Statement of Information: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session, Pursuant to H. Res. 803, a Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to Investigate Whether Sufficient Grounds Exist for the House of Representatives to Exercise Its Constitutional Power to Impeach Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States of America. May-June 1974, Količina 7 ,1. del

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Stran 141 - Executive privilege will not be invoked as to any testimony concerning possible criminal conduct or discussions of possible criminal conduct, in the matters presently under investigation, including the Watergate affair and the alleged cover-up.
Stran 412 - It created a situation in which the ability of the government to carry on foreign relations even in the best of circumstances could have been severely compromised. Other governments no longer knew whether they could deal with the United States in confidence. Against the background of the delicate negotiations the United States was then involved in on a number of fronts — with regard to Vietnam, China, the Middle East, nuclear arms limitations, US -Soviet relations, and others — in which the utmost...
Stran 28 - On Sunday, June 13, 1971, the New York Times published the first installment of what came to be known as "The Pentagon Papers." Not until a few hours before publication did any responsible Government official know that they had been stolen. Most officials did not know they existed.
Stran 412 - Krogh that as a matter of first priority, the unit should find out all it could about Mr. EUsberg's associates and his motives. Because of the extreme gravity of the situation, and not then knowing what additional national secrets Mr. Ellsberg might disclose, I did impress upon Mr. Krogh the vital importance to the national security of his assignment.
Stran 142 - ... matters that are currently being discussed in Senate testimony and elsewhere; — Third, to draw the distinction between national security operations and the Watergate case. To put the other matters in perspective, it will be necessary to describe the national security operations first. In citing these national security matters, it is not my intention to place a national security "cover" on Watergate, but rather to separate them out from Watergate — and at the same time to explain the context...
Stran 435 - I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I am not a crook.
Stran 141 - With regard to the specific allegations that have been made, I can and do state categorically : 1. I had no prior knowledge of the Watergate operation. 2. I took no part in, nor was I aware of, any subsequent efforts that may have been made to cover up Watergate.
Stran 141 - I attempt, or did I authorize others to attempt, to implicate the CIA in the Watergate matter. 6. It was not until the time of my own investigation that I learned of the break-in at the office of Mr. Ellsberg's psychiatrist, and I specifically authorized the furnishing of this information to Judge Byrne. 7. I neither authorized nor encouraged subordinates to engage in illegal or improper campaign tactics.
Stran 404 - He does not, however, want to follow the procedure you have outlined on page 4 of your memorandum regarding Implementation. He would prefer that the thing simply be put into motion on the basis of this approval. The formal official memorandum should, of course, be prepared and should be the device by which to carry it out.

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