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Gray Squirrel
TAPE 1 08:36:13-08:37:21 Gray Squirrel at pond edge 05:58:38-06:02:38 Gray Squirrel at ponds edge drinking Gray Squirrel at pond with perfect reflection
Muskrat
TAPE 1 Muskrat on log, deposit scat, dive Muskrat on log scratch Muskrat on log scratch Muskrat on log, deposit scat, scratch, dive
Woodchuck
TAPE 1 Woodchuck and farm buildings - feeding Woodchuck feed Woodchuck feed Woodchuck comes out of burrow and feed
Muskrat
TAPE 1 Muskrat swim
Prairie Dog
TAPE 1 Prairie Dog Feeding Prairie Dog in burrow CU Prairie Dog tail jerk
Cottontail Rabbit
TAPE 1 Cottontail Rabbit
Prairie Dogs
TAPE 1 Two (2) Prairie Dogs in burrow Two (2) Prairie Dogs in burrow CU. Two (2) Prairie Dogs in burrow Two (2) Prairie Dogs in burrow Two (2) Prairie Dogs in burrow CU
Gray Squirrel
TAPE 1 Gray Squirrel bury nut climb tree
Muskrat and Wood Duck
TAPE 1 Muskrat and Wood Ducks Muskrat and Wood Ducks feed CU.
Gray Squirrel
TAPE 1 13:43:30 Gray Squirrel on tree limb 00:48:10 Gray Squirrel using tails as umbrella in snow Gray Squirrel climb and hang on tree, eating Gray Squirrel act nervous on fallen tree
August 4, 1994 - Part 13
(00:35:15) The CHAIRMAN. Senator Bryan. Senator BRYAN. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Nuss- baum, I was struck by your comment on page 3 of your statement when you go on to say "I sought to conduct myself in the hightest traditions of public service and of my profession." I believe that. Mr. NUSSBAUM. Thank you, Senator. Senator BRYAN. I watched a part of your testimony before the House where you spoke, I thought, with some eloquence and, great deal of emotion about how honored you had been to serve as White House Counsel. I think that was real, not staged. I think a central feature of this, in what I see running through thought process and your analysis, is what I would characterize as an overlegalistic, mechanistic approach with these issues you had to deal with. Let me talk first about the nature of the RTC." Both you and Mrs. Hanson make the point that it was not an inde- pendent agency, and then you go on to cite as authority for that proposition that indeed, unlike the SEC, it did not have a fixed term for its appointees and others. Now it's been a long time since I've practiced law, and I will no quarrel with your legal scholarship. You may very well be right in a court of law. But let me suggest to you that I think that that reasoning was fatally flawed in the court of public opinion. I believe it is the perception of the public, I believe it was the intent of Con; gress, although it may have not been carefully executed, that we did contemplate and intend that the RTC would function separately from the Treasury and that agency ought not to have been considered as if it were some division or bureau within the Department. So I think that that was a fatal mistake in the reasoning process as you viewed your relationship with Mr. Altman as he approached you in the context of his dual responsibility as Acting Head of the RTC. Let me make a comment, if I may, about the doctrine of legal recusal. Again, as a persuasive advocate, you may very well be right in a strictly legalistic sense. And I would think that it would be a real delight for a graduate student in a school of public administration to hear you expound upon your views and discuss it because I believe that you sincerely believe that. I don't question your judgment. I must say that, with all due respect, I think that's a very ivory tower approach. I don't think that meets the test of what the public expectation is and Senator Shelby and others have pointed out, that last paragraph, and I shall not burden my colleagues with it this evening, where the perception of fairness by the public, that is a reasonable standard. As an institution of Government, in order to enjoy public confidence, the public must perceive and believe that all who are executing functions on behalf of the Government are acting fairly, even though their conduct would not be prohibited or, prescribed by some purely legal standard. That is my sense. And finally, let me just offer a comment and if I have the chance, I'm going to ask one question and not prolong this discussion. With respect to your relationship with Mr. Altman and how he perceived You, I don't think that you beat him up, As I was hearing your 505 powerful-and I must say I admire you greatly in terms of your integrity and your courage in expressing your views here, discussing the duty to stay in there and to, in effect, perform what you believe was his responsibility, I thought of the book that I read on the life of MacArthur and Gregory Peck going up to West Point for what MacArthur talked about was his final rollcall where he gave that great emotional speech, duty, honor and country. Let me suggest that anybody in your presence who is treated to the kind of discussion that you've given us tonight, I think, would have left that meeting with the belief, duty, honor and country compel me to do so. I've just heard Mr. Nussbaum give that point of view. That's my perception. May I ask you a question? Mr. NUSSBAUM. I'm complimented to be compared to General MacArthur's speech at West Point. [Laughter.]
Chipmunk
TAPE 1 Least Chipmunks gather junifer berries Least Chipmunks gather junifer berries Least Chipmunks gather junifer berries Least Chipmunks gather junifer berries Least Chipmunks gather junifer berries
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel gather bedding
Chipmunk
Least Chipmunk on tree Two (2) Least Chipmunks gather junifer berries Two (2) Least Chipmunks gather junifer berries |
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel gather bedding Red Squirrel gather bedding Red Squirrel gather bedding
Artic ground squirrel
Artic ground squirrel bite itch
Chipmunk
Female Eastern Chipmunk sit on rock in woods CU. Female Eastern Chipmunk sit on rock in woods CU.
Gray Squirrel
11.14.50 Gray Squirrel use tail as umbrella in rain
Collared Pika
Collared Pika gathering grass to store
Blacktail Jackrabbit
Blacktail Jackrabbit feed early A.M
Gray Squirrel
Young Gray Squirrel in tree Young Gray Squirrel in tree
Cottontail Rabbit
Cottontail Rabbit Cottontail Rabbit grooms foot Young Cottontail Rabbit feeding
Cottontail Rabbit
Cottontail Rabbit eats leaves and grass
Mourning Dove
TAPE 1 Mourning Dove in tree, stretch