating horseshoe crab eggs, surf coming in on beach filled with gulls and crabs
July 20, 1995 - Part 1
(09:45:25) The CHAIRMAN. Unfortunately, you hear that a test was administered, but what was the basis, what were the questions, what was the scope; so it raises, in many cases, more questions than it answers when we hear that a test was administered. So we share that with you, and maybe he'll reconsider as time goes along. I'd like to say, at the outset of today's hearings and before we hear from the Park Police, that I want to reemphasize and make. something clear because I've had a number of people in the media raise this question to me as recently as this morning. Apparently I would hope that our witnesses, particularly Major Hines-I want to assure him that this Committee does not intend and has no interest in opening up or reopening the question of the tragic death of Mr. Foster. I see that is a concern of the Major in his statement. I've read the statement. We do not dispute in any way that it was anything but a suicide. I can understand the Park Police's feeling, as its characterization of the investigation, I think, took on certain nasty aspects, but we don't intend to look at that. After last summer's hearings, both the Majority and Minority reports concluded--I want to emphasize this-that the evidence overwhelmingly Supports the Park Police's conclusion that Mr. Foster died of a self-inflicted wound. I am aware of nothing that undermines this conclusion. I read Major I-lines' statement this morning, and I understand and appreciate the Park Police frustration with all of the totally unfounded speculation that Mr. Foster was a victim of foul play. The Park Police have worked hard to do a professional job, and such unfortunate speculation simply slows the Foster family's healing process. It raises concerns among the professionals at the Park Police. It is unfair to characterize their investigation as having not been thorough and complete. Last summer, at the request of Mr. Fiske, the Senate did not ex-amine the very important question of the handling of the papers. and documents, including the Whitewater papers, contained in 145 Foster's office. I want to reassure the Park Police that the Committee is now looking-and not only the Park Police, but everyone--were now looking into the handling of the papers in Mr. Foster's office after his death and whether there was any interference with law enforcement review or whether law enforcement was impeded from doing its job in that connection. So I would hope that settles that issue and that you would feel we are not attempting to replow a situation that should not be revisited. With that Senator SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, before you swear in the panel, I'd like to follow up on a matter we were discussing after the hearing yesterday. It's my understanding that Michael Chertoff and Richard Ben-Veniste will seek to interact with Mr. Kendall, who's the private attorney for the Clintons, with respect to the materials that have been furnished. Now, as I understand it, the material redacted does not involve Whitewater or Madison, but I think a procedure whereby our counsel has an opportunity to interact with Mr. Kendall on that matter would be helpful. At the end of the day and the discussions we had after the hearing, I think we reached that understanding, that they would seek to have that interchange over the weekend. Now, we have received an awful lot of documents from the White House which are official, and also documentation from Mr. Kendall as their private lawyer, but questions have been raised about some of the redactions, and I think we're endeavoring to find a process here by which our attorneys interacting with them can obtain some further understanding about how to handle that matter. Is that correct? Is that not correct?
Steel Strike Off: Government Seizes Plant in Dispute.
Steel Strike Off: Government Seizes Plant in Dispute. In a dramatic and unprecedented move, President Truman orders government seizure of the nation's steel mills, minutes before a strike deadline, following a breakdown in negotiations. Six hundred thousand workers fire up the banked furnaces. Various exterior shots of steam or smoke coming from steel mills. President HARRY S. TRUMAN sits at a desk, waiting for his cue. Then he speaks: "Therefore, I am taking two actions. First, I am directing the Secretary of Commerce to take possession of the steel mills and to keep them operating. Second, I am directing the Acting Director of Defense Mobilization to get the representatives of the steel companies and the steel workers down here to Washington at the earliest possible date in a renewed effort to get them to settle their dispute." Blue collar workers walk toward plant for work day. Various shots of molten steel in blast furnaces.
July 20, 1995 - Part 1
(09:50:29) The CHAIRMAN. At the conclusion of yesterday's public session, we spent some time discussing how to get this information or see whether it has any relevance to Whitewater. So we've asked counsel to attempt to work this out so that we would not be forced to consider other measures. I hope that we would be able to work this out in a cooperative manner. OPENING COMMENTS OF SENATOR CHRISTOPHER J. DODD Senator DODD. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to underscore the comments made by Senator Sarbanes and yourself here. I think it is important that we try to reach an agreement. I think we can. My own view-and I don't have all the numbers in front of me, but I think it's important. I think Members here will agree we've had a very cooperative White House on these matters. Literally thousands of documents and pages have been turned over. I think, again, looking at this thing stepping back, putting aside the particular issue here in front of us, there's an obvious-and would be by any Administration in the White House-trying to make sure, not just in their case, but precedent setting in terms of documents and what gets revealed and so forth. That's a normal and expected response, but. I'm impressed with the fact that the White House clearly does want to see us be able to work this out in a way so our counsel and someone can make decisions here so we're not left with the unanswered questions of 146 what's not on those papers, particularly if it's not relevant. If, not relevant, we can say that and move on. I applaud the efforts 11 here and hope by Tuesday we can work something out so this" comes a non-issue. The CHAIRMAN. We have two capable counsels and, if it can be done, I'm sure they will be able to work this out. I hope can we do this and dispel the open questions. I call our first panel: Sergent Cheryl Braun, Detective John Rolla, Major Robert Hines. Sergeant Braun, good to see you again. We apologize for keeping you. I guess we thought we'd get you on 2 days ago, but I'm glad you're here. If you have an opening statement, we'd be pleased to take it. Ms. BRAUN. Good morning, Chairman. I have a brief introduc- tion. Senator DODD. Could you bring that microphone a little closer to you, Sergeant? Thank you. SWORN TESTIMONY OF CHERYL A. BRAUN SERGEANT, U.S. PARK POLICE Ms. BRAUN. Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Members of Committee, I am Sergeant Cheryl Braun with the U.S. Park Polk, I have been a member of the U.S. Park Police for 10 years. During the course of my career, I was assigned for 6 years to the Balti- more/Washington Parkway as a patrol officer. My next assignment was just under 2 years in duration as a plainclothes investigator in the Criminal Investigations Branch. In August 1993, 1 was promoted to the rank of sergeant and as- signed to the Baltimore/Washington Parkway. In May 1994, 1 was assigned to the Crime and Violence Task Force, which worked the Fifth District of Washington, DC. In October 1994, the Crime and Violence Task Force ended and I was reassigned to the Central District, which works the downtown and Mall area of Washington, DC. My current assignment is as a squad sergeant at the Central District. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from University of Maryland. In 1985, 1 attended and completed Prince George's County Police Academy and the Federal Law enforcement Training Center for basic police training. In 1990, 1 tended the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for the Criminal Investigators School. During my career, I received train- ing on child abuse investigation, robbery and burglary investiga- tion, a homicide seminar through the Harvard and Police Associ- ates and other police patrol-related training. Thank you. The CHAIRMAN. Detective Rolla. SWORN TESTIMONY OF JOHN C. ROLLA DETECTIVE, U.S. PARK POLICE Mr. ROLLA. How are you? This is just an introduction basically My name is John C. Rolla. I joined the U.S. Park Police in 19 I hold the rank of detective in the Criminal Investigations Br where I have been assigned since 1988. 1 have served in the cotics and Vice Unit, and I have been assigned to a Drug En 0 ment Task Force for 2 years. 147 I received specialized training at the FBI Academy and have worked on a number of high-level drug conspiracy cases and smuggling operations. I was promoted to plainclothes investigator in 1990. 1 have completed specialized training courses in narcotics investigation and criminal investigation at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, as well as homicide investigation courses throughout the Washington, DC Metropolitan area and Metro Dade Police Department in Florida. Presently I am assigned to the Major Crimes Section of the U.S. Park Police Criminal Investigations Branch.
Water Birds - Canadian Goose
(Tape 2) 10:33:11 Female and male canada goose coaxes young up onto bank, misty morning scene 10:48:18 Small gosling climbs onto female's back and ends up falling off onto other side. The mother stands and then sits again and her 2 day old brood climbs under her wing.
Water Birds - White Pelican
(Tape 2) White pelican preens while standing in water
News in Brief: Floods Sweep Seven States.
