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Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.54.06-Sen. TALMADGE interrogates MITCHELL, asking MITCHELL to comment on DEAN'S previous testimony] Senator TALMADGE. Mr. Dean testified that on March 28, 1973, he met with you and Mr. Magruder and that you indicated to Mr. Dean that his testimony could cause problems. Did that meeting take place? Mr. MITCHELL. There was a meeting on March 28, but I believe that the phrase that you have quoted has come out of a, memorandum that Dean has submitted to this committee dealing with a meeting that, we had on April 10. Now, I may be mistaken in connection with that but the meeting I had with Dean on March 28 there was Magruder present at the meeting, and really what the, discussion there was the recollection of the meeting in the Justice Department, the one where the, statement -was made that there, was a possibility of Dean testifying before the grand jury could provide problems for the President, I believe was at the April 10 statement. [00.55.14] Senator TALMADGE. Did you make a statement that his testimony could cause problems for the President? Mr. MITCHELL. I would believe that I would have put it in that frame. because this would provide. the, entire unraveling of all of the Plumbers activities and all of the White, House. horrors. Senator TALMADGE. What did you mean by that, statement? Mr. MITCHELL. Just what I said now. Senator TALMADGE. That you wanted it kept concealed? Mr. MITCHELL. I was not anxious to volunteer any information with respect to the White House horrors or the Plumbers operations that would hurt this President. [00.55.45] Senator TALMADGE. Mr. Dean also testified before the committee that he gave you a hypothesis, that the plan to break in the Watergate had been approved -without anyone, fully understanding its importance, he stated that you said his theory was not far wrong, only that it would be three, or four times removed from the committee. Did you make that statement and, if so, what did you mean by it? Mr. MITCHELL. I testified this morning that there was no such statement made. This has been over the past year in discussion of this and theorization as to who was involved and how we were doing but, it certainly wasn't made at that meeting of March 28 because Magruder, Dean, and I were, at the meeting and I left to go into the office to say goodbye to Haldeman to go back to -New York so if he had said it, he would have, said it in front of Dean and Magruder, and I am sure Magruder would have remembered it but, to my knowledge, to the best of my recollection, no such statement. was ever my made. [00.56.52] Senator TALMADGE. You resigned, I believe, as campaign director, July 4, 1972? Mr. MITCHELL. July 1. sir. Senator TALMADGE.; July 1 1972. Why did you resign , Mr. Mitchell? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, Senator, I thought this was probably the, Most publicized resignation that ever took place in this country. Senator TALMADGE. I haven't heard you say it. I have heard others say it. Mr. MITCHELL. I had some long-range telephone threats that if I didn't out of politics, I was going to lose my marriage. Senator TALMADGE. What you are, saying then, I don't want to get into that, aspect of It,, NO what at you are saying then---- Mr. MITCHELL. Everybody else has-, Senator. You might just as well. Senator TALMADGE. It had nothing whatever to do with the Watergate matter? Mr. MITCHELL. None whatsoever. Senator TALMADGE. The sequence of events there,, as they unraveled were so similar in dates that, I wondered if that had anything to do with it? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, Senator, I can't, conceive the President would have, anything to do with the Watergate and -we would have continued to have all of these meetings both social and campaign meetings and all the rest of it if it had anything to do with the Watergate. Senator TALMADGE. You discussed your resignation---- Mr. MITCHELL [continuing]. 'It didn't. What we discussed with the President, we had lunch on Friday, the announcement was made. on Saturday--we had lunch on Friday. and we discussed who the successor was going to be. The President asked me to, urged me to stay on, I said I could not, under the circumstances it would be impossible for me to function properly, and I don't want to Characterize his attitude but, it seemed to me, he reluctantly consented to the fact that I was going to leave, and we discussed a successor and implemented this rather rapidly. If you are aware of my logs that, I had been spending the better part, of the previous week trying to smooth this situation over to the point where that I could stay as husband -and wife regardless of whether I resigned or not, so eventually it was so worked out. [00.58.59]
