STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI-RESEARCH CENTER ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Related collections:
s0813 HUNGATE, WILLIAM L. PAPERS, 1973-1976
s0414 HUNGATE, WILLIAM L. ADDENDA, 1973-1976
s0816 HUNGATE, WILLIAM L. PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
William L. Hungate represented Missouri's Ninth Congressional District from
November 1964 through 1976. Hungate served as an infantryman in World War II.
Following the war he earned a law degree from Harvard Law School and then entered
the practice of law in Troy, Missouri. In Congress, Hungate served as a member
the House Select Committee on Small Business and the D.C. Committee. Most
importantly, his membership on the House Judiciary Committee gave Hungate a
prominent role in the efforts to formulate articles impeaching President Richard
M. Nixon. He gained national attention during the televised debate preceding the
Committee’s vote to adopt the articles. Moreover, Hungate chaired the Judiciary
Committee’s Subcommittee on Criminal Justice in its investigation of President
Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard M. Nixon following the latter’s resignation
from the presidency on August 9, 1974.
The Watergate scandal represents one of the most extraordinary political events
in American history. An apparently simple burglary of the Democratic Party
National Headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC on June
17, 1972 ultimately forced Richard M. Nixon to become the only president to
resign his office. The Watergate burglary and its aftereffects gripped the
nation via newspapers, news magazines, and television for two years. Americans,
Republicans as well as Democrats, were stunned to discover that their president
and his closest advisors were involved in political espionage, bribery, dirty
tricks, money laundering, and lying on a monumental scale. The revelation in
the spring of 1973 that White House aides had connections with the Watergate
burglars compelled President Nixon to fire three close advisors, H. R. Haldeman,
John Ehrlichman, and John Dean. Many others would follow the latter three to
resignation and/or prison in the ensuing months.
Congress became involved in the Watergate scandal in May 1973 when the Senate established a special committee, chaired by Senator Sam Ervin (D-N.C.), to investigate the matter. Senate hearings, shown daily on television, became a national obsession. Startling new facts and confessions followed one another throughout 1973 and much of 1974, notably the discovery of a tape recording system in the White House Oval Office. The tapes purportedly included Nixon’s discussions with Haldeman and Ehrlichman on ