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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 what happened. I was comfortable with them on an individual basis, philosophically, and i thought a ...

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 richmond. Worked like a tiger and slept in on sunday mornings. He and i had a good personal relations...

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 comfortable with them philosophically. I thought a republican could win in mississippi. A lot of people did no...

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 sense a change in attitude of the people. You are young, republican, what is this . By the end, they w...

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 think from the south. From richmond. And he worked like a tiger. Slept in on sunday mornings, but that...