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US Court Queens Beat British Tennis Player
America's Wightman cup defenders keep the trophy from their English rivals, with Alice Marble defeating Kay Stammers, and teaming with Mrs. Fabyan to down Miss Stammers and Mrs. Hammersley in the doubles.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 28, 1973 (1/2)
Former White House Counsel John Dean responds to allegations that he exaggerated the scope of his contact with U.S. President Richard Nixon in order to make his testimony seem more important, for his own purposes. John Dean: "Senator, where the source of that story came from I don't have any idea. It certainly was not from me. I always, in dealing with any of the investigators from either this committee or from the Prosecutor's office, told them exactly what I knew. I don't know of any exaggeration at any time, any place, regarding my knowledge of this matter. So I can't-- it's obviously a loaded question and I don't know how to answer, other then to say what I've just said."
College Grid Aces Warm Up / Nortre Dame
Shaky, dull, dark in contrast and imagery 92 Former stars and new recruits go through some fancy calisthenics on their first day's session under Coach Elmer Layden. Football players running through gate, players doing jumping jacks, various training exercises.
Tree Toppers
Shaky, dull, dark in contrast and imagery To meet the war crisis demand for California redwood, daring woodsmen scale 250 foot trees before they are 'topped' and rolled down along chute to the lakes below.
Westminster Kennel Show
Westminster Kennel Show: Don't try to say this all in one breath, but waltzing winning trick, an imported Scottie waltzes away with best in show honors at the 74th Westminster Kennel Show. And he had to win over more than 2,500 canine aristocrats. Afghan Hound being brushed laying on a grooming table. Kerry Blue Terrier being brushed on a grooming table. Lady holding a Pekinese puppy in her hand. Standard Poodle sporting a Royal Cut. A Weimaraner, St. Bernard. St. Bernard. English Bull dog. The Dog Handlers in center ring competing for Best In Show. The Scottie Wins!
Andrew Jackson Day Dinner
Andrew Jackson Day Dinner: Paying $100 a plate, thousands of staunch Democrats gather to eat, to listen, and to pay homage to President Andrew Jackson. President Truman, Vice-President Aben W. Barkley addresses the diners.
Rockets 76 Miles Up
Rockets 76 Miles Up: A rocket carries a special camera and shows a million square miles of America, as it looks from 76 miles up. One of the engineers of rocketry is checking the bolts on one of the rockets set to be launched. The rocket is launched camera follows it all the way up and in the next frame shots of the earth. This is the stone age of space, rockets and space travel.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 28, 1973 (1/2)
[00.45.12-Sen. INOUYE continues to pose questions from the WHITE HOUSE to DEAN. This line of questions tries to point up inconsistencies in DEAN'S statements and suggest that DEAN has embellished his story to get favorable treatment, IMMUNITY from prosecution] There are, however, several very noticeable. differences. One difference is an omission from the testimony you gave here. You told this committee that, when the President discussed the matter of your investigation of Watergate you did not tell him you made no such investigation. The Newsweek article however, reports that, in your meeting with the President of March 21, and I quota "Dean also bore down hard, he said, on the fact that there had never been any study clearing White House staffers. Mr. Nixon replied that he had had verbal reports of Dean's work but, the counsel insisted 'nobody asked me -for reports, Mr. President," he said." "He said. 'I did not go around asking people questions in their offices. There, was no report." [00.46.06] "At, this point sources quoted Dean as saying "The President Came out of his chair into a half crouch of astonishment and shock.' If the -Newsweek account is correct, Mr. Dean. the President's reaction was most, inconsistent with that, to which you have testified before this committee. Did you or did you not, tell the President that you had never conducted an investigation, and have you made the statement previously that "The President, came out of his chair into a half crouch of astonishment and shock"? [00.46.46-HUMOR] Mr. DEAN. Well. I have testified here already that I have never seen the President come out of his chair-[Laughter]-in that manner. I recall the interview that you are talking about and the ground rules for that interview, my wife was present with me, and she will recall that well, Mr. McCandless was With me and the rules were set. that I Would enter into no, what I considered testimonial areas at all of a substantive nature, regarding my direct dealings with the President. I was asked if I had prepared an investigation or done an investigation into that. I merely just said no. As I say. the, interview that was given, and that story do not meet With what I told the reporter because I said anything I Say I want it for attribution. I am not giving you anything on background or the like and I will not enter into testimonial areas and it was very clearly understood that I would not, I would recall to the Senator again that at this time I was coming under increasing character attacks. People said. "John. you just cannot sit down and take that. You have, got to come Out and say at a few words that you are living and' breathing and a real human being," and that is the reason I held I that interview. [00.48.12-The WHITE HOUSE questioning turns to conflicts between DEAN and MAGRUDER'S testimony.] Senator INOUYE. Mr. Dean, if I recall correctly, you testified to this committee that it was not your idea for Magruder's diary to be altered nor were you aware before Mr. Magruder testified before the grand jury last September that Mr. Magruder would testify that the first meeting appearing in his diary had been canceled, and the second meeting had been to discuss election laws. On both of these points, your testimony is in direct conflict with the sworn testimony of Mr. Magruder. Are we to believe that Mr. Magruder lied as to these details concerning you and, if that is your position, what could be Mr. Magruder's motive for lying about the details of the manner in which Mr. Magruder's perjury was conceived? [00.49.11] Mr. DEAN. Well, Senator, I will stand on my testimony and not on the conclusions drawn in the question that has been propounded by you at the request of the White House. Senator INOUYE. Mr. Dean, Mr. Magruder also testified that Mr. Liddy told him that you among others had indicated to him that he would have $1 million for his plans, which he had been working on before he even came to the committee. You testified, on the other hand, that you were surprised when Mr. Liddy briefed his million dollar intelligence plan to Mr. Mitchell in your presence. To what motive do you attribute Mr. Liddy's report to Mr. Magruder that you knew about his extensive plans before you saw them in Mr. Mitchell's office. [00.50.04-DEAN denies the insinuation by the WHITE HOUSE question that DEAN was involved in formulating LIDDY'S plans for intelligence] Mr. DEAN. Well, if the Senator will check the exhibits, there is one, of the exhibits in there where I had an interview or a discussion with Mr. Mitchell, At that, time Mr. Mitchell reported to me that Magruder had made, this statement to him. My response at that time to Mr. Mitchell was that I had no recollection at all of ever making such a statement to Mr. Liddy, and I can't conceive of the, statement being made for this reason: I was quite aware of the fact that a far different plan, Operation Sandwedge, that had a half-million dollar budget suggestion, had been deemed to be far more than necessary for anything to deal with even the security problems that were going to confront the campaign, [00.50.50]
Fun & Frolics For Francis
Fun & Frolics For Francis When is a mule not a mule? When he has the title role in a hit movie. For him the beauties of the beach strut their stuff and picnic with him no less. Oh, for the life of a mule. Francis the Talking Mule.
