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The Porter Wagoner Show No. 391
Porter Wagoner "Her And the Car and the Mobile" Bobby Bare "Come Sundown" ? "Devil's Dream" (Instrumental/fiddle) Dolly Parton "Lost Forever in Your Kiss" Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (duet) "The Right Combination" Speck Rhodes (Phone) (Comedy/narration) Porter Wagoner "Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark" (Gospel) Bobby Bare "What Am I Gonna Do?"
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 29, 1973 (1/2)
[00.47.56-THOMPSON takes one last stab at questioning DEAN, seemingly trying to suggest that DEAN attempted to rip off the CRP and skip town to avoid being called to account for the coverup] Mr. THOMPSON. What were your campaign duties, Mr. Dean? Mr. DEAN. I don't know what you mean by campaign duties. Mr. THOMPSON. You were counselor to the. President, and I believe you mentioned in the past, that Mr. Haldeman in effect realized what your duties would be during the campaign. I assumed you would have slightly different role, perhaps, during a campaign than you would in a nonpolitical year? [00.48.20] Mr. DEAN. That is right. I certainly was not involved in any political aspects. I would say the basic, thing, a number of filings required by the President required research of the State laws to define and describe, exactly what the President himself would have to sign as a candidate for the Office of President of the United States. These could not be handled by the reelection committee. They would require a notarized Presidential signature. The President -was traveling around the country from time to time, we would have to send them with a military aide, We would have, to be not only aware of what the 50 States required we would have to be aware Of when they required it. That was probably the most consuming of the campaign activities. [00.49.05] I would say that my largest campaign activity was the coverup of the Watergate. Mr. THOMPSON. Let, me ask you if this would. be correct and I am reading from page, 38 of the transcript Of our executive session. [READING] My principal area of concern would be that the white. House itself would stay in full compliance with election laws. And I can say from that point on, we didn't miss one thing regarding the election laws themselves which was a rather voluminous and time-consuming task because as the candidate the President had a lot of filings that required his signature itself and were handled in the White House. Mr. DEAN. I think that is saying in another way what I have just said. Mr. THOMPSON. You left on October what 13th? Mr. DEAN. That is correct. Mr. THOMPSON. Well, several weeks would have had you returning after the election Mr. DEAN. That is correct. Mr. THOMPSON. Would not that have presented a little problem for you considering there was a required filing on the 15th, 6 days next Preceding the election? Mr. DEAN. At, that time. we had a routine system set, up for filing. Mr. Wilson had devised a calendar with all the check dates. There was not a daily filing period. I can't recall any particular filing period in that time, there may have been, I don't have the calendar in front of me. These would be forwarded by that time routinely to the President for signature. He was used to them by that time. He would sign them, they would come back notarized and he. would forward them back to the appropriate State requiring it. In fact, I would say the weeks, preceding the, election -were some, of the slowest weeks during my time at the White House. [00.50.47] Mr. THOMPSON. Was It Slow in terms of campaign contributions that were coming in? Mr. DEAN. We didn't receive campaign contributions at the White House. Mr. THOMPSON. Were you ever called upon to interpret the propriety of accepting such campaign contributions, foreign contributions, anything of that nature? Mr. DEAN. Yes; that periodically, came up, yes, indeed. [00.51.06-THOMPSON questions DEAN, trying to insinuate that DEAN was preparing to skip town in October of 1972] Mr. THOMPSON. But you were going to go on a honeymoon, from which you would not return, if you had your preference, until after the election? Mr. DEAN. Let me explain when I went to Florida, what the situation is in Florida. There are two villas that are set aside, for White House staff. I had to retain that privately rather than take it at Government expense, obviously, being on a honeymoon. That runs $100 a day. I also said that because when I am in Florida, you have the entire signal telephone system. As I think my -wife can attest, while I was at the White House, there was virtually no time, that I was out of contact with the remainder of the staff at any time. And as you well know, you can conduct business by telephone and get staff doing things as easily as you being present in the office, and that is how, often, you operate in the office. I also had a very trusted deputy who could handle things in my absence and if he had a judgment he wanted my attention drawn to, I certainly was available for him to call and reflect on that judgment. Mr. THOMPSON. So then you were planning to be gone for several weeks? Mr. DEAN. I had hoped to. That had been our intention; yes. [00.52.23] Mr. THOMPSON. That -was your intention. Did you know anyone when you were working at the White House, have contact with any one whose first name is Jane? Mr. Did I know anybody at the White House by the name of Jane? Mr. THOMPSON. Yes. Mr. DEAN. I know several Mr. THOMPSON. Start closest to you, if you would. Mr. DEAN. Yes; I have a secretary by the name of Jane Thomas. Mr. THOMPSON. That is the name, I think, that I am interested in. If I am not, we will go back to it. Do you have a travel office, or did you have a travel office, at the White House that sometimes made accommodations for you for the trips that you would take? Mr. DEAN. Yes; I generally had my secretary make travel accommodations through the travel office. Mr. THOMPSON. Do you recall whether or not -you had Jane Thomas make travel accommodations for this particular honeymoon trip? Mr. DEAN. I do not have the foggiest recollection. [00.53.20]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 29, 1973 (1/2)
[00.53.20-THOMPSON continues to examine DEAN, trying to insinuate that DEAN planned to skip town with CRP funds in October, 1972 to avoid being called to account for the COVERUP, with a honeymoon as a cover story] Mr. THOMPSON. There is a document here, Mr. Dean, that I would like to present to you for your examination I ion. It is entitled "Request for Transportation.--- If I might read it, as it is being presented to you. Dated October 11, ".Contact, Jane. Traveler, Mr. and Mrs. John Dean. Extension 241, from D.C. to Miami, two seats. Carrier, Eastern Airlines, Flight 185. Date, October 14." You went down I assume you returned. "National Airlines, Flight 102, October 18. Payment, American Express. Fare, $336." The word "tickets" is stamped across it. First of all, is this a form that is used by the travel office? Mr. DEAN. I have no Idea. I have never seen the form before, and I have no idea if in fact that was paid for by American Express. I think that is something that will have to be checked as the auditors go back through my records. Mr. THOMPSON. I agree with you. If there is any question about it, obviously, the person in charge of these documents, the person in custody of these documents will be brought down here and placed under oath to explain these documents in full. It is my understanding that since your testimony was begun pursuant to committee request, this request, this document has been furnished by the travel office, It does indicate to me that the request was made on October 11. 1972, by someone named Jane for a flight leaving on the 14th to return on the 18th, a trip of 4 days. Do you have any further comment on it. -Mr. Dean? Mr. DEAN. Well. as, I said, it was my intention to go down there and spend 2 weeks. Mr. THOMPSON. THOMPSON. Two weeks or several weeks Mr. DEAN. Several weeks. I very frequently, and you can check my other travel records, when I went, places, I took the immediate turnaround ticket for the hold purpose and often stayed beyond that date. A bird in the hand, in traveling back and forth through main routes, is something I always felt was wise to do. I think if you -will check my records, in the travel office, you will find I did that on other occasions. [00.56.14-THOMPSON questions DEAN about his use of campaign funds and his travel plans at that time] Mr. THOMPSON. So you are stating that this document could be correct and you could have. requested your secretary to make accommodations for you to return on the 18th after 4 days. Mr. DEAN. It is nay recollection I did not pay for that by American Express, as a matter my Of fact, Often, when my secretary would go down and set, something like this, up, a subsequent phone call would change an arrangement, something like that. I think you can check that also. Mr. THOMPSON. I thought you just testified you did not know whether or not your secretary had made a request for this particular honeymoon trip not. Mr. DEAN. I am saying that the name "Jane" here would indicate to me that, she had. Mr. THOMPSON. YOU just said that you did not recall whether or not this was paid for by American Express. Mr. DEAN. That is the reason I say that. I recall that there was not time to pay for it by American Express and I had to go to the airport and pick the tickets up at the "will call." so I had the tickets In hand. The White House could not process the tickets fast enough, I think if you will check the records, you will find out that is what happened. Mr. THOMPSON. The White House could not process the tickets fast enough? Mr. DEAN. That is correct. Mr. THOMPSON. Would that indicate, that you did make a request through the travel office of the White House? Mr. DEAN. As I say, I generally made all the requests through the travel office--through my secretary, I mean. I asked her to arrange them. There were occasions when she went directly to outside lines and made my travel requests as well. Mr. THOMPSON. Did you subsequently get to Miami to spend a few more days on your honeymoon? Mr. DEAN. As I recall, we made several trips to Miami to try to have a honeymoon and were called back. Mr. THOMPSON. Did you leave for Miami on October 20, if you recall? Mr. DEAN. That is very possible. As I told -you when we started this line of questioning, I have not sat down and tried to reconstruct this. I am perfectly willing to reconstruct it for the committee and turn it all over to the committee for the committee's use. I just have not entered this area of reconstruction and I am sure---- Mr. THOMPSON. You will not test your memory on these particular points, is that what you are saying? Mr. DEAN. I think I would like to have the opportunity to check my own calendar, particularly my wife, who does keep a calendar of these types of events. It would be very helpful in reconstructing this for the committee. [00.58.39]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 29, 1973 (1/2)
[00.58.39-Fred THOMPSON interrogates DEAN about his use funds and his travel plans at that time] Mr. THOMPSON. I have a document here that I would like to present to you, which is a similar document indicating a, request, the contact being Mr. Dean this time, dated October 19, 1972, for flight to Miami on October 20, to return October 23. There are several markings down here. Evidently, there was some confusion as to the airlines. That is the only thing I can tell. Mr. DEAN. No; this probably indicates, as I recall-it is 10-19--- they could not find a flight, they tried to get a flight, they could not find a flight and they had me, on the wait list. I see there is a wait list indication down here--W.L. I assume, is wait list. The only thing I can assume is that this is some sort of form that the travel office uses which I have never seen before, so I cannot explain it. Mr. THOMPSON. But you do remember the occasion, you do remember the trip? Mr. DEAN. On the 19th? Mr. THOMPSON. You would have been leaving on the, 20th, I believe, Mr. Dean. Mr. DEAN. On the 20th--that is correct. Mr. THOMPSON. And returned on the 23d? Mr. DEAN. That is correct. Mr. THOMPSON. Were you called back Mr. DEAN, Do I recall that? As I say, I recall several efforts to get to Florida but not -with success. Mr. THOMPSON. What I asked you, and I think you misunderstood me, was were you called back on the 23d? Mr. DEAN-. Yes; I have testified that after I got to Florida, I was Virtually On the phone the whole time 'me, and suddenly was called back, to come back on Sunday. I went to this meeting in the Roosevelt room which I have described in my testimony and turned around again as soon as I thought I could get off to Florida again and tried to get to Florida again. This must be the trip that evidences that. I would assume that indicates that trip. [01.00.38] Mr. THOMPSON. All right. Mr. Dean, my point again is as to the significance of the points I have been going over. I know they seem rather minute in comparison with Presidential involvement, but I think when you state in your statement that you planned several weeks and if one wanted to put a theory afloat that, possibly you were trying to seek to justify your taking this money out for some reason other than you have given us today, that trip, that is an extended honeymoon this would be very relevant. Mr. Chairman, I would like to either have, these for identification or made part of the record, I would suggest and hope that we would get the proper people in charge of the custody of these documents to come down here and verify them for us. Mr. DEAN. As I indicated to the committee. I am perfectly willing to provide all my materials, all my records, and this can be gone over in the greatest detail the committee Wishes. MR. THOMPSON. That will be done, Mr. Dean. Thank you. Senator ERVIN. Let the documents be appropriately numbered by the, reporter. [01.01.54] Mr. SHAFFER. Mr. Chairman. I would like to make a request of the Chair, and I think Mr. Thompson ought to be aware of something that I do not think he is aware of. That is that in the files, there is -a Xerox copy of all the currency that Mr. Dean transmitted to me and that I transmitted to the bank before that currency cleared. That, was made in my office by me to my secretary, who is in this room and I still consider myself under oath, and turned over to this committee voluntarily and not pursuant 'to a subpena. So by looking at the, serial numbers on that currency you can establish whether or not More than $4,850 was taken out and some other currency put back. Because, my recollection of that currency is the serial numbers, while from the first bill to the last are not in sequential order, there are a Series of sequential numbers that meant something to the prosecutors. With reluctance, I also would like to say that when Mr. Dean first spoke to me, about, the cash and his check, the cash and the check were not then open to view. I have never seen this missing check, we never discussed destruction of the missing check with the committee, before. On the next day, when I had decided what we were a going to do with go the check and the documents, I said. I -will need a currently doted check--he had told me the one was old--and the, currency, which he Provided me at, another location. I am sorry as an officer of the court, and also analogously as an officer of this committee. that we do not have, here today for you that check, and I assure each and every one of you under oath that there, was no intention on my part, or Mr. Dean's to destroy that document and keep it, from you. Thank you. Mr. THOMPSON. We might just put one question--- Mr. DASH. I think it should go on the record that it is true that we, did receive the photostatic copies of currency and Mr. Thompson does know about it, because I have shown him that file. Mr. SHAFFER. I am sorry. I did not know whether he knew about it or not. Mr. THOMPSON. I received some of these documents belatedly and much later than Mr. Dash, quite frankly---- [01.04.07-TAPE OUT]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 29, 1973 (2/2)
[01.03.51-IN to Sam DASH discussing documentation of DEAN'S trusteeship of campaign funds, related to Fred THOMPSON'S questioning of DEAN] Mr. DASH.----it is true that we, did receive the photostatic copies of currency and Mr. Thompson does know about it, because I have shown him that file. Mr. SHAFFER. I am sorry. I did not know whether he knew about it or not. Mr. THOMPSON. I received some of these documents belatedly and much later than Mr. Dash, quite frankly---- Mr. SHAFFER. I have no problem with it. [01.04.13--Sen. ERVIN has had enough of this B.S. about the money!] Senator ERVIN. If I could ask a question or so here, I might shorten some of this. Mr. Dean, did anybody know that you had taken out the $4,850 out of this money except yourself? Mr. DEAN. No, sir, they did not. [01.04.31] Senator ERVIN. If you had wanted to deceive anybody about it, what would have prevented you from getting $4,850 and replacing it? Mr. DEAN. Nothing Senator ERVIN. And the, first man that knew that you had used the $4,850 was your lawyer? Mr. DEAN. That is correct, and I told him that, I wanted to reveal that fact to the government also. Senator ERVIN. And your lawyer advised you to issue a, new check. Did he give as a reason the fact that banks sometimes refuse to cash checks unless they are presented within a reasonable time after they are dated? Mr. DEAN. That is precisely the reason that he gave me. [01.05.08] Mr. SHAFFER. I object to that. The reason I gave him was that he told me the check was made to cash and it had to be made to me and Hogan as trustees. Mr. DEAN. You also said that it had to be a current check. Mr. SHAFFER. Well, all right, you remember that. Senator ERVIN. If you had the desire to deceive anybody, all you would have had to do was get the $4,850 in cash and taken and added the, money to the balance that you had in the safe. Mr. DEAN. That is correct, Mr. Chairman. Senator ERVIN. But the first man you told that, you had used the money was Mr. Shaffer? Mr. DEAN. That is correct. [01.05.43] Senator ERVIN. Instead of concealing the transaction by restoring the cash, you gave him a check paid to him and he deposited it in a trust account? Mr. DEAN. That is correct. Senator ERVIN. Together with the other money? Mr. DEAN. That is correct. Senator ERVIN. Making the amount of money the total amount, that was originally delivered to you? Mr. DEAN. That, is correct, I was quite aware of the, fact that obviously this is a great personal embarrassment and a rather unwise move, but I didn't want to hide. the, facts from this committee on what, I had done. Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. Dean, if I might ask you one more question with regard to the, checking account on which you drew this cheek; you drew the check on April 12, would that be correct? Mr. DEAN. I believe there were two checks. I don't have, those records in front, of me now. Mr. THOMPSON I have here in your bank account an indication that April 12 was the first day for some time, evidently, that you had enough money in your checking account for this check to clear? Mr. DEAN. When I realized it, I called him and had my broker send down the amount Of money necessary to cover the check. Mr. THOMPSON. You were, not, advised by anyone that, it would either be wise or the thing to do with regard to the destruction Of your check, is that correct? You did that of your own Volition? Mr. DEAN. As I say, I told- Mr. THOMPSON. I am sorry, 'Mr. Dean, you can explain in as great detail as you would like. Mr. DEAN. No, no one told me it, would be, wise or Mr. THOMPSON. All right. That is all. Senator ERVIN. Any other questions of any members of this committee? [No response.] Senator ERVIN. -Mr. -Dean. the committee has a rule that a witness can make a, closing statement. We will afford You that, opportunity just as we afforded it, to other witnesses. [01.07.52] Senator BAKER. Let me do this first, Mr. Chairman. It might be that Mr. Dean would want to comment on it before he makes his closing Statement. Senator ERVIN. OK, fine. Senator BAKER. I indicated earlier in the hearings that Congressman Garry 'Brown had written a letter to the committee and was preparing to submit a Sworn statement, I did not at that time. have in hand the letter from Congressman Brown. It had been inadvertently misplaced. I now have a copy and if there, is no objection, 'Mr. Chairman, I'll read it. Also, if there is no objection, we will. receive the, Statement under oath of Mr. -Brown as to the letter. Dear Mr. Chairman: Late Yesterday afternoon upon learning of the statement given to your committee by John W. Dean, III in which he implicated me and members of the Banking and Currency Committee in what he has alleged was a "coverup" of the Watergate matter and other improper conduct, I immediately dictated a letter to You demanding That I be given an opportunity to appear before your committee mid respond to, deny, and rebut Mr. Dean's allegations. [01.09.05]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 29, 1973 (2/2)
[01.09.05] Senator BAKER. I might depart from the letter to say that the chairman and I have indicated to Mr. Brown that we would be happy to have this letter as Part Of the record, his statement as part of the record. If he still wished to testify, of course, we would provide him that opportunity. [01.09.21] Mr. DEAN. Mr. Vice Chairman, I -wonder if I might comment on something? I think that in my testimony, I have explained that often, What was happening at the White House was one motive. The person On the, other end wasn't always aware of that motive. and I don't mean to impute to other people the fact that one person had one desire, the motive to the other person who was doing a normal, what they was as helpful thing to the White House in a general election year and not understanding the implications of all the facts and circumstances. Senator BAKER. Thank you, Mr. Dean. I am. aware of that situation, and what I would really like to do is read this letter now so that before you conclude your testimony and make your closing statement, if you choose to do that you would have an opportunity to comment on that as well. To continue with the letter, the second paragraph: Before I had an opportunity to get the letter off to you, I was pleased to be contacted by a member of your committee's majority staff who indicated an interest in talking with me relative to the allegations set forth and involving me in Dean's statement. I met with your Mr. Dorsen and Mr. Parr and believe that this conference was mutually beneficial. I thank you for providing me with this opportunity to at least apprise your committee staff of my position relative to Dean's charges. Although I think I have satisfied your Committee staff members that Dean had no factual justification to link the House. Banking and Currency Committee action with what he has testified were White House coverup activities, his irresponsible or false statements with respect thereto have caused me and other members of the Banking and Currency Committee grave harm. Without equivocation , I can state it was not known to me, nor to any other member of the Committee to my knowledge, that our opposition to the granting of subpoena power to Chairman Patman was in any way, nor could be claimed to be, in any way, a part of the coverup about which Mr. Dean is testifying. I, personally, vehemently deny the truth of Mr. Dean's statement that my letter of September 8, 1972 to the Attorney General was in fact, drafted by Parkinson for Congressman Brown.' This is an untrue statement, the letter having been dictated by me and having contained my work product. [01.11.43] Although I am preparing a chronological statement of my whole participation in the successful effort to deny Chairman Patman subpoena power in October of last year, the mere filing of such a statement with your Committee and even the giving of the same to the media will not counteract and repudiate the publicity given to Mr. Dean's testimony, I, therefore, respectfully request and insist that I be given an opportunity to appear before your Committee and respond to the allegations made by Mr. Dean. The granting of this request, Mr. Chairman, is the least your Committee should do, It seems to me, to attempt to correct The unwarranted and unjustified damage that has been done. Your prompt and favorable response to this request will be greatly appreciated. Signed GARRY BROWN. Congress. [01.12.32] Senator BAKER. Mr. Chairman, I reiterate this letter has been accepted for the record and is being read now for the, -record at the request of Congressman Brown. Mr. DEAN-. Yes and I might just say--- Senator BAKER. Mr. Dean, I wanted to read it now in an abundance of fairness both to Congressman Brown 'and to you, so you can make any further comment, Now, on the question, on the request., that Mr. Brown makes, as stated earlier, the chairman and I have discussed this matter and clearly if Mr. Brown wants to testify as a Member of Congress he, is entitled to do that but by the same, token, we Understand that he is submitting a sworn statement as an addendum to this letter and I would propose, Mr. Chairman, that we take under advisement the matter of whether any further testimony should be, received or not. [01.13.21] Mr. DEAN-. I might just, add on, -with regard to Mr. Brown, Congressman Brown's letter, this is in the area of hearsay, of course, that I had heard that the letter by Mr. Parkinson was, Mr. Parkinson assisted Mr. Brown in Preparing the letter for the Attorney General, [01.13.41]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 29, 1973 (2/2)
Robert MacNEILL states that that is the complete story of John Dean, and the committee will not meet again until July 10, when John Mitchell will testify, and Mitchell's lawyers have already indicated that Mitchell will not implicate the President. States that it will be interesting to see what the White House does in the interim, since Fred Buzhardt's attempt to enter the fray was such a disaster that the White House had to state that Buzhardt's position was not an official White House one. States that next week, Americans will celebrate the second July 4th holiday since the Watergate, and it is still not clear "how many new techniques those under investigation have added to the American Political system."
Bernie Howard Commercials I
1) Merchants Bank Town & Country Charge Card (B&W, sound)-- Great achival footage circa 1920's of an old jalopy jumping a shack only to crash when it lands (fairly famous shot); tracking shot of a Roman feast (orgy, anyone?); tight LS of a biplane crashing into the side of a house; MS of a man wearing a toga getting into forced and funny fisticuffs with two other men; LS and MS of the US cavalry charging through a Great Plain. (ONLY #1 MERCHANTS BANK TOWN AND CHARGE CARD IS ON MASTER 1018) 2) Merchants Bank Town & Country Charge Card (B&W, sound)-- shorter ad but similar in construction to last one. Features archival footage circa 1920's of a man standing on a speeding passenger car, then climbing the rope ladder of a biplane flying just above. NIce stunt. 3) Alberto Silken Rinse (B&W, sound)-- A blond model stands with product in a TV studio, dispensing wit and wisdom as it pertains to the wares. There are some culturally ironic lines here, as well as a funny demo of "Milky" and "Gooey" hair products. 4) Goldblatt's Home Center in Downer's Grove, Illinois (color, sound)-- Good interior shots of the large store's home furnishing departments. Boutique area, water fountain, carpeting, home decorating, lamps, chandeliers, TV sets and so on. A duplicate ad proceeds this one. 5) Lennox (B&W, sound)-- Opens with an awful still animation spoof of "Dragnet" as off-screen detectives vow to unravel the mysterious identity of "Mr. Builder". Of course, this turns into a sales film for Lennox representatives. The first speaker, a nervous young man, reads carelessly from a cue card. The second speaker, a bullish older man, reads rather animatedly from a convenient script. But before he can get too far the sequence ends. 6) Dermafresh Medicated Hand Lotion (B&W, sound)-- There are several spots, in the following order. Note, they repeat, in order. A) Short, rather amusing skit involving two female florists, one of whom is handstripping roses. B) A young woman sits in a kitchen and talks to the camera about Dermafresh. C) A woman gives another woman a body massage, using Dermafresh. 7) Patricia Stevens Cosmetics (B&W, sound)-- There are several spots, in the following order. A) Opens on a commercial set for PS as the director talks to the camera about the product, the product model (on set), then introduces his loyal and loving wife who happens to be a PS glamor subscriber as well. Cut to MS of his glamorous housewife (pearl necklace and all) talking to the camera, hocking the goods. Cut to products shots of their lipstick line, then to CU of another model applying it. B) Same format as the last but featuring a print photographer snapping a PS model before introducing his PS glamorous wife. C) Same format as the last but featuring the mused stylings of an oil painter painting a PS model's portrait before introducing his coincidentally PS glamorous wife. 8) Marhoefer Meats (B&W, sound)-- There are several spots, in the following order. A) Animation of a cowboy, a cowgirl and a cook singing and dancing in front of a covered wagon. They don't write jingles like this anymore. Cut to live action CU of several hot dogs boiling in a pot of water. Cut to CU of a plate of cooked hot dogs being served (presented) to an empty kitchen table. ONLY THIS MARHOEFER MEATS COMMERCIAL IS ON MASTER 109. B) Same format as the last but about smoke-cooked bacon. Good CU of several strips of bacon frying in a pan, then being served. C) Same format as above but about luncheon meat. Good CU's of their luncheon meat line, all pre-packaged. D) Same format as above but about pre-cooked pork sausage. Good CU of several hearty morsels bioling in a pot, then served as the breakfast table with a pot of coffee.
Bernie Howard Commercials II
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 98010 1) Patricia Stevens Cosmetics: Creme Makeup (B&W, sound)-- There are several spots, in the following order. A) Opens with MS of a film set as the director stands near a PS model. He talks to the camera about the greatness of PS models and products, then introduces his wife who happens to be PS glamorous as well. Cut to MS of his lovely and loyal wife standing in a kitchen, talking to the camera. Cut to product shot, then to CU of yet another PS model applying the creme makeup. B) Same format as above but opens with a print photographer on set with PS model. C) Same format as above but opens with an oil painter painting the portrait of a PS model. 2) EZ Pop Instant Drink Mix (B&W, sound)-- There are two spots for this, in the following order. A) Great CU of a young boy and girl eagerly watching their mother mix a sweet, sugary quart of their favorite drink. CU of MOM pouring it into glasses. B) Strict MS of Mom mixing and pouring EZ Pop. 3) Lykette Deordorant (B&W, sound)-- There are several spots for this using the same images but at various lengths. Basically an animation of Lykette's golden sponge applicator clogging those pesky sweat glands. Cut to products shot and animation of an adorable fairy flying around, wearing a very skimpy dress. 4) Jewish United Fund (color, sound)-- There are several spots here, using the same footage but of various lengths. Opens with CU's and MS's of kids and adults sitting at accounting machines, typing their hearts out, followed by stills of the fund's services and outreaches: social service, welfare, classroom education, physical therapy, counseling, rescueing refugees, etc. 5) Manhattan Motors Used Car Lot (B&W, silent)-- There are two ads using the same footage but in different sequence. CU of a gambler's hand as he shows he has four 2's. Cut to neon sign, reads, "This is 2222". MS's of the store's Blue Ribbon autos in the showroom. Good panning tight LS of the dealership at night, all aglow in neon glitz and bustle. 6) Louis Miller Auto Sales (B&W, silent)-- There are two ads using the same footage but in different sequence. Panning tight LS of a dealership as car drives from the lot and into the sunny street. MS of cars packed in the showroom.. Tight LS of the dealership at night. The second spot segues into a car pulling into their service center where the mechanic and the owner shake the driver's hand. Followed by more showroom and establishing shots.
Bernie Howard Commercials III
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 98011 1) Jewish United Fund (color, sound, faded red)-- There are three spots using the same footage but at different lengths and sequences. CU's and MS's of kids and adults sitting at an accounting machine, typing their hearts out. Followed by series of stills representing the fund's outreaching programs: social service, classroom education, physical therapy, marital counseling, rescuing refugees and so on. 2) Old Reliable Custom Blend Coffee (B&W, sound)-- Opens with fireworks in night sky a la Honeymooners as a superimposed product image flies to forefront. Cut to CU of coffee cups being filled from a classy silver decanter. Cut to panning CU of 25 filled coffee cups. 3) Chicken Bones Candy (B&W, sound, low levels)-- Great low angle MS of a showroom model bursting through the top of a large Chicken Bones can. Excellent MS's of people giddily eating the sweet confection. 4) Mount Vernon, Virginia (color, silent)-- Excellent color footage of George Washington's historic homestead and final resting place. Tight and wide LS's of the grounds. CU of stone plaque announcing George's tomb, zoom out to MS of same as 2 kids pose in front of it. 5) Hollywood Builders (B&W, sound)-- MS of a sultry young lady talking coyly on a telephone to her friend Gladys. Doesn't help matters the model is wearing some of the most casual wear this side of film noir. And yet she is talking about tract homes in Wilmette, Illinois. Cut to LS's of the suburban homes, then MS's of the homegenous interiors. 6) Homko Lawn Mower (color, sound)-- Great color outtakes from a Bernie Howard of the same name. MS's and CU's of an old man starting a bright orange lawnmower on the front lawn of his suburban home. Great CU's and MS's of the man cutting the top of an exposed water pipe, spray spewing into the air (oops!). Rich color, ultimately silly material. 7) Elegant Touch Nail Hardener (color, sound)-- CU's of elegant and unelegant fingernails (women's); CU's of nails being polished in a TV studio. Spot ends with great MS's of women polishing their nails in the most unlikely (and downright shallow) of places: a grocery store, passenger seat of a convertible and a busy downtown street. 8) Melody Hill Wine Cooler (B&W, sound)-- There are two spots, in the following order. A) MS of a young married couple sweating and tyring to relax in their living room. n animated Melody Hill grape (well, he might be a grape but he looks like an orange) slides a tray of Wine Coolers to them. Cut to animation of several Melody Hill fruit talking to the camera about the product. B) MS of an older couple happily watching TV in their living room. Cut to an excellent MS of them staring into the camera, a TV screen border framing the shot. MS of the wife walking to the liquor cabinet upon the TV's subliminal instructions, revealing a shelf full of Melody Hill wines. 9) Coco Wheats (B&W, sound)-- animation of a character named Mr. Magic (yes, he is a magician) hocking this cocoa-flavored hot cereal. Mr. Magic is adept in some seriously demented trickery as he twists his neck several times and produces big bunnies from his hat before serving breakfast to an overly eager boy. Cut to a product shot of a cup of hot chocolate, a slice of chocolate cake and a sliver of pudding pie; the point is to show what Coco Wheats tastes like. 10) Roman Meal Bread (B&W, sound)-- Several quick animated spots with cloying jingle. 11) Green Giant Mushrooms (color, sound)-- Classic animation of the Jolly Green Giant, lil' Giant and Mr. Mole selling canned mushrooms in colorful Green Valley.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 408
