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Shortly afterward, Rodino tried to ease the monotony by having another lawyer read, with Doar breaking in to make explanatory comments and cite the supporting documents. It did not work well enough; the next day St. Clair, exhausted by his routine of 14-hour workdays, dozed briefly. But naps were rare, and the daily attendance of the 38 members was excellent...
Order was enforced by electronic means. Before speaking, a member had to push a button that winked a light on the console in front of Staffer Louis Vance, who turned on the member's microphone. Only Presidential Special Counsel James St. Clair did not have a microphone. Under the rules, he was allowed to say nothing unless he obtained permission in advance from Rodino. St. Clair's principal functions were to relay the committee's evidence to the White House and, two or three times a day, defend the President to reporters gathered outside the door...
...another St. Clair action, the attorney served notice that he will appeal an order by Judge Sirica that a 17-minute segment of one Nixon conversation dealing with the Internal Revenue Service be given to Jaworski. So far only Judge Sirica has had access to the tape. Sirica had originally withheld the segment in a belief that IRS matters were not relevant to Jaworski's Watergate investigations. Advised recently by Jaworski that White House attempts to use the IRS for political purposes were under investigation, Sirica changed his mind...
...takes notes. Sometimes he comes away with 20 or 25 pages of legal tablet scratched up with questions, observations. He jots down mood, assessments of committee members, observes that some of his colleagues fall asleep. A few days ago, he penned himself questions about White House Lawyer James St. Clair. How long should a defense attorney talk before he damages his case? How visible should...
...hadn't liked the idea of St. Clair at first and he'd said so publicly. But he has noted that St. Clair has human dimensions. He wrote how the lawyer looked when he rose, stretched, walked around and talked to committee members...