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...innocence: "Well, I am sorry that my distinguished friend from Florida does not approve of my method of examining the witness. I am an old country lawyer and I don't know the finer ways to do it. I just have to do it my way." The Senate Caucus Room broke into loud applause, before Republican Baker smoothly interrupted to divert attention from the argument and calm the committee mood. Yet as the stakes grow higher, more such partisan displays are certain to break...
When the Watergate hearings finally opened under the glare of TV lights in the palatial Senate Caucus Room, the question-and-answer ritual seemed half-remembered from past confrontations. Then, with unexpected suddenness, James McCord Jr., one of the convicted Watergate burglars, tried to tie the scandal to former Attorney General John Mitchell and to Richard Nixon: "I felt the President of the United States had set into motion this operation." It was, admittedly, only hearsay testimony, and Nixon, through his press secretary, once again vigorously denied his involvement. Even before the hearings started, however, the week had brought news...
...Watergate story was now being dramatized under the klieg lights of the crowded Senate Caucus Room and thrust into the living rooms of America. Figuratively, the testimony represented at least half a dozen sticks of dynamite that could blow the scandal skyhigh. The fuses were lit, and the first reached flash point as Convicted Wiretapper James W. McCord Jr. directly accused Richard Nixon of participating in attempts to conceal the involvement of his closest political associates in the sordid and still-spreading affair...
There will be much more drama ahead in the Senate Caucus Room as other witnesses face Sam Ervin's panel. In the first two days of hearings, the committee performed impressively. The seven Senators and two staff counsel displayed a commendable capacity to be both considerate of the witnesses and tough on vague answers. Lawyers all and unrestricted by courtroom rules of evidence, the interrogators constitute a fearsome array of antagonists for any witness who might try to sustain any lies. Equally merciless are the TV cameras, which reveal the slightest hesitation in answering or telltale signs of discomfort...
...needled by a typical Ervin question when he tried to explain that his office had a number of paper shredders, mainly to dispose of potentially revealing scraps of paper. Asked Ervin: "Was he [Liddy] the man ordinarily charged with the duty of disposing of wastepaper?" As the crowded Senate Caucus Room filled with more laughter, Odle conceded that it now appears that Liddy was in charge of intelligence operations for the Nixon committee and that Liddy had shredded documents related to intelligence activities a few hours after the Watergate burglary was discovered...