Porter Wagoner "Y'all Come" Stonewall Jackson "Torn From the Pages of Life" ? "Cheyenne" (Instrumental) Dolly Parton "You Can't Reach Me Anymore" Porter Wagoner "Katy Did" Speck Rhodes "Banjo bit" Porter Wagoner "Just Like Years Ago" (gospel) Stonewall Jackson "Smokin' on the Track"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 410
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 410 - Special Guest The LeFevres (Lefevre family)
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 411
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show No 411 with special guests Bob Harrington, Dolly Parton, Speck Rhodes and the Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 414
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 414 Live at Opryland
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 415
Porter Wagoner "What Ain't To Be Just Might Happen" Anthony Armstrong "Statue of a Fool" ? "Rufus Tibideaux" Dolly Parton "Joshua" Porter Wagoner/Dolly Parton "Take Away" (duet) Speck Rhodes "How Much is that Hound Dog" Porter Wagoner "Brother Harold Dee" (Gospel) Anthony Armstrong "Proud Mary"
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.02.00-John MITCHELL testifying] [00.02.06-MacNEILL in studio] MacNEILL announces a break for station ID [PBS ID-title screen "SENATE HEARINGS ON CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES] [00.05.45-MacNEILL] MacNEILL states that Sam DASH is going to compare the testimony received from Maurice STANS to MITCHELL'S version of the payments of money to LIDDY] [00.05.56-DASH] Mr. DASH. Now, shortly--and I think again this is a restatement of what occurred, shortly after the March 30 meeting in Key Biscayne, Mr. Liddy in April did ask for an initial payment from Mr. Sloan on a quarter million dollar budget. Mr. Sloan has so testified that Liddy asked that the initial payment be $83,000. Were you aware of that request of Mr. Liddy's? Mr. MITCHELL. I am not aware Of the, request, Mr. Dash, with respect, to the dollar amount, and I am sure that the committee recalls the, dialogue from Sloan to Stans to -Mitchell to Stans to Sloan with respect to it in which amounts were, not discussed. It was a question of did Magruder have continuing authorization to authorize expenditures and of course. the answer was, yes. [00.06.50] Mr. DASH. Well. It is more in direct disagreement with Mr. Sloan's testimony or Mr. Stans' testimony, but according to Mr. Sloan's testimony, he was quite concerned about the sizable amount, $83,000, and went to Mr. Stans to see if Mr. Magruder had such authority and then Mr. Stans want to you. According to the testimony of Mr. Stans, on page 1644, for the record- just paraphrasing it--Mr. Stans, although not meaning a particular amount. asked whether, if any amount that Mr. Magruder wanted to give Mr. Liddy would be all right, and that, you had Said Yes. Mr. MITCHELL. I said that Magruder had continuing authority to authorize expenditures of money. Up until that time, I guess he, had expended $3 or 3 1/2 million. 0 [00.07.46]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.12.40-DASH interrogates MITCHELL about the state of MITCHELL'S knowledge about NIXON'S knowledge of the Watergate and COVERUP] [00.12. Mr. DASH. But that statement is not made on any information the President told you or you told the President or anybody told you about what the President knows? Mr. MITCHELL. Would you repeat that again? Mr. DASH. I say that statement you have just made, is not based on anything the President told you specifically, anything you fold the President, anything anybody told you that he had told the President? Mr. MITCHELL. I understand the thrust of your question. That is correct. It is based solely on my association with the President and not conversations on the affirmative side of the subject matter. Mr. DASH. I have no further questions. Senator ERVIN. The committee will stand in recess until 2 o'clock. [00.13.20-SENATORS stand to leave, photographers and reporters go into action] [00.13.25-LEHRER in studio] LEHRER states that the latest attempt to determine the PRESIDENT'S knowledge of Watergate has ended. [PBS network ID-title screen "SENATE HEARINGS ON CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES] [00.16.55-LEHRER] LEHRER states that Fred THOMPSON will ask MITCHELL about government intelligence operations] [00.17.07-shot of ERVIN and DASH conferring, ERVIN bangs gavel] AFTERNOON SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1973 Senator ERVIN. The committee, will come to order. Mr. Thompson. Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. Mitchell, you have testified concerning the so-called 1970 plan or the Huston plan or the Huston project, and then in answering questions from Mr. Dash you went Into talking about -what is known as the Plumbers project in the White House. [00.17.49] Would, You say that the Plumbers in the White House. as you know them to be was a logical extension of this 1970 plan which was evidently rescinded? Mr. MITCHELL. I would not say so. Mr. Thompson. because of the time frame intervening and also the consideration of the Interagency Evaluation Commission--Committee in the meantime. I think that Was Somewhat of a self-starter, later on caused used by events and if I would have to guess, without knowing it was probably generated about the time of the Pentagon Papers. Now, these are opinions I am giving to you, I have no knowledge on it. [00.18.35] Mr. THOMPSON. You mentioned a field for, need Of coordination between the intelligence-gathering agencies, is that correct? Mr. MITCHELL. Yes, sir, I do. Mr. THOMPSON. Was this just in the White House or was this also in the, intelligence community. Mr. MITCHELL. Well. it was In parts Of the intelligence community and it certainly was in the Justice Department. We, as I think I mentioned this morning, found that we were receiving intelligence from headquarters where we might not have expected it in connection with anticipation of violent acts in connection with demonstration and at other times just pure violent acts. I mentioned the Alcoholic Tax and Firearms Bureau which had, I thought, quite a very competent intelligence Capacity, certainly, in connection with some of the problems that we had In the Justice Department. [00.19.30]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.07.46-DASH continues to interrogate MITCHELL about his role in giving money to LIDDY.] Mr. DASH. NO did you recall that in this particular Case, Mr. Stans was asking you about Liddy?: Mr. MITCHELL. I don't have that recollection on the issue of Magruder's continuing authority but I would not challenge or dispute Mr. Stans' statement on the subject. Mr. DASH. Well, that was his testimony. Now, you had had a meeting with Mr. Magruder on March 30, In which Mr. Magruder was asking you to approve a quarter million dollar plan that would authorize giving Liddy this kind of money. Your statement now, then, is that you did tell Mr. Stans that -Mr. Magruder could pay Mr. Liddy any sum of money that Mr. Magruder wanted to pay him. [00.08.26] Mr. MITCHELL. Don't put it in the context of any sum of money. It was a fact that existed, Mr. Dash in connection with--Liddy had been in the intelligence and information gathering field. I think Mr. Stans has testified in here that to that time, he had been authorized $125,000 and it is again in the Context of the fact that Magruder had continuing authority to authorize moneys and Mr. Stans said, with respect to Liddy, I can take it on the Same basis to authorize money in connection on with the ongoing programs that Liddy had been carrying out. Mr. DASH. That would be true, Mr. Mitchell, in the abstract. Mr. MITCHELL. Well, this Is in the abstract, Mr. Dash because there were no sums involved and none discussed, and this has been the testimony. Mr. DASH. Well, Mr. Stans felt, it necessary to come back to You and this was shortly after you were aware that Mr. Liddy was seeking to get approval of a plan for a quarter of a million dollars. [00.09.25] Mr. MITCHELL. No, we had had no discussion whatsoever with respect to approval of a Liddy plan of a quarter of a Million dollars. and Stans has testified that he never heard about it. And I am so testifying that I never heard about it in connection with the discussion of whether or not the authorization from Magruder to Liddy had anything to do with a quarter of a million dollar plan. Mr. DASH. But shortly after the March 30 meeting, you were asked by -Mr. Stans If Mr. Magruder could pay sizable amounts to Mr. Liddy? [00.09.55] Mr. MITCHELL. No, there weren't any sizable amounts. We didn't talk about numbers, we didn't talk about sizable amounts at all. What we talked about was did Magruder have continuing authorization, Stans said, to provide money to Liddy. I say continuing authorization and it is still the fact, that it is continuing authorization to Liddy. We are not talking about a quarter of a million dollars, we are not talking about sizable amounts, we are talking about what was conceived to be an ongoing program that had already expended $125,000. [00.10.25] Mr. DASH. Just one last question on this, Mr. Mitchell. Then why was it necessary for Mr. Stans to come to you if it was not a sizable amount involved? Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Stans has already testified that he didn't know the amount involved and didn't discuss it with me.. Mr. DASH. I think Mr. Stans' testimony is that he asked you if any amounts were to be paid by Mr. Liddy, would that, be all right? Mr. MITCHELL. I do not recall on that basis, Mr. Dash. [00.10.53] Mr. DASH. Let me just read to you, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Stans' testimony on page 1644. "I said"--meaning Mr. Stans--"you mean, John, that if Magruder tells Sloan to pay these amounts or ANY amounts, to Gordon Liddy that he should do so? And he said, that is right." Mr. MITCHELL, Would you go back and pick it up so I can hear the prior testimony? Mr. DASH. Let me just go back. "I will quote the conversation with John Mitchell as best as I can paraphrase it. It is not precise. But I saw John Mitchell a relatively short time after and said, Sloan tells me that Gordon Liddy wants a substantial amount of money. What is it all about?" "And John Mitchell's reply was, I do not know. We will have to ask Magruder, because Magruder is in charge of the campaign and he directs the spending." Mr. Stans said, "I said, do you mean, John, that if Magruder tells Sloan to pay these amounts or any amounts to Gordon Liddy, that he should do so? And he said, that is right." Mr. MITCHELL. Well, I would respectfully disagree with Mr. Stans on the fact of substantial amounts or that the discussions had to do with respect to the authorization by Magruder in the continuity Of the way he had been acting. This was as I was coming aboard in connection with the campaign. [00.12.35]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.12.35-DASH interrogates MITCHELL about his role in launching the Watergate breakin, authorizing and financing] Mr. DASH. Now, Mr. Mitchell, were you aware that on or about May 27, 1972, there -was in fact a break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate? Mr. MITCHELL. No, sir. Mr. DASH. And did you know of the code name, "Gemstone" or any of the wiretap proof proofs that came from the, break-in? Mr. MITCHELL. Not until a great deal later down the road, Mr. Dash. Mr. DASH. When you say that, how far down the road? Mr. MITCHELL. I am not, quite certain. I believe. it would be substantially down the road. Mr. DASH. Before June 17 or after June 17? Mr. MITCHELL. Oh, much after June 17. Mr. DASH. Were you aware that, Mr. Magruder kept a so-called Mitchell Gemstone file as well as a Haldeman Gemstone file, prior to June 17? Mr. MITCHELL. I have heard testimony here, Mr. Dash, that I believe it was Mr. Reisner, that they kept a Mitchell file, in which documents would be placed for Mr. Magruder to come up and discuss them with. me. Mr. DASH. Yes, I believe Mr. Magruder has also testified about that. [00.13.44] Mr. MITCHELL. Yes, about a file that would have documents, memorandums et cetera. et cetera. I am not aware of anybody testifying to the fact that there was a special Mitchell gemstone file. Mr. DASH. Well. the Mitchell file did include. on that testimony. You will recall, that it included gemstone documents. Mr. MITCHELL. I recall Reisner stating that he had put the documents in there, yes. [00.14.09-MITCHELL tries very hard to act honest] Mr. DASH. But do you recall Mr. Magruder testifying that he had taken these documents and showed them to you? Mr. MITCHELL. I recall it very vividly because A happens to be a palpable, damnable lie. Mr. DASH. What is the lie, Mr. Mitchell? Mr. MITCHELL. Well. let me lay out the scenario for you, because my answer will come in the scenario. I paid particular attention to this because of the fact that Mr. Magruder said that at his regular 8:30 morning meeting, sometime within a week or a week and a half from the time of the initial break-in, that he brought certain documents to my office at the regular 8:30 meeting to display them to me and that I was dissatisfied with them and that I called Gordon Liddy up to my office and raised holy hell with him about the fact that, they were not the type of information that was wanted. [00.15.11] Now. let me go back and pick up the facts with respect to the meeting First of all, I had an 8:15 meeting every day over at the White House in connection with activities that were governmental, but I sat in on, Second. if you have my logs. that are very, very accurate and correct, you will note that there was no meeting in the morning during that period when Mr. Magruder and I were alone during that meeting. Third, I have never seen or talked to Mr. Liddy from the 4th day of February 1972 until the 15th day of June either in person or On the telephone. [00.15.58] Fourth, I would like to point out that Mr. Dean's testimony is that When he first debriefed 'Mr. Liddy on the 19th of June, Mr. Liddy told Mr. Dean that Magruder the one that had pushed him continue the second entry on the 17th of June and I cannot conceive Of anybody, if they had Mitchell as a scapegoat, why they would get down to Magruder and use him as the one that had pushed him. so I am using that dialogue to point out the reasons why this meeting could not and did not take place. [00.16.40] Mr. DASH. Just taking that dialogue, you were aware that there was no love lost between Mr. Liddy and 'Mr. Magruder and he might well have, wanted to, since we are speculating, put the blame on Mr. Magruder. Mr. MITCHELL. As I am stating Mr. Dash, I never saw Mr. Liddy from the 4th of February until the 15th of June and I cannot tell you whether there was love lost or not. I think there is testimony that if they had a controversy, it should be kept away from me and settled at lower echelons. Mr. DASH. Well, if Mr. Liddy did not see you, did Mr. Magruder show you the Gemstone file, as he indicated he did? Mr. MITCHELL. No; he, did not and I just got through denying that fact that he did and I am pointing out the reasons why he did not because of the circumstances and time in which he -is talking about the meetings that are referred to in those logs. a [00.17.31]
Lem Bailey Misc. UN Roll 1003
Firemen cadets aiding wounded man ON PREVIEW TAPE 992038
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.17.31-Sam DASH interrogates MITCHELL about the Watergate Breakin] Mr. DASH. You do not recall then, any statement by Mr. Liddy to you indicating that the O'Brien microphone was not working and he would -have to fix it? Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Dash, the only statement that, I have had with Mr. Liddy and the only conversation from the 4th of February until this very day was one single meeting that shows in my log on June 15, 1972, where Mr. Liddy was brought into my office by Mr. Van Shumway the Public Information Officer, to discuss with me a letter that Mr. Liddy had written on Mr. Stans' request to the Washington Post having to do with some charges that had been made by the General Accounting Office dealing with the Corrupt Practices Act and Mr. Shumway did not want that letter to go to the Post without my approval. I looked at the letter and gave. it the approval -and that was the end of it. That was the only conversation I had with Mr. Liddy so it could not possibly be as you were inferring. [00.18.39] Mr. DASH. Without seeking at all to challenge, Mr. Mitchell, your testimony, would it not be true since You referred to the log or what may or may not appear in -the log if a. name does appear in the log it is perhaps likely that such a person did meet with you during that time but does it actually mean if a name does not appear that such a person never entered your office? Mr. MITCHELL. I believe that to be absolutely true, Mr. Dash. If you go back and look at that log you will find that, the aide that I had sitting in the next office to me when he came into see me that was logged. When my daughter called on the telephone or when my wife called on the telephone-by the way, my wife called a lot more often than my daughter [laughter] but regardless of who it was that called and who came into the office that was logged in that particular circumstance. [01.19.36-DASH asks whether it was MITCHELL who ordered LIDDY to execute a second break-in at WATERGATE] Mr. DASH. Well, even though you may not have followed all the testimony, Mr. Mitchell, are you -aware that some time earlier at the beginning of these hearings that, Mr. McCord in his early testimony before, this committee gave some corroborating evidence, although hearsay -as it was, to the effect that Liddy told him that the reason they had to go into the DNC on June 17 was because you, Mr. Mitchell, were unhappy about the false or the ineffective working operation Of the O'Brien bug. Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Dash, that fits right in with Mr. McCord's testimony as the only reason he did anything of this was because he thought he had the approval of the Attorney General of the United States and the counselor to the President that -at just fits right in with it. But the fact of the matter is that I never saw or talked to Mr. Liddy from the 4th of February until the 15th of June. [00.20.36] Mr. DASH. All right, now. Mitchell, where and when did you first learn of the break-in of the Democratic National headquarters that took place on June 17, 1972? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, I was in California for the weekend on an extensive round of activities and. to the best of my recollection, Mr. Dash. it was on Saturday morning. I am not sure who the individual was who told me, We were, I was moving with Governor Reagan from a hotel to a place where there was a series of political meetings, to the best, of my recollection. when I arrived there I was advised of it. There was considerable concern about the matter because I was holding a press conference out there. and we did not know what the circumstances were, I believe that by that time that they had--Mr. McCord, his name had surfaced or Mrs. McCord had called somebody at the committee about it, and obviously there was an involvement in the Committee To Re-Elect the President Mr. DASH. What. if anything,. did you do, while still in California? Mr. MITCHELL. While in California? I did a number of things. First of all, I continued to carry out the schedule that I had there which was quite extensive for 2 days. I asked The people, particularly Mr. Mardian who was there, to get as much information about it as he could. I put out a statement to The effect that, I do not know whether it went out there or after we came back, to the effect that we did not understand this, that Mr. McCord was one of our employees, he also had a separate consulting firm, that it was basically an attempt to carry on the extensive schedule that I had which, of course, is in the book that you are well aware about and. at the same Time, Trying, to get information as to what had happened lack in the District of Columbia. [00.22.47]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.22.47-DASH continues to interrogate MITCHELL about the events at the time of the Watergate break-in] Mr. DASH. At that time, out in California, did it ever cross your when you read about this that perhaps the Liddy plan had been put in operation? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, that had crossed my mind but the players were different and, of course, there was a lot of discussion about CIA and because of the Cuban Americans who were involved in it. It vomit until actually later on that it struck home to me that this could have been the same operation that had a genesis back in the earlier Conversation. Mr. DASH. Well then, after you returned from California, and I understand that was on June 19, 1972. Mr. MITCHELL. Yes, Sir. it was. Mr. DASH. When. and how were you briefed as to what actually happened in this matter? [00.23.39] Mr. MITCHELL. Well. how was I briefed as to what actually happened? Mr. DASH. Yes. Mr. MITCHELL. Well, that is such a broad statement that. I could tell you for the next 6 months I was being briefed on it. Mr. DASH. I mean, let's take the--- Mr. MITCHELL. Excuse me. Mr. Dash. YOU are asking the, questions" Mr. DASH. That is all right, I think you were about ready to give me a shorter than a longer answer. Mr. MITCHELL. Well, I was giving you a shorter answer to the fact that the first so-called briefing on What had happened, and you used the word "actually" which I will have to omit from that for the time being because I have never quite got to the bottom of it, was after Mr. Mardian and Mr. LaRue had met with Mr. Liddy and Mr. Liddy provided them with quite an extensive story on Mr. Liddy's activities. [00.24.38-DISCUSSION OF LIDDY'S activities with PLUMBERS] Mr. DASH. Will you tell us briefly what that extensive story included? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, it included the, fact, that he was involved with other individuals in the Watergate activity, that he, had also made surveillance of McGovern headquarters, I believe it was, and that he had previously, as part of what has since, become known as the Plumbers group, acted extensively in certain -areas while he was at the White House in connection with the Ellsberg matter, in the Dita Beard matter and a few of the other little gems. Mr. DASH. When you say the Ellsberg matter what specifically are you referring to? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, I am referring to, well, it certainly wasn't, the prosecution. Mr. DASH. NO. Mr. MITCHELL. Obviously it had to do with the surreptitious entry of the doctor's office in California. Mr. DASH. And when you refer to the Dita Beard matter what specifically did you learn through Mr. LaRue and Mr. Mardian? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, if my recollection is correct he was assisting in spiriting her out of wherever they spirited her out of, either New York or Washington. [00.25.59-This MEETING was, as DEAN stated, a major point in the developing COVERUP. MITCHELL denies that it was so significant] Mr. DASH. Was there a meeting in your apartment on the evening that you arrived in Washington on June 19, attended by Mr. LaRue, Mr. Mardian, Mr. Dean. Mr. Magruder--- Mr. MITCHELL. Magruder and myself, that is correct. Mr. DASH. DO you recall the purpose of that meeting, the discussion on that took place there? Mr. MITCHELL. I recall that, we, had been traveling all day and, of course, we had very little information about what the current status was of the entry of the Democratic National Committee, and -we met at the apartment to discuss it. They were, of course, clamoring for a response from the committee because of Mr. McCord's involvement, et cetera, and we had quite a general discussion of the subject matter. [00.26.52] Mr. DASH. Do you recall any discussion of the -so-called either Gemstone files or wiretapping files that you had in your possession? Mr. MITCHELL. -No, I had not heard of the Gemstone file., as of that meeting and, as of that date, I had not heard that anybody there at that particular meeting knew of the wiretapping aspects of that or that had any connection with it. Mr. DASH. Did either you or anybody in your presence at That meeting discuss Mr. Liddy having a good fire at his house? Mr. MITCHELL. Not in my recollection was there any discussion of destruction of documents at that meeting. [00.27.27] Mr. DASH. You are aware of the testimony of Mr. Magruder that he did get the idea to destroy the documents and he did in fact burn the Gemstone documents? Mr. MITCHELL. I am aware of his testimony and think his testimony was one of these general things "It was decided that" or something to that effect, but, to my recollection, there was no such discussion of it. [00.27.51]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.27.51-DASH continues to interrogate MITCHELL about the developing COVERUP of Watergate] Mr. DASH. -Now, during" the period which is the latter part, of June, July and perhaps August, you did become somewhat aware, not fully aware, of the fact that Mr. Magruder had been very much involved in the so-called Liddy bugging operation of the Democratic National Committee headquarters, and also of the Liddy-Hunt operations you have indicated for the plumbers activities that you have described earlier. Were you not also aware, Mr. Mitchell. of the wiretapping of certain journalists and staff members of Mr. Kissinger after the so-called leaks of the SALT talks? Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Dash, which question do you Want me to answer? Mr. DASH. I think. the first. [00.28.46-MITCHELL gets evasive] Mr. MITCHELL. We are going: from July 1972 back in some place in 1969 and I am not quite sure how you want me to approach it. Mr. DASH. Well. you did become aware during June and July of Mr. Magruder's involvement in die break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters? [00.29.05] Mr. MITCHELL. We had people such as Mr. Liddy and so forth say Yes, that Magruder was involved. Magruder was saying no at one time and maybe yes the other time, and so forth. but -we were aware of the fact that certainly Mr. Magruder had provided the money if nothing else and that during, the latter part of June and the early part of July seemed to be what all the focus was as to how much money Mr. Magruder had provided to Mr. Liddy, Mr. DASH. Well, there came a time when you were aware that Magruder himself had admitted to certain persons, whether Mr. Mardian or Mr. Parkinson, that he had been involved but was going to give a false story about what he had done. [00.29.48-MITCHELL acts real innocent about whether he SUBORNED PERJURY in MAGRUDER'S case] Mr. MITCHELL. Well. I don't want to get Mr. Parkinson in there and I don't know about Mr. Mardian because Mr. Magruder told them two or three different stories, and Mr. Parkinson. and Mr. O'Brien previously Went ahead on the story that they thought was to be the facts. As I understand the sequence of events when this thrashing around was involved, occurred, involving everybody from the President of the United States and the chairman of this committee and everybody on down the line as anybody they could think of to name, Mr. Parkinson. Senator ERVIN. [presiding]. Just a minute. did they accuse this chairman? Mr. MITCHELL. NO. Sir. this committee. I was going to use some other committee. I think -we had better use some other committee. [Laughter.] [00.30.37] The fact of the matter is that to the best of my recollection that Mr. Parkinson got Mr. Magruder and Mr. Porter down to his office and put them in a room and said now "I want You to 'write down what your statement is on this subject matter because it probably Is going to he, used as a deposition before the grand jury or certainly for submission to the Justice Department." So I want to make sure that Mr. O'Brien--that Mr. Parkinson is not involved in this. It got to the point where I had a very. very strong suspicion as to what the involvement was, yes. [00.31.19] Mr. DASH. With that you also had the suspicion, if that is the word you want to use. that Mr. Magruder's story which he was writing down and which he was going to give in a deposition to the grand jury was not a true story. Mr. MITCHELL. Well, this came out later. I didn't know what he was writing down July 15 or whatever it was, it came later. Mr. DASH. There, came a time when you did become aware of that. Mr. MITCHELL. That is right. Mr. DASH. When was that?, Mr. MITCHELL. I would say it was sometime before he went, to the grand Jury, sometime. I don't want to duck your question. on these, wiretaps that happened back in 1969. Mr. DASH. I will come back to that in a second. But you did become aware, by the time he testified on the grand jury that Mr. Magruder was, in fact, testifying to a false story. [00.32.12] Mr. MITCHELL. I became aware or had a belief that it was a false story. Mr. DASH. As a matter of fact, there were a number of meetings that you had with Mr. Dean, Mr. Magruder, Mr. LaRue, and Mr. Mardian, and at least in way part of the. discussion that took place that time, was Mr. Magruder's testimony before the grand jury? Mr. MITCHELL. I would think there would have been More than one meeting on the subject matter, yes. Mr. DASH. I think the calendar would show there Were quite a number of meetings in which you met, Mr. MITCHELL. There were a lot of meetings, with a lot of matters being discussed at that time, Mr. DASH. Also was it true that Mr. Dean began to serve as sort of a liaison between this group that you were meeting with and Mr. Haldeman and Mr. Ehrlichman? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, Mr. Dean was serving as a liaison between the Committee To Re-Elect the President and the White House and I am sure that would have meant Mr. Haldeman and Mr. Ehrlichman. [00.33.08]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.33.08-DASH interrogates MITCHELL about his knowledge of the developing COVERUP of WATERGATE] Mr. DASH. And then, to the best of your recollection and knowledge, were you aware, that Mr. Haldeman and Mr. Ehrlichman were being kept Informed on the question of the strategy to conceal Mr. Magruder's actual--- Mr. MITCHELL. I had no specific, knowledge of that. Mr. DASH. Did you ever discuss that with Mr. Ehrlichman or Haldeman? Mr. MITCHELL. No, Sir; I never did. You are talking about the Magruder's testimony? Mr. DASH. Yes, Mr. MITCHELL. To the best, of my recollection I have never discussed it with them. Mr. DASH. You don't recall that at all? Mr. MITCHELL. I don't recall that. no. I can only say that Mr. Dean' was the, conduit, was the party who acted between the two committees and came back and forth and discussed things with us so that whether---- Mr. DASH. Did you have any communication with Mr. Haldeman or Mr. Ehrlichman yourself during this period of time? Mr. MITCHELL. Oh, I am sure I had numerous communications but. I probably had to do with the running of the campaign, with other such matters rather than what, Mr. Magruder might be testifying to. [00.34.10] Mr. DASH. Did it have, anything to do with the so-called White House horror stories or the scandals you learned about, from Mr. Mardian and Mr. LaRue based on Mr. Liddy's statement, to back them up? Mr. MITCHELL. You are talking about this time, you are talking before, Magruder--- Mr. DASH. Before Magruder's testimony before the grand before the grand jury. [00.34.30] Mr. MITCHELL. Before Magruder's testimony before, the grand jury. I would believe that during that, period of time there were some discussions of the, so-called White House stories, yes. Mr. DASH. Was there----- Mr. MITCHELL. Horrors. I mean not stories. Mr. DASH. Was there a concern expressed by you to 'Mr. Haldeman or Mr. Ehrlichman concerning whether stories would be revealed during this campaign? [00.34.51-In other words, it was not necessary just to coverup WATERGATE, but a gigantic host of other illegal acts] Mr. MITCHELL. I think that -we all had an innate fear that during the campaign that they might be revealed. I recall discussing it, specifically in that area but I am sure we must have had a mutual concern about the subject matter. Mr. DASH, Well, did you yourself form a personal position as to what should be done about revealing this material [00.35.17-MITCHELL'S rationalization of COVERING UP the WHITE HOUSE HORRORS] Mr. MITCHELL. I formed the opinion and a position that I did not believe that it was fair to the President to have these stories Come out during his political campaign. Mr. DASH. Were YOU aware that there was a program actually going on so as to actually prevent these stories from coming out? Mr. MITCHELL. NOW, which program are you talking about, Mr. Dash, so I can be sure to answer your question properly? Mr. DASH. Well, a program on the part of yourself, 'Mr. Dean, Mr. Haldeman. Mr. Ehrlichman, and perhaps 'Mr. LaRue and Mr. Mardian to see to it that the information that got to the prosecutor or to the grand jury or to the civil suits did not in any way include this information concerning the so-called White House horrors as you described them'? [00.36.12] Mr. MITCHELL. Well, Mr. Dash, that is a very broad question and covers a lot, of areas. I may answer it. perhaps, by saying that we sure in hell were not volunteering anything. In addition to that, we were Involved in a very difficult series of civil litigation. as you know, that involved discovery and all the rest of it. So we were not volunteering anything. [00.36.34] Mr. DASH. But, you say you did come to know that, prior to Mr. Magruder's testimony that he was going to testify falsely? Mr. MITCHELL. I think I can put it On the basis that I had a pretty strong feeling that his testimony was not going to be entirely accurate. Mr. DASH. Right, and this discussion, I think you have already testified, was part of the discussion of some of the meetings with Messrs. LaRue, Mardian, Dean. and Magruder. Mr. MITCHELL. That is correct. Mr. DASH. it be Would it be correct---- Mr. MITCHELL. I think the best way to put it is that Mr. Magruder would seek an audience to review his story that he was going to tell, rather than somebody was trying to induce him to do so. I think Mr. Magruder has testified that nobody coerced him to do this. that he made up the Story, that he did it of his own free will. So it was more of a basis of Mr. Magruder recounting to these assembled groups what he was going to testify to. [00.37.36] Mr. DASH. But would it be fair to say, Mr. Mitchell, that it was in the interest of the group to have the story that, did go into the grand jury and the ultimate indictments that did come out cut off at Liddy? And Mr. Magruder, who was in such a high position in the committee, would not be involved in that type, of thing? [00.37.52-MITCHELL'S skill as a lawyer makes him seem arrogant and dishonest as a witness-splits many hairs] Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Dash, I think you are jumping from one conclusion to another without the bridge. What we were really concerned about were the White House horror stories. Now, if the cutoff that you speak Of helped in that direction, perhaps that was probably the case. In other words, Watergate did not have the great, significance that the White House horror stories that have since occurred had. Mr. DASH. Would you say that whatever coverup was taking place to this point, concealment and not volunteering information, had to do with actually preventing the so-called White House horror stories rather than Watergate break-in? Mr., MITCHELL. This was certainly my belief and rationale and I would believe the people in the White House, certainly some, of them, might well be involved and certainly would have similar interests. [00.38.44]