French Gets Dive Bomber Plane
French Gets Dive Bomber Plane: The French aircraft carrier Dixmude takes on fighter and dive-bomber planes, the first to be sent abroad under the arms aid pact for Western Europe. It is transported and then lifter on to the deck of a ship. The wings of the plane fold in.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 28, 1973 (1/2)
[00.50.50-The WHITE HOUSE questions insinuate that DEAN was involved, with LIDDY, in hatching the WATERGATE break-in scheme and a central figure in getting that plan funded-DEAN has testified to the contrary] Senator INOUYE. Mr. Dean, just prior to taking Mr. Liddy to meet Mr. Magruder in early December 1971, did you and Mr. Liddy not have a meeting with Mr. Egil Krogh and did you not at that time tell Mr. Liddy he would have $1 million for intelligence gathering at the committee? Mr. DEAN. I don't recall--I recall a meeting with Mr. Krogh and Mr. Liddy when I described the job, and I don't recall specifying a dollar amount as to what the, intelligence for dealing with demonstrators would be. I have no recollection of that, Senator, no sir. Senator INOUYE. This is my question: Is it a matter of recollection or did it actually happen? Mr. DEAN. Well, as--- Senator INOUYE. I am very much impressed by your power of recollection. Mr. DEAN. Well, as I say, I remember very well the meeting with Mr. Krogh. The meeting was at, the time I was describing the job to Mr. Liddy. 'The, thrust of the description of the job was the fact that he would be, the general counsel of the reelection committee. I said one of the responsibilities he would have would be for dealing with the potential problems of demonstrators. I don't recall at that time any extensive discussion at all as to, you know, how this plan would operate, what it would involve, what would be the, substance of it, because, I never did, in fact discuss this with Mr. Liddy at all. Senator INOUYE. Did you discuss any sums of money? Mr. DEAN. I may have told him at that, time whatever he feels is necessary will probably be allotted to him after he presents his plan but he didn't really have a plan in mind himself at that time. [00.52.46] Senator INOUYE. Wouldn't a sum of $1 million be significant enough for you to remember?, Mr. DEAN. That is--I have no recollection of $1 million, as I have repeated earlier. In fact, to the contrary that seems like an extremely high amount. Senator INOUYE. I will now return to the White House questions. [00.53.02-the WHITE HOUSE questions insinuate that DEAN was involved in keeping LIDDY at CRP so that he could carry out WATERGATE-DEAN has testified to the contrary] Mr. Dean, Mr. Magruder testified that in March 1972 'Mr. Liddy had threatened to kill Mr. Magruder and that Mr. Magruder made a decision to terminate Mr. Liddy's employment [Laughter.]. In this connection Mr. Magruder testified that he received a call from you encouraging him not to become personally concerned about 'Mr. Liddy and not to let personal animosity get in the way of Mr. Liddy's project. Did you in March intercede with Mr. Magruder on Mr. Liddy's behalf and, if so, since you have said you assumed Mr. Liddy's intelligence project died after your meeting in February, what was, the project of Mr. Liddy that you urged Mr. Magruder to give priority over his personal animosities? [00.53.50-DEAN responds, very calmly but emphatically, consistent with his previous statement] Mr. DEAN. I did not intercede for Mr. Liddy, in answer to that question, and I think I have described yesterday, I believe, it was yesterday, yes, that what happened is I was aware of the fact of a strained relationship between Liddy and Magruder. Mr. Strachan at one point called me and told me that there were serious difficulties between Liddy and Mr. Magruder and Liddy--Magruder wanted to fire. Liddy. I said well, that is a personnel problem for the reelection committee. They need a lawyer over there. that I suggested Mr. Mardian deal with the problem because I didn't was something worth taking to Mr. Mitchell. [00.54.37-The WHITE HOUSE questions allege that DEAN promised clemency to MAGRUDER in exchange for MAGRUDER'S perjured testimony for the grand jury] Senator INOUYE. Mr. Dean. Mr. Magruder testified wider oath that Prior to his; August 16 grand jury appearance at a meeting in your office, you told him that if the worst happened everything you be taken care of, even executive clemency. Did you make such a promise of Executive clemency to Mr. Magruder as he testified and, if so. did you have authority from anyone else to make such an offer or was it On your own initiative. Mr. DEAN. YOU say the date was August 10? Senator INOUYE. Yes. sir. [00.55.17] Mr. DEAN. Well, I can recall on numerous occasions that, Mr. Magruder was very worried. he -was very shaky at some stages. As I alluded earlier, or discussed earlier. the fact that the strategy that had been developed, that Mr. Haldeman -Mr. Ehrlichman were quite aware Of was that stop the case -with Liddy. That is why apparently they made the decision to keep -Mr. Magruder on at the reelection committee contrary to my recommendation that he be removed. There were a number of occasions that they asked me how was he doing and the like, and I would say, you know, he is either calm today or upset today or the like. [00.56.01-DEAN contends that his discussion of clemency with MAGRUDER was not a promise or a suggestion but idle speculation] I do recall his having a conversation with me: What happens if this whole thing comes tumbling down, will I get Executive clemency and will my family betaken care of? And in a manner of not serious import or serious discussion I said something to the effect, "I am sure you will." But I wouldn't call that what I would consider a firm offer of Executive clemency and it was not in that, context at all, he didn't specifically ask "Will I get Executive clemency"--he was just saying he wanted assurances.