Pronghorn Antelope 1
(Tape 2) 10:52:16 2 bucks marking territory with urine and feces 10:53:58 Buck thrashing a rabbitbrush with his horns 10:54:29 Buck runs out to herd doe 10:55:16 Buck herding doe and marking his territory 10:58:47 Buck herding his harem and marking his territory 11:00:02 Buck runs to back 11:01:56 Buck herds harem 11:03:39 Buck runs to distant part of harem, checks doe and runs back
African Lion
12:59:55 Lion pride walking 13:00:57 Lioness 13:02:05 Lioness and 6 month old cub playing, then close-up of lioness 13:04:40 6 month old cubs playing 13;05:12 Lioness and cub playing, the 2 cubs 13:06:00 6 month old cubs playing 13:06:15 6 month old cubs playing 13:07:39 Lioness grooming 13:08:20 6 month old cubs playing and yawning 13:10:11 6 month old cubs playing and yawning 13:11:28 Lioness grooming close up 13:13:47 Lion tracks in the mud
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973
[00.58.59-Sen. TALMADGE interrogating MITCHELL] Senator TALMADGE. It's been observed in the press, in Mr. Dean's testimony, that Mr. Haldeman and Mr. Ehrlichman tried to smoke You out, and get you to take the blame for this whole a affair, that you were shaken by the circumstances, and now isolated from the, President. Would you like to comment on that? Mr. MITCHELL. -Now where does this is come from? Senator TALMADGE. Dean, among others, and various--- Mr. MITCHELL. This is not, a direct quote from Dean. You are also reading Evans and Novak and a few others. Senator TALMADGE. Newspapers, Newspaper comment. Mr. MITCHELL. And a few other throw-ins of hypothetical---- Senator TALMADGE. Perhaps one of the contributing factors to it is the last time you visited the White House you didn't even see the President as I understand it. Mr. MITCHELL. That was my exact, determination that I should not under the circumstances. Senator TALMADGE. That is what I understood you to say. Mr. MITCHELL. Yes, that is what I did say. Senator TALMADGE'. So you have not been isolated from the President? Mr. MITCHELL. I have--well let me answer your question first: There has been running through 'Mr. Dean's testimony on a number of occasions the reference that, you know. "Mitchell come forward and take the blame for all of this and this will solve all of the problems and of course I have been meeting with these people from time to time during this period. But the only one I have ever heard that story from is Dean. Neither Haldeman or Ehrlichman or either Colson or Shapiro have come to me with that story so the only one I have ever heard from is Dean. [01.00.24] Senator TALMADGE. One thing I can't understand, Mr. Mitchell. As I understand it., you have been probably closer associated -with the President than probably any man. You were his law partner, probably his most trusted confidant and adviser. You had immediate access to the White House at, any time, to the President's office, including a direct line. Is that a fair statement? Mr. MITCHELL. It is extremely complimentary. Senator TALMADGE. It, is meant to be complimentary. Mr. MITCHELL. I think it is made a little higher than it, might be, Senator TALMADGE. NOW. you have been in public office in positions of high responsibility in Government. I have had that privilege also as Governor of my state, and now for 16 1/2 years in the U.S. Senate. To my mind, the first requirement of a subordinate and adviser and confidant, in any capacity is absolute and implicit trust. If they see anything going wrong involving their superior that needs corrective action, they report, it instantly. When you found out all these crimes and conspiracies and cover-ups were being committed. why on Earth didn't you walk into the President's office and tell him the truth? [01.01.51] Mr. MITCHELL. It wasn't a question of telling him the truth. It was a question of not involving him at, all so that he could go on through his campaign without being involved in this type of activity, and I am talking about the White House horror part particularly. As I have testified this morning, I was sure that, knowing Richard Nixon, the President, as I do, I would just, lower the boom on all of this matter and it would come, back to hurt him and it would affect him in his reelection. And that is the basis upon which I made the decision. And apparently, others concurred with it, Now, I am not speaking for them. It, may very well be that I was wrong, that it was a bad matter of judgment. [01.02.37] Senator TALMADGE. Am I to understand from your response that you placed the expediency of the next election above your