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To washington. How was it you got on the Judiciary Committee . Mr. Lott well, i was looking at the demographics, i got access to some of the polling numbers and when i ran, i think maybe in the district i was running in, the fifth Congressional District of mississippi, 8 of the people identify themselves as republican, but if you studied the internals, the majority of them were republican and i also knew honestly they would vote for Richard Nixon by overwhelming numbers, well over 80 , which is ...

I called the guy back 15 seconds later, realizing i made a mistake and said can i still interview for it . He said yes. I didnt interview with sam garrison, who was running the republican side of the staff that was not yet fully unified. Some thought it never was. Sam and had ath good interview with him. I was engaged to come in quite shortly thereafter. I reported for duty in december of 1973. Tell us about sam garrison. Give us a picture of him. Man, was a devoted family from the south. From r...

The interview is from the Richard Nixon president ial Library Oral History collection and was conducted by Timothy Naftali in 2008. When i ran in the fifth Congressional District mississippi, 8 of the people identified as republican. But if you study the internals, the majority of them were republican. I also knew they were going to vote for Richard Nixon by overwhelming numbers. I figured well over 80 , which is what happened. I was comfortable with them on an individual basis. I was comfortabl...

I also knew they were going to vote for Richard Nixon by overwhelming numbers. I figured well over 80 , which is what happened. I was comfortable with them on an individual basis. I was comfortable with them philosophically. I thought a republican could win in mississippi. A lot of people did not think so. I remember when i called some friends and supporters they basically had said you will not be able to win. But events worked out. I was 31 years old. Just turned 32. As time went on, i could se...

And i called back in 15 seconds and said i made a dreadful mistake and said can i still interview for it . He said yeah. And sam garrison running the republican side of the staff, not yet fully unified. Some thought it never was. I went down, met with sam, had a good interview with him. Engaged to come in quite shortly thereafter, and reported for duty in december 1973. Tell us a little bit about first of all, about sam garrison. Give us the work nature of him . He was a devoted family man. I th...

Nomination. Timothy hi, im timothy naftali, director of the richard museum, yorba linda, california. I have the honor and privilege weld interviewing william in new york city for the Richard Nixon oral history program. Mr. Weld, thank you for joining us today. Please tell us how you came to be involved with the inquiry . A call in the fall of 1973. I was an associate at a law firm asking me if id be interested in interviewing for a job on the impeachment staff. Point it really hadnt gotten off t...

During the impeachment of president nixon in 1973 and 1974. The interview is from the president nixon president ial library and was conducted by the Library Director in 2008. You surprised a lot of people by winning and you came to washington. How was it you got on the Judiciary Committee . Well, i was looking at the demographics, i got access to some of the polling numbers and when i ran, i think maybe in the district i was running in, the fifth Congressional District of mississippi, 8 of the p...

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Representative from maine, a republican, a member of the House Judiciary Committee and after months of closed door meetings the Public Session and the articles of impeachment were about to introduced before the committee that you served on. What was happening . Well, republicans were gathering, obviously, and caucusing. I assume the democrats were doing the same thing. There really was very little discussion among the members, i would say i didnt have a discussion until the night before we actua...