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When Dilworth's recitation ended, Democrat George Danielson of California asked him if he was sure he had not omitted listing anything in Rocky's possession that might be worth as much as $500,000. Dilworth said he was sure he had not. At that, Counsel William E. Jackson nudged him and a quick conference ensued. Dilworth then corrected the record. "Counsel says the jewelry belonging to Mrs. Rockefeller might conceivably exceed...
...DANIELSON: The offenses charged against the President in this article are uniquely presidential offenses. No one else can commit them. You or I, the most lowly citizen can violate any of the statutes in our criminal code. But only the President can violate the oath of office of the President. Only the President can abuse the powers of the office of the President ... They are crimes or offenses against the very structure of the state...
...subordinates from impeding such investigations as those into the Watergate and Ellsberg burglaries; 5) interfering with the FBI, CIA, Watergate special prosecution force and the Department of Justice. The article was assailed by Wiggins as citing no violation of law, while his position was challenged by California Democrat George Danielson...
Wiggins and Dennis protested that the President must have personal knowledge of such wrongdoing by his aides if he is to be held accountable for them. But Danielson scoffed at the idea that Nixon would be advised in advance of every improper act. Citing the dirty campaign tricks of Donald Segretti, Danielson asked: "Do you suppose that he... called the President and said, 'Mr. President, I am now about to order 400 pizzas for Mr. Muskie's fund-raiser'? That is unrealistic." It is enough, Danielson contended, to show that an act was set in motion...
Wiggins and Dennis among the Nixon loyalists were pitted against Democrats George Danielson, Wayne Owens and Hungate. Every time a vote was taken on Flowers' motions to eliminate paragraphs, the proposals lost decisively; most of the time Flowers merely responded "Present," not voting on his own motion. When Sandman found it amazing that Flowers was not voting for his proposals, the Democrat got the laugh of the day by replying, "Well, the caliber