responsibilities as an intimate to advise the President, of the peril that surrounded him? Here -was the deputy campaign director involved, here -were his two closest associates in his office involved, all around him were people involved in crime, perjury, accessory after the fact, and you deliberately refused to tell him that. Would you state that the expediency of the election was more important? Mr. MITCHELL. Senator, I think you have put it exactly correct. In my mind, the reelection of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the other side, was. so much more important, that I put it In just, that context. Senator TALMADGE. Do you think anything short of a trial for treason would have prevented his election? Mr. MITCHELL. I beg your pardon, Senator? Senator TALMADGE. Do you think anything short of a trial for treason would have prevented his election? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, it depends on what area we are talking about. Mr. Thompson and I went through that, and of course. depending upon what time and what area It -was in. Senator or TALMADGE. . Thank you. Mr. Mitchell. I have no further questions at this time. [01.03.54-LEHRER in studio] LEHRER states that Sen. TALMADGE has looked into MITCHELL'S motivations, finding a mix of politics and personal loyalty. Sen. GURNEY will be next. [PBS Network ID] [01.04.19-TAPE OUT]
Lebanon: USS Virginia and jet aircraft
USS Virginia (CGN 38), a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, lies off the Lebanese shore, intercut with footage of a jet aircraft flying overhead.
Lebanon: USS Iwo Jima and CH-46 helicopter
CH-46F helicopter approaches and lands on board the USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2). 22:36: Marine camera crew boards helo. 22:50: Sailors move away from helo, hold tiedowns aloft, then the helo takes off.
Lebanon: Marines moving various materials
Zoom shots of Beirut. Camera pulls back to show a Marine in foreground, who turns and acts silly in front of the camera. Two Marines throw sandbags from top of concealed LVTP-7 in Marine compound. Marine operating forklift moves pallets of artillery rounds. Another Marine with forklift moves pallets of seabags from staging area onto USMC CH-46E helo. Then we see the helo in flight. Cut to USMC CH-53D tail rotor spinnning. A Marine forklift operator loads pallets onto rear ramp of helo. CH-53 at landing area, running its engines, then taking off.
Just Cause: attack on Fort Amador
Night scenes of assault on Fort Amador in Panama. Weapons fire and PA announcements on soundtrack.
Just Cause: capture of Ft. Amador and aftermath
Shots of MPs deployed at perimenter of Panama Defense Force barracks at Fort Amador. MP on field phone, behind bushes, trees and fence. 25:55: Panamanians gather on street, seen through chain link fence. 27:47: US Army soldiers check houses (also seen through chain link fence). 30:14: Soldier searches civilian with other looking on; PA announcement on soundtrack. 33:48: Soldier with M-60 machine gun guards perimeter of fence and talks into camera. 35:09: LS of hill and smoke in distance. 35:21: Panama Defense Force prisoners on ground. 36:00: US soldier questions a prisoner. 43:39: Panamanian women with baby stand near wall. 44:00: Prisoners being brought up. 44:50: Traveling shot of green fields and trees with smoke in distance. 45:03: Soldiers check barracks with PA announcement on soundtrack. 47:52: Burning buildings. 51:42: More shots of barracks, PA announcement and weapons fire. 53:44: Buildings burning with much smoke. 55:01: Panamanians on street. 55:09: Anti-aircraft gun. 55:31: More shots of barracks, with weapons fire in background. 56:15: Pan of barracks area. 56:30: LS over Panama City.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973 (1/2)
[00.02.00-MITCHELL explains his reasoning for not informing NIXON of the facts of Watergate and the COVERUP] Mr. MITCHELL. As I have testified this morning, I was sure that, knowing Richard Nixon, the President, as I do, I would just, lower the boom on all of this matter and it would come, back to hurt him and it would affect him in his reelection. And that is the basis upon which I made the decision. And apparently, others concurred with it, Now, I am not speaking for them. It, may very well be that I was wrong, that it was a bad matter of judgment. [00.02.37-TALMADGE bears down hard on MITCHELL] Senator TALMADGE. Am I to understand from your response that you placed the expediency of the next election above your responsibilities as an intimate to advise the President, of the peril that surrounded him? Here -was the deputy campaign director involved, here -were his two closest associates in his office involved, all around him were people involved in crime, perjury, accessory after the fact, and you deliberately refused to tell him that. Would you state that the expediency of the election was more important? Mr. MITCHELL. Senator, I think you have put it exactly correct. In my mind, the reelection of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the other side, was. so much more important, that I put it In just, that context. Senator TALMADGE. Do you think anything short of a trial for treason would have prevented his election? Mr. MITCHELL. I beg your pardon, Senator? Senator TALMADGE. Do you think anything short of a trial for treason would have prevented his election? Mr. MITCHELL. Well, it depends on what area we are talking about. Mr. Thompson and I went through that, and of course. depending upon what time and what area It -was in. Senator or TALMADGE. . Thank you. Mr. Mitchell. I have no further questions at this time. Senator Gurney. [00.03.47-LEHRER in studio] LEHRER states that TALMADGE tried to probe into MITCHELL'S motivations, and found that there was a mix of personal loyalty and politics. Sen. GURNEY will ask questions next. [PBS Network ID-TITLE SCREEN "SENATE HEARINGS ON CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES"] [00.07.22-LEHRER] introduces questions by Sen. GURNEY. [00.07.32-Committee table, ERVIN, pan r-l to GURNEY] Senator GURNEY. Thank YOU, Mr. Chairman. Senator ERVIN. Mr. Mitchell, you have been sitting there for about 2 hours. Would you like to have a brief recess? Mr. MITCHELL. I am doing fine, sir. I am here at the pleasure of you gentlemen, so I -would certainly be. delighted to sit as long as you do. Senator ERVIN. You may proceed, Senator GURNEY. Mr. Mitchell. YOU were, the President's campaign manager 1968 and the campaign director in 1972. and of course, his close personal friend, I would assume that you had many discussions with him during 1971 and early 1972 about the upcoming political campaign in 1972, that correct? [00.08.28] Mr. MITCHELL. Well, Senator, there were discussions but probably not really as many as you might expect, In other words, we didn't meet daily or even weekly. Sometimes months would go by before We would meet and discuss the subject matter. Senator GURNEY. Well, in any of those discussions, Mr. Mitchell, with. the. President in this time frame did he ever bring up the matter of bugging and electronic surveillance or dirty tricks in the 1972 Presidential campaign? Mr. MITCHELL. Certainly not with respect to anything that had to do with politics. Mr. Gurney--- Senator, excuse me. I should have called you. Senator GURNEY. What about 1968; did that, subject ever come up? [00.09.18] Mr. MITCHELL. It didn't come up during the campaign In 1968. It, came up directly after the election, if this is an area which you want me to get into, It, is past the election at the day that J. Edgar Hoover and Mr. Helms came, up to 'New York to the Pierre Hotel and the President was interviewing his new personnel for his administration There, was a meeting with Mr. Hoover and I was present, because although I was still protesting that I didn't want to become the Attorney General. I think he still--that is, he, the President, thought that he wanted me to. So I was in the meeting with Mr. Hoover in which Mr. Hoover advised the President that the land lines of his plane and the Vice President's plane. somebody working in the campaign here in Washington and another embassy had been bugged during the campaign. Senator GURNEY. In 1968? Mr. MITCHELL. This is in 1968, after the election---- [00.10.25]
Revcor Today-Fantastic!
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #992110 This film deals with the manufacturing and processing of fan blades and blower wheels by a company named Revcor. Explanations of product applications and how they are produced are specific features in this sober promotional flick. There are oodles of mechanical footage and workers operating them,typically in a CU -dolly -out-to-MS or LS format. Management and sales engineers constantly investigate the product in both factory and meeting rooms. There is an animated montage of product manufacturing that culminates in a tight live-action LS of a fat man wearing red sweats on a stationary bicycle (!) (exercise bicycle). There are several shots of early '80's computers operated by stuffy keyboard jockeys (big,thick glasses and tight,short-sleeved dress shirts). Fan blades and blower wheels are processed,produced,inspected, packaged and driven into the sunset (sunrise?) on a truck,shot both in and outside the auto. There is a fairly typical VO narration that seeks to sell and inform prospective clients.