World Wide News Events / British Sub Raised
World Wide News Events / British Sub Raised Giant floating cranes raise the submarine truculent from the bottom of the Thames estuary, two months after it was rammed by a tanker and sunk, claiming the lives of 64 men.
City College Wins Basketball Invitation Title
City College Wins Invitation Title City college comes from behind to win the national invitation tournament from Bradley College of Peoria, in a contest that produces some sparkling basketball. No-30 in the light outfit is chasing the guy in the dark outfit who just makes a basket. No-15 Light outfit try s to steel the ball. One of the players in a dark outfit makes a basket and that wins the game. People are jumping with joy. The team eagerly accepts they winning trophy with pride and happiness.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 28, 1973 (1/2)
[00.56.34-Sen. INOUYE continues to pose to DEAN questions submitted by the WHITE HOUSE, which challenge DEAN'S testimony and insinuate that DEAN was the central figure in the Watergate and the Coverup] Senator INOUYE. Then your testimony, your answer to the question, did you have authority from anyone else to make much an offer is, no. Mr. 'DEAN. That is correct. Senator INOUYE. And was it on your own initiative, the, answer is yes? Mr. DEAN. Yes. Senator INOUYE. Mr. Dean, did I understand you to testify earlier that, you had led Mr. Caulfield to believe you were assisting him in obtaining approval and funding for what he called Operation Sandwedge but that in fact you let Operation Sandwedge die a natural death ? Mr. DEAN. I wasn't encouraging Caulfield. Mr. Caulfield was anxious for my assistance. I told him that I would talk to Mr. Mitchell about it, which I did. Mr. Mitchell virtually rejected it out of hand. In an effort to save a man's feelings who had spent a great deal of time, he had involved a number of other good friends of his own who had major positions and had taken time off to work on the project, rather than come, back and bluntly say, "You have been shot out of the water" and it had been disapproved, I realized that through a period of time he would realize the plan was going nowhere and it did die a natural death. [00.57.54-the WHITE HOUSE questions to DEAN try to find inconsistencies in DEAN'S testimony with regard to intelligence activities. DEAN had claimed to be ignorant of such activities] Senator INOUYE. I call your attention to Exhibit No. 34-12 which is a memorandum for the Attorney General from John Dean, dated January 12, 1972, and I call your attention to the -first sentence of the second paragraph, which says: Operation Sandwedge will be in need of refunding at the end Of this month, so the time is quite appropriate for such a review. Mr. Dean, if you let Operation Sandwedge die a natural death, why did you state, to Mr. 'Mitchell that it would be in need of refunding at the end of January? Mr. DEAN. Well, as I testified to this committee, after the November 21 meeting that Mr. Caulfield had had with Mr. Mitchell, he continued to do various investigative assignments. He was doing an investigative assignment with Mr. McCloskey; Mr. Mitchell -was interested in that. He continued to call what had formerly been just his relationship with Mr. Ulasewicz Operation Sandwedge. Mr. Ehrlichman had raised with me the fact that he thought Mr. Ulasewicz could be of assistance, he would like to keep him around and that Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Caulfield should decide what Mr. Ulasewicz's future should be. This is the result of the label that, Mitchell understood all of Caulfield's operations and I think he, had a misimpression that, dating back to somewhere in 1969, I think Mr. Mitchell assumed that everything had been called Operation Sandwedge. At least, in my conversations with him, that, is the way he, reeferred to it. So rather than go into a lengthy explanation when I was communicating with him on this matter, I merely called it, Operation Sandwedge. [00.59.54-The WHITE HOUSE questions to DEAN try to suggest that DEAN was in fact very knowledgeable and active in intelligence operations against demonstrators] Senator INOUYE. Mr. Dean, you have depicted all others in the White House as excessively preoccupied with political intelligence, use, of covert methods and security, and yourself as a restraining influence on these preoccupations. Yet. your background of responsibilities at the Justice Department, seems to suggest that your experience in these, very types of activities might have contributed to your being invited to join the White House staff. What, precisely, were your duties in connection with demonstrations while, you were at the Justice Department? [01.00.32-DEAN states that he was a restraining influence on the wishes of others at the White House