Word: sargents
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sargent said that the appointment should be void of partisanship. The governor repeatedly stressed the necessity for the president to nominate a man of respected stature who could "restore confidence" in the political system...
Answering a question on reports that he had been contacted by the president, Sargent said that Nixon had called him, but only to ask for suggestions on possible nominees...
When asked for thoughts on the Agnew resignation, Sargent said that he had never been very close to the former vice-president. He said that they had not been on good terms since Sargent made it known that he did not want Agnew's assistance in his 1970 gubernatorial campaign...
...Sargent added that the Watergate and Agnew scandals have shattered Americans' faith in government. He said that Agnew's resignation may be the first step on the long road to restoring people's respect...
...Sargent said that if the NCIC was allowed to continue to incorporate all arrests, regardless of convictions, that the nation would slowly be heading towards a "1984" type state...