The Total Comfort Family
This is a product promo for Sears air conditioners, but it seems to function better as outsider art. A "typical' family lives in a bright white "house" (actually a TV studio) : Mom sits in her chair, her brother loafs in a hammock, a little boy shoots plastic arrows at everyone, and a nubile teenage daughter dances around, jiggling suggestively in a two-piece bikini (she wears next to nothing the entire film). It gets unbearably hot, they hallucinate (the TV weatherman gets evil), the family fights, a Sears salesman comes over with catalogs and AC products, the daughter gets doused with a bucket of water, an air conditioner gets sold, and the Sears salesman stands outside the happily air conditioned family's house while money falls from the heavens to his delight. There are some product shots of air conditioners and a shagadelic soundtrack swings throughout the film.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973 (1/2)
[00.10.25-GURNEY questions MITCHELL about NIXON'S possible concerns about "dirty tricks" in the campaign-softball questions for MITCHELL designed to elicit testimony favorable to NIXON] Senator GURNEY. Well, the general thrust of my question of course, was to find out if the President had any concern about bugging electronic surveillance, or dirty tricks in the upcoming 1972 campaign. I suppose if he had, he ought to have discussed it with you, the No. 1 campaign director? Mr. MITCHELL. No, Senator, I believe that, the conversations went more to the security of the buildings and the personnel than they did electronic surveillance. Obviously, we did have and we discussed from time to time, the necessity of sweeping for a determination of whether there, was electronic surveillance of the sensitive areas within the campaign headquarters. But, of course, as far as the President was concerned, this was always done by the Secret Service and that was not so much a concern on his part as far as he personally was involved, but just to make sure that we did have good security in connection -with our campaign activities. Senator GURNEY. And that, I guess, is one of the reasons why Mr. McCord was on board; is that correct? Mr. MITCHELL. There is no question about that, sir, and no question about, the fact that, there were constant sweeps of the building at 1701 and the installation of in-house television so that they could watch corridors and so forth. Senator GURNEY. Some of these matters I am going to touch on have obviously been touched on before, but I will Try 'only to bring up things, perhaps, that were not mentioned or perhaps should be mentioned a little more fully. [00.12.17] Going to the March meeting at Key Biscayne with Magruder, was LaRue present all the time during these discussions with Magruder? Mr. MITCHELL. That would be my belief, Senator, I know that, Mr. Magruder's testimony is to the contrary, but, I might help if I explain the circumstances. It is rather a large house. It was built as a one-family house and then the fellow who owned it Inherited a mother- and father-in-law to come to live with him, so he built a second wing on it was a, complete operation down there and a large, Florida, room, which had two telephones in the room. So I think Magruder's statement was that LaRue was in and out of the room from time to time, and so forth. Well, if he, -was in and out of the room, he must. have had very weak kidneys, because there were certainly enough telephones in there to take care of without leaving the room. Senator GURNEY. What was LaRue's job at this time with you? Mr. MITCHELL. 'Well, he had been---Fred LaRue had been at the Committee for the Re-Election Of the, President for quite a few months and he was what you, I presume, would call a special assistant, although until we got the place organized over there, they never had any titles, while, I was there, until after I came aboard 'so that, they could be sorted out and put in the proper spots. I believe you would call him a special assistant to me, and he was staying at the house on Key Biscayne with us, so that he was there, not only at the meeting that, I had with Magruder, but also the one that, I had the, previous day or the subsequent day, whichever it was, with Harry Flemming. Senator GURNEY. His mission on that occasion -was to be your right-hand man to help you out, is that the idea? Mr. MITCHELL. I would believe that to be the case,, besides the fact that he is awfully good company and delightful to have around. [00.14.35] Senator GURNEY. Do you recall whether he was present when these electronic plans were discussed by Magruder? Mr. MITCHELL. To the best of my recollection, and I am quite sure that I am correct, that he was present and he did take part In the discussion. Senator GURNEY. Going to this Magruder meeting--- guess I should say alleged meeting in view earlier testimony today-about the Gemstone files, You mentioned that in the morning----- Mr. MITCHELL. Is the Gemstone file supposed to be the same as the Mitchell file? [00.15.10] Senator GURNEY. Well, the Gemstone files, of course, involved information about the bugging-transcripts, things like that. And the testimony of course, previous here was that they had been put In the Mitchell files and they had been brought to your attention by Mr. Magruder You testified this morning that Occurred In the morning, this meeting with Magruder, in which he, discussed the Gemstone files. Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Magruder testified that it happened at the, 8:30 a.m. meeting.
Who's To Blame?
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE # 991500A CU of accident report being written by a Skokie policeman, CU's of seatbelts being fastened, CU of depressed accelerators, and CU's of turn signals are just a few of the obvious shots in this defensive driving film. There are also a few staged accidents (the impact is implied but presented from both subjective and objective angles), accident recreations via Matchbox cars, hot-rodding '65 Mustangs cutting people off, and literally tons of hood-mounted camera shots driving aimlessly and slowly through suburban and town traffic on nice sunny days. The voiceover narration is fairly typical: male, stern, and bluntly informative.
To Catch A Hidden Thief
Preview Cassette #221941 This industrial farming film deals with pig lung infections. It opens with a LS of a male hog farmer getting out of a red truck in a small town. He enters a diner and sits with two other farmers (MS cross-cuts during conversation on pig respiratory infections). Some interesting shots include a MS of flanneled farmer sitting on a couch watching TV, LS of a "Crossfire" type of TV program(stilted dialogue on said infections and a CU of an animal cilia photograph),LS's of farmer watching pen full o' pigs (and CU of pigs in action), and a LS/MS/CU meeting between a physician and a group of farmers. The latter is particularly interesting because it segues into a scene involving healthy and unhealthy pig lungs in lab trays(!), a scissor-wielding doctor, and two glasses of water. There is also a MS of piglets suckling, a MS of two farmers talking in front of a farm silo, and a CU of a cash register being rung on.
Mohr Autopositor
This promo ad is for the autopositor, a graphic/text machine (saw) that operates virtually automatically. There are numerous shots of gears and gauges and keyboards in application (mostly in CU). Also CU's of molds,vices,knife blades,slug delivery control,and other central components of the autopositor. There is a fade-to-black intermission in the middle of the film (for personal discussion and recap) and a recap visual montage at the finale.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973 (1/2)
[00.20.23] Senator GURNEY. Let me, ask you this. Were there, any instances during the campaign, when you were the campaign director, -where Mr. Magruder went over your head, on his own, without your knowledge or without your direction? Mr. MITCHELL. Yes; I think you -will find, and we must, get, the two dates because Senator Talmadge, of course,, has had me in one, spot, at one period Of time and I was officially campaign director for another period of time. I think you will find that, in the dirty tricks department I can give you one example, that I cannot give you the details of, but I know that it happened without my knowledge. That was a riot that they created up here, on the steps of the Capitol that I had no knowledge of and did not know that it was being funded. There, undoubtedly are others. I know that there, were beforehand and I presume that there -were in between. I can answer your question better after this committee gets through with its dirty tricks investigation. [00.21.33] Senator GURNEY. Well, hopefully we Will find out about all those things you know, and I think maybe I have asked this in another way. but I do want to ask it, again-do you know of any other instances -where, Mr. Magruder, or do you know of any instances -where Mr. Magruder may have been carrying out the instructions of anybody else, in. connection -with his duties at the committee? [00.22.05] Mr. MITCHELL. Yes: I believe that, you will probably find that that was the case. in connection with this matter up here. I think that, this was directed out of the White House. I think you will find that, there are, other similar activities, maybe not of the same magnitude or scope. Senator GURNEY. In other words, I think there probably are instances where he was directed by other people? Mr. MITCHELL. I think perhaps "directed" can be The word, or it, may be the point where they were working in Concert On Some of these activities. Senator GURNEY. Let, us go to the, June 18 meeting if we may. You talked about that. But