News in Brief: Floods Sweep Seven States. In the highest flood crest in its history, the Missouri River sweeps over rich farmlands of the middle west (Midwest) and renders 74,000 homeless. Cars, people move through flooded streets of small town. Citizens make barriers with sandbags. Small rowboat with "Water Rescue" on the side. Various other shots of the flooding.
News in Brief: Greek Beauty Contest.
News in Brief: Greek Beauty Contest. The Greeks not only have a word for it but they have the girls to prove it. Lovely is the word for the maidens who compete for the title of Miss Hellas. Swimsuit competition, evening gowns, and sexist commentary.
Easter Bonnets
Easter Bonnets Despite lowering skies and a new raw wind, Easter promenaders are out in force along New York's famed Fifth Avenue. The hats - well, you have to see them to believe them. Tilt up Easter lilies. Crowd, many wearing hats, walk down sidewalk. Little boy (toddler) walks down sidewalk amid crowd. Little girl dressed in a rabbit costume stands looking at camera. Dog being walked is wearing some sort of dog outfit as well. Woman shows off her enormous hat to the camera; it seems to have fake grass on it, and an Easter bunny, little ducks, eggs, etc. Various shots of other hats, including several with flower designs on them. Bizarre unusual hat that doubles as a political statement for the upcoming campaign - it's shaped like a record on a turntable, only the record shows a photo of DWIGHT EISENHOWER with a caption, "I Like Ike." Another woman's hat looks like a stuffed animal rooster or chicken hatching out of an egg.
Nature's Havoc: Floods and Storms Take Enormous Toll.
Nature's Havoc: Floods and Storms Take Enormous Toll. "As a raging Missouri River spreads over the middle west inundating cities and the nation's richest farm land, President Truman confers with the governors of the seven affected states and promises a renewed drive for flood control in the area. Spain also is hit with disastrous floods on the Guadalquivir River." Various shots people building levees; sandbags piled high. Various shots of flooded areas, towns. Stranded residents are evacuated (doesn't look too scary, more inconvenient). Nurses, mothers and children in a Red Cross shelter. Aerials of severe flooding in the Midwest, most of the land underwater. President HARRY TRUMAN looks out the window of an airplane, surveying the situation. Truman gets off a plane, is greeted. Gaggle of press photographers and reporters, those with cameras taking aim. Truman stands with governors (photo op). Various shots of flooding in Spain, the waters halfway up the height of telephone poles. Various shots of rescue workers helping at the scene of a train wreck caused by landslides. Off the coast of Korea, strong waves crash up onto the decks of a United States Navy ship (battleship or cruiser?, either the USS Wisconsin or the USS Manchester). Stormy weather, rough seas.
July 20, 1995 - Part 1
(09:55:40) The CHAIRMAN. Major Hines. SWORN TESTIMONY OF ROBERT H. HINES MAJOR, U.S. PARK POLICE Mr. HINES. Good morning, Chairman. First, I want to thank you for your comments in your opening statement about the Park Police and our investigation. Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am Major Robert H. Hines, I joined the U.S. Park Police in 1967 after serving in the United States Marine Corps and the Maryland Army National Guard. From 1985 to 1991, 1 was the Commander of the U.S. Park Police Criminal Investigations Branch. Since 1991, 1 have been the Commander of the Office of Inspectional Services, U.S. Park Police. In that capacity, I also serve as the Force Public Information Officer. Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I can only reiterate my desire to cooperate with this Committee in every possible way. Thank you. The CHAIRMAN. Thank you, Major. Mr. Chertoff. Mr. CHERTOFF. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome everybody, It's evident you're all experienced in the area of law enforcement. Sergeant Braun, let me direct my attention to you first. I'd like you to focus, please, on July 20, 1993 at around 6 p.m. Did you get a call to attend a scene of a violent death at that point in time? Ms. BRAUN. Yes, I did. Mr. CHERTOFF. Who did you go to the scene with? Ms. BRAUN. I went to the scene with Investigator Rolla and Investigator Apt. Mr. CHERTOFF. Did you find at the scene the body of Vincent Foster? Ms. BRAUN. Yes, I did. Mr. CHERTOFF. Approximately how long did you remain at the scene that evening? Ms. BRAUN. Until approximately 8:30 in the evening. Mr. CHERTOFF. You remained there with Detective Rolla? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. Mr. CHERTOFF. Where did you go next? Ms. BRAUN. After we left the scene, we went to the hospital briefly to retrieve some property. Mr. CHERTOFF. After you were at the hospital, did you get a call to go pick somebody up? 148 Ms. BRAUN. Yes, we did. Mr. CHERTOFF. Who was that? Ms. BRAUN. We were requested to pick up Mr. David Watkins to allow him and his wife to assist us with the notification of the Fos- ter family. Mr. CHERTOFF. Did you go to pick up David Watkins? Ms. BRAUN. Yes, sir. Mr. CHERTOFF. Can you tell us how Mr. Watkins introduced him- self to you, what he told you his position was? Ms. BRAUN. It's been 2 years. I don't remember exactly how je introduced himself. It was fairly informal. He introduced himself David Watkins, and he presented me with one of his business cards. Mr. CHERTOFF. Did you learn from that business card that he was a senior official at the White House in charge of administration? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. Mr. CHERTOFF. Where did you and Detective Rolla take Mr. Watkins? Ms. BRAUN. We took Mr. Watkins to Mr. Foster's home in Georgetown. Mr. CHERTOFF. Is it fair to say you arrived there sometime between 10 and 10:30 p.m.? Ms. BRAUN. As my recollection serves me, it was around 10 p.m. Mr. CHERTOFF. In the car, did you have any discussion with Mr. Watkins on the way to the Foster residence? Ms. BRAUN. We had a brief conversation. I recall asking Mr. Watkins if he had any indications why Mr. Foster would have committed suicide, and at that point, the only thing that he could tell me was that he knew that Mr. Foster was upset over the Travelgate press that he had been getting. Mr. CHERTOFF. Was there any discussion in the car with Mr. Watkins about whether there was a note that had been found at the scene in Fort Marcy Park? Ms. BRAUN. No, I don't recall any conversation to that effect. Mr. CHERTOFF. Now, what was the reason you wanted to go to the house with Detective Rolla? Ms. BRAUN. We were responding to the Foster home to make the .death notification to Mr. Foster 's wife and relatives. Mr. CHERTOFF, Typically, does that process of making a death notification also involve a certain investigative element? Ms. BRAUN. Yes, it does. Mr. CHERTOFF. What is that? Ms. BRAUN. In a situation like that, it would be to look for information that would confirm that the suicide victim was despondent or had made prior attempts, anything that would help confirm our suspicions that it was, in fact, a suicide. Mr. CHERTOFF. Now, you've said "suspicions" that it was a suicide. Recognizing that we're concerned with your state of mind as it was that night, not what we now know 2 years later-as of that night, had you concluded from an investigative standpoint that it was a suicide? 149 Ms. BRAUN. I was fairly certain that it was a suicide but, during the course of an investigation, you would look for other information just to confirm it. Mr. CHERTOFF. So you still had to hold open the possibility of something else? Ms. BRAUN. That's correct. Mr. CHERTOFF. Can you describe very briefly what occurred, what the scene was at the Foster home when you arrived there with Mr. Watkins?
Experts In Cocktail Contest
Rolling contrast dull and light in imagery Noted liquor mixers, competing to determine the world's best drink, serve exotic concoctions to the judges who select the 'giraffe's neck' for the honor.
Muslems Riot To See Sacred Procession
Rolling contrast dull and light in imagery Huge crowds clash with police when they rush to see the historic Mauled Festival Procession, in which the High Priest and other dignitaries of the Moslem faith take part.
July 20, 1995 - Part 1
(10:00:22) Ms. BRAUN. OK. Investigator Rolla and Mr. Watkins and myself were walking up to the Foster residence. As we were approaching the Foster residence, we noticed that what I now know was Mr. Hubbell and Sheila Anthony and several other Members of the White House Counsel and White House staff were coming down the sidewalk toward the house at the same time. We then went up the steps to the house and knocked on the door and were let into the house by Laura Foster. We introduced ourselves to Laura Foster and she went and got her mother from upstairs in the bedroom area. As Mrs. Foster came down the stairs, Investigator Rolla approached Mrs. Foster and gave her the news that her husband was dead. Mr. CHERTOFF. Understandably, everyone was very upset. During the course of your stay at the Foster home that night, did you have an opportunity to interview Ms. Foster? Ms. BRAUN. 1, personally, did not. I had trouble building rapport with Mrs. Foster. Investigator Rolla had a better time talking with Mrs. Foster. Mr. CHERTOFF. How long do you think you stayed at the house that night? Ms. BRAUN. We were there for approximately an hour, maybe just a little over an hour. Mr. CHERTOFF. Were you there when the President arrived? Ms. BRAUN. Yes, sir. Mr. CHERTOFF. Now, toward the end of your stay at the house, did you come to the conclusion that the office that Mr. Foster occupied at the White House should be secured? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. Mr. CHERTOFF. Would you tell us the reason you reached that conclusion? Ms. BRAUN. We had not found a note at the immediate death scene or in Mr. Foster's vehicle. When we arrived at the home, in our brief interviews that we tried to make with the family, we did not get any information that would confirm that Mr. Foster was depressed or had even discussed the possibility of committing suicide with any of his friends or relatives. So I felt that may be a place where Mr. Foster may have left a note, at his office, maybe for his co-workers to find rather than for his wife. Mr. CHERTOFF. Was it your understanding at that point in time that Mr, Foster had been at the office at some point on July 20, 1993, during the day? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. 150 Mr. CHERTOFF. So, as far as you knew, that might have been the last place that he had been before he went to the park and what happened at the park occurred; correct? Ms. BRAUN. That's correct. Mr. CHERTOFF. Now, can you tell us some of the reasons that you would want to look in the office and what you would be looking for, what you intended to be looking for in Mr. Foster's office? Ms. BRAUN. I want to make it clear that I was never at Mr. Foster's office. Mr. CHERTOFF, I understand that. Ms. BRAUN. If it had been myself, I would have been looking for a note, basically, that says I couldn't go on any longer or something to the effect that he had committed suicide. I would be also looking if for insurance papers, things to show that he had his life in order and was ready to hand over to his family. I would have been- look ing for a journal, a diary, an address book-not an address book but an appointment book with maybe appointments with psychia-trists or something like that. I would have been looking for things that would have helped con-firm that this was a suicide. Mr. CHERTOFF. In other words, you'd be looking for everything that would shed light on his state of mind? Ms. BRAUN. That's correct. Mr. CHERTOFF. Would that also include any evidence of some- thing that might have been troubling him? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. Mr. CHERTOFF. Is it fair to say that in looking at the office, you would have been looking in particular for things in his own hand- writing? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. Mr. CHERTOFF. Would it also have been important to get a sense of the actual arrangement, physical arrangement of his papers the office in terms of whether they were orderly or disorderly? Ms. BRAUN. Yes, that would have been helpful. That would have let me know whether he had left the office in a hurry or if he had organized himself and put everything away. Mr. CHERTOFF. Now, while you were at the Foster residence, did you have a conversation with David Watkins about securing Mr. Foster's off-ice? Ms. BRAUN. I had a brief conversation with Mr. Watkins as I was on my way out the door. Mr. Watkins made a request of the Park Police that we not release Mr. Foster's name to the media until they could get somebody to Hope, Arkansas to notify Mr. Watkins family or his mother Mr. ROLLA. Foster. Ms. BRAUN. I'm sorry, Mr. Foster's mother. I, in turn, asked that Mr. Watkins see that Mr. Foster's office was secured so that we could send somebody in the morning out to check his office.
News in Brief: Chile, 'Mother Of The World.'
News in Brief: Chile, 'Mother Of The World.' The first lady of Chile, lovely Senora Rosa Markmann de Gonzalez Videla, has been selected as the mother of the world. She poses with husband, Chile's president, and views housing development she sponsored. Daily life in Chile: children run through neighborhood street, young schoolchildren (kindergarten?) play in schoolyard. The first lady poses with family members including a toddler grandchild.