USA: FORMER TOP NIXON AIDES TESTIFY ON WATERGATE BEFORE SENATE INVESTIGATORS AS SENATORS PREPARE TO REQUEST A SUPREME COURT POINTED INVESTIGATOR.

Record ID: 1062689

  • Title: USA: FORMER TOP NIXON AIDES TESTIFY ON WATERGATE BEFORE SENATE INVESTIGATORS AS SENATORS PREPARE TO REQUEST A SUPREME COURT POINTED INVESTIGATOR.
  • Date: 5th May 1973
  • Summary: 1. CU Haldeman entering building to testify 0.03 2. CU PAN Ehrlichman enters 0.15 3. CU Ehrilichman speaks 0.35 4. CU Senator Adlai Stevenson speaks 1.10 EHRLICHMAN: "We had a very good, a very full review of the facts. I am not going to go into the substance of the ??? nor any of the peripheral matters except to say I was very gratified at the completeness of the interviews and the spirit in which it was conducted." STEVENSON: "The legislation will provide for the appointment of a special prosecutor by the Untied States Supreme court. Congress has the power under the Constitution to delegate the appointive power to that court. The court can be expected to make ??? professional, an impartial, non-partisan and professional choice (The above portion is held down in attached commentary.) "The government stands now at the cross roads. The cover-up can continue with yet another public deception -- an independent investigator, employed and controlled by the investigated. Or the search for truth and justice can begin in earnest." Initials ESP/1755 ESP/1805 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 19th May 1973 13:00
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  • Location: WASHINGTON, USA
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  • Country: USA
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