mostly in connection with this business of whether there was discussion 'on destroying the Gemstone files. I am not interested in going over that again, but would you give your explanation of what happened at that meeting? [00.23.09] Mr. MITCHELL. Senator, my recollection of the purpose for the meeting was, the fact that not only I but Mardian and LaRue, who were pretty well up in the campaign by June 17, had been On a Series of events out in California on Saturday and Sunday and that we had Very little contact with what was going on back in Washington. We were on the plane leaving out here at 10:30 and get getting in at sometime around 7:00 or 8:00 at night. What we were concerned of was to find out what was going on in the press, because there, you know, was an inordinate blast from the Democratic side., and, of course, for the next 9 months, all we did was answer charges and countercharges charges with respect to the subject matter. So that to the best of my recollection, the meeting was for the purpose of reviewing what had developed In the case that we did not know about in our transit who had been identified in connection with it, and I do not believe that as of Julie 18, there had been any other identification other than the five that had been arrested In the Watergate: how we were going to respond to the Democratic previously, the security officer of the Committee To Re-Elect the President had been arrested; and where we were going to go from here. [00.24.50] Coming back On the, plane -with Mardian and LaRue. I discussed the concept that we needed an investigation which they should undertake in connection with the committee which they did undertake. Now, there seems to be a difference of opinion as to -whether or not, by the time we had gotten back on the night of June 18, as to whether or not the Democrats had threatened to sue and we were talking about lawyers. To the best of my recollection, that came later, although in trying to reconstruct. what happened at that, there has been some thought that lawyers for the committee were considered at that Meeting. But to my knowledge or recollection it came at a later date. [00.25.40]
Electrical Standards
PREV #98795III The omnibus of electrical systems in RV's (how they work and how they should be properly installed). The narrating host (a middle aged male) leads us through the steps and procedures of installation, courtesy his electrician lackey. There are plenty of electrical system diagrams and how they are routed, as well as ECU's inside circuit branches and grounding systems (during the "how to properly wire your branches segment"). Other related shots include a MS of an overweight man installing a ceiling flash ring and a MS of a woman in the RV's kitchen making coffee. The tone is informal, the script is straight ahead and informative (if RV electrical systems are what you desire).
Demo # 3: Interrupted Cut
This piece shows how carbide tools can perform interrupted cuts for factory utilization better than other metal cutters. There are slow motion CU's of cutting tools (regular speed as well), several gear component shots, CU's of each specific cutting tool, ang visual graphics of the operational components of carbide tools (includes discussions of their inherent mathematical properties). This is a very sober and straight ahead film with complementary VO narration. ON CASSETTE #97887.
How To Follow Safely
Title card
USI Today
U.S.I. is a production company that manufactures power press and automation equipment, so there are countless shots of their products and subsequent applications CU of a high powered, high impact forging machine... MS's and LS's of robots and early automated mechanics... LS of oil riggers on an oil rig... LS of young schoolchildren walking from school... tight MS of a housewife in the kitchen (her head is framed out) as she presents her stainless cookware to the camera... cheeky CU of a woman's shapely legs as she dons USI produced hosery... montage of Phillippine, Hawaiian, and Puerto Rican industrial manufacturing plants... LS's of a Venezuelan port, capital house,and oil rigs. These are just a few shots worth mentioning. The VO narration is typically toned and informative.