to crack down on demonstrators] Mr. DEAN. Well, I would like to address myself to the first, part of the question before I answer the second part of the, question regarding being a restraining Influence. I do believe I was a restraining influence at the White House to many wild and crazy schemes. I have testified to some of them, some of them I have not testified to. Many Of the memorandums that came into my office became a joke, in fact, some of the things that were being suggested I think if you talk to some of the other members of my staff or if your investigators would like to talk to them, they would tell you some of the, things that we would automatically just file--just like the political enemies project. Many of these just. went right into the file and never anything further; until extreme pressure was put on me to do something did I ever do anything. So I do feel I had some restraining influence. I did not have a disposition or a like for this type of activity. [01.01.34]
Hop Pirouette-Parallel Bars
Hop Pirouette-Parallel Bars The army is host to the country's top gymnasts and with the help of a slow motion camera some mighty spectacular and graceful feats are on the menu. This young gymnasts shows off his talents and skill where he does a backward swing and up toward the handstand. He dismounts the parallel bars with great skill. CU of the gymnasts with a gratifying smile on his face. Mixing strength and agility with style and grace this young cadet performing on the pommel horse. The next gymnasts from a sit on the floor he springs up and climbs this rope touches the top more than likely in record time. Here's a gymnasts being very artistic on a trampoline.
Demaret Cops Masters
Demaret Cops Masters Jimmy Demaret stages a whirl-wind finish to win the master's tournament for the third time. He cards a 283 to lead the field by two strokes.
LB Mayor Film Studio Icon Honored In New York
Shaky and blurry in contract and imagery Jewish War Veterans of the United States award a scroll to the motion picture leader for his work in bringing to the World A Better Understanding Of American Ideals. The only audio is the guest applauding.
42 Cars Pile Up In Train Crash
42 Cars Pile Up In Train Crash Two hoboes riding the rods of a fast freight are killed as an engine wheel breaks and cars are strewn along the right of way for hundreds of yards. Box cars are piled on top of one another twisted tracks and twisted parts of the train. Looks like the rescue team is pulling one body out of one of the twisted box cars.
Speed Merchant
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Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 28, 1973 (2/2)
[01.03.33-DEAN responding to WHITE HOUSE-drafted questions that insinuate DEAN was very active in gathering intelligence, contrary to DEAN'S testimony about his role] Mr. DEAN.----I just merely want to tell you the results of my negotiations. So I was not involved in intelligence from the outset. Now, as I testified, I did become aware from time to time of requests from the White House because of my proximity to the decisionmaking processes for various intelligence that would relate to political figures in their associations with the demonstrations and also, I was hearing complaints that the White House staff was unhappy -about the quality of this intelligence. But my role was merely -a conduit from the demonstration leaders back to a major committee that would make decisions and talk about what I would report. In fact, I would often put myself, in that I could be most effective in this capacity, in the role of advocating the position of the demonstrators. Because many times, I thought they had a good point. For example, one I thought that the Government was taking a terrible beating on was in the November moratorium on this big issue of Pennsylvania Avenue versus no Pennsylvania Avenue. I thought that the demonstrators got $1 million worth of publicity or $2 million worth of publicity out of the Government's posture on refusing to give Pennsylvania, Avenue. Instead, they insisted that they go down Constitution Avenue. I did not see that it made all that much difference in the long and short of it. [01.05.01-MacNEILL in studio] MacNEILL announces a break from the video replay, reminds that none of the testimony will be abridged. [PBS network ID-title screen "SENATE HEARINGS ON CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES"] [01.08.37-MacNEILL] MacNEILL states that INOUYE will now ask DEAN questions about his relationship with Tom Charles HUSTON and White House intelligence operations] [01.08.49-hearings room]
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 28, 1973 (2/2)
[01.19.15-DEAN responds to a question that insinuates he lied about trying to get the CIA to give assistance to the Watergate Defendants] Mr. DEAN. I recall I did make those requests and as I say, the omission was not intentional. I have never really read in full General Walters' depositions. So the answer is that in fact, I recall that, that was discussed. Senator INOUYE. And it was not intentional? The omission -was not intentional? Mr. DEAN. No, sir. In fact, I recall that they were in the paper and I decided I didn't want to read them and then tailor what I had to say around what Mr. Walters had to say. Senator INOUYE. Mr. Dean. I believe you testified that on March 26, while you were at Camp David, you called Mr. Maroulis the attorney for Mr. Liddy, and asked for a statement by Mr. Liddy that, you had no prior. knowledge of the Watergate break-in. Is that correct? Mr. DEAN. That is correct, and I have so testified. [01.20.16-the WHITE HOUSE questions cast aspersions on DEAN'S motives in going to the prosecutors, suggesting he tried to get the drop on HALDEMAN and EHRLICHMAN to sell them out] Senator INOUYE. Now, you also testified, did you not,. that it was on March 28 that Mr. Haldeman called you to meet with Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Magruder and that it was at that time you became convinced You would have to look out for yourself Isn't, that correct? Mr. DEAN. That isn't my interpretation . I had decided while I was at Camp David, in fact before I went to Camp David. that I didn't have to watch out for myself, but I saw what others were doing and I realized that I ought to--well, as I say, I retained counsel up there initially and told him because Of the Los Angeles Times story, I retained him. At that, point in time, I told him I would like to talk to him when I got, back and suggested to him that he begin to think about a criminal lawyer. Senator INOUYE. If on March 26. after you, according to your testimony, had admitted to making payments to Watergate defendants to obstruct justice, offering clemency to defendants to obstruct justice and suborning perjury, you were still actively trying to build your defense having prior knowledge of the break-in on March 26, doesn't this demonstrate that throughout this affair, your motivation was to protect yourself against the criminal charge of authorizing and directing the Watergate break-in? [01.21.40] Mr. DEAN. The reason I sought the statement from Mr. Liddy is you will recall I testified that on the 25th, I learned there was going to be a story published in the Los Angeles Times that I had prior knowledge I felt that was libelous. I was trying to build what I thought would be a good defense or a good case if I decided I wanted to bring a libel action. In fact, I had mentioned that in my conversation with Mr. Maroulis also. Senator INOUYE. Mr. Dean, you stated that Mr. Maroulis called you back on the 29th of March and told you he could not get you the statement you wanted from Mr. Liddy. Did you record either of these telephone conversations you had with Mr. Maroulis? Mr. DEAN. Yes. The first telephone conversation -was recorded. It is almost inaudible, and I don't know if it is because of the form I recorded it in. I would be happy to turn it over to the, committee and if the committee can get off the tape what is on there, fine. I have been unable to. Senator INOUYE. Mr. Chairman, that was the last question from the White House. However, the White House has also submitted a short statement, I presume this is the closing statement, sir. Mr. DEAN. Do I have the opportunity to comment on the closing statement as well as the opening statement? Senator INOUYE. If you wish to, sir. Mr. DEAN. Thank you. [01.23.07]
Defense: 1st Armed Forces Day Reveals Power of US
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World Affairs: Acheson Reports Western Alliance
World Affairs: Acheson Reports Western Alliance Secretary of State Acheson tells a joint session of congress of America's aims for peace, after returning from talks in Europe. Acheson Report On Western Alliance: I join with the members of congress in expressing my (audio cuts out) whom I serve...It was made unmistakably clear in all our discussions that our common purpose in preparing our common defenses is a peaceful one. We hope never to need them, but so long as any dictatorship builds powerful armed forces, so long must Democracies if they are going to be left in peace, evidence their determination to defend themselves by maintaining adequate forces in being, and adequate state of preparedness...human and material resources, the skills, the initiative, condition and devotion of free men and it also has a dynamic idea, which can give us confidence that the future belongs to freedom. In our unity there is strength and in our strength their is the foundation of peace. Thank you very much.
The Volcano Mauna Loa Erupts
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