Word: recessed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clarifying the eviden?e sought. St. Clair wrote that this "goes a long way toward providing the additional specifications we felt were lacking in your original request." He said, "The additional material furnished will permit the committee to complete its inquiry promptly," after this week's congressional Easter recess. He did not say what that "material" would be. Nixon thus was reserving to himself the decision on what he finally would yield. St. Clair also seemed to link any further furnishing of evidence with his request that he be permitted to take part in the committee's impeachment...
...Easter recess to "decide on whether and how the issues can be narrowed." He and the committee Democrats caucused and agreed that St. Clair would be permitted to sit in on the presentation of evidence. Rodino said he would also convene the committee in the second week after the recess to "adopt rules to govern its procedures during the evidentiary hearings...
When the committee met, Doar related St. Clair's offer. Massachusetts Democrat Harold Donohue nevertheless quickly offered a motion to subpoena all of the requested tapes by April 25. That is three days after the end of the Easter recess, and it more than met St. Clair's original request for added time to review. Donohue then moved that debate on his motion be limited to a half-hour (less than a minute for each of the 38 members). That set off Republican complaints...
...Equivocal. Reacting cannily and quickly, Chairman Rodino saw a chance to diffuse the emotions. He asked Latta if he had any proposed clarifying language in writing. Caught short, Latta said it would require some time to prepare. Rodino suggested that the committee should recess until afternoon, which would also afford time for more extended debate. During the lunch hour, Latta searched for the proper wording for his amendment, finally adopted the language of a Doar memo explaining the last two items. Rodino gladly accepted it, declaring: "I'm not seeking a confrontation. I'm seeking evidence...
...week spring semester will continue into the second week of June to make up for the weeks missed, with no spring recess and a shortened final exam period...