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, July 10, 1973 (1/2)
[00.25.40-GURNEY gives MITCHELL a chance to put blame on DEAN for the coverup] Senator GURNEY. Dean testified before the committee that when he got into this whole Watergate affair, and you will recall that he was Out in the Philippine Islands, I think and returning---- Mr. MITCHELL. Yes. Senator GURNEY. That this occurred--that the coverup had already begun. My recollection of the first important meeting that he had with anybody was this is June 19 meeting. Mr. MITCHELL. No, sir. Senator GURNEY. Was there any discussion of the coverup at this meeting? Mr. MITCHELL. -No, sir; Senator, let me go back and refresh your recollection of Mr. Dean's testimony and I am sure these gentlemen here can correct me if I am wrong on the general subject matter. Mr. Dean said that by the time that he came to my apartment to the June 19 meeting, the coverup had already begun, because, we had--and I am just, quoting Mr. Dean--he had met with Liddy, he had met, with Magruder, he ad met with Strachan and been advised that they had destroyed documents. He said he had met with Ehrlichman and Colson and that they were trying to get Hunt out of the country. I am not vouching for these as facts. I am just telling you what Dean said that he did that, day, in which he came to the conclusion that the coverup had already started by the time he, got to the meeting of the 19th. He also testified that he did not discuss any of those subject matters with us at the meeting in my apartment on the 19th. [00.27.11] Senator GURNEY. Were any specific, instructions given at that meeting to anybody? Mr. MITCHELL. go; because I don't, think we had anything to provide specific instructions for. I think what we were really looking at was what was the PR aspects of it, where were we going to be hit next with another broadside, and how we were going to respond to it. And of course, you did that from day to day as the UPI and the AP carried the stories. Senator GURNEY. Incidentally, why do you think Dean was there at the meeting? Mr. MITCHELL. I don't know. In trying to reconstruct that in my mind--because I had completely forgotten about the meeting until the testimony--I would have believed that somebody-it was not me, but it was probably that Bob Mardian, or it could have. been Fred LaRue, we were flying in back in an aircraft that needed an interim stop, as I recall--probably called ahead to the office and said, get so-and-so so we, can find out what is going on in connection with this. [00.28.24] Senator GURNEY. Turning to the coverup payments now, I think we have already discussed this business about the supposed meeting where you thought that somebody ought to get in touch with Kalmbach to raise the money for the coverup, and you have denied that this took place. Is that correct? Mr. MITCHELL. I specifically deny this with respect to the so-called meeting of June 28, in which Dean puts it in -a sequence, on June 28, where the CIA thing flops and then there is a meeting with Mardian, LaRue, Dean, and myself, and I say to Dean, you go get somebody the White House to call Kalmbach. I tell you that that meeting didn't happen, because I was in New York. [00.29.20] Senator GURNEY. Was there any other meeting where that, occurred, or something like that occurred? Mr. MITCHELL. NO; there has been a question here today as to whether or not I had a meeting on January 19, -which would have been the eve of the inauguration, with Dean and Kalmbach in which Kalmbach was asked to re-enter the fundraising activities. I have recollection of that whatsoever. And as I said before, the way that Kalmbach excited from fundraising activities due to his notoriety, I would have found it very difficult for me to suggest that he, got back into it. Senator GURNEY. Do you have any personal knowledge about the coverup money, how it was raised, by whom, who paid it? Mr. MITCHELL. I have--well, let me see, if I can answer all of your questions. First, of all. I have never met with any of the defendants, I have never talked to any of them, I have never talked to any of their lawyers except, Maroulis on that occasion that I have, mentioned. I have never handled any negotiations in connection with it. I have never even seen until I have seen the exhibits here and letters that letter or letters-- that were written by Hunt. [00.30.47]
LECO-SC-32
The SC-32 is a scientific implement used to detect sulfur in a given sample. The film shows a MS product display with all of its attachments (printer,scale,microprocessor), CU's of gadgetry in operation, ECU's of readouts and printouts, and an in-depth description of the exterior and interior procedures necessary for maintenance and repair. The dry narrator also relays a brief list of things that can be analyzed and the accuracy to which the SC-32 relates results.
Thomas True, Volunteer Solicitor
This is the animated story of Thomas True, a rising businessman working for his father (one half of the Tried&True firm). In this no frills still animation we learn how to raise money for the Crusade of Mercy by using the corporate pitch and sell method to large businesses. Want to know how to set up a charity fund? This tells you. This is directed towards mature adults but why they chose an animated format is a great mystery. This is very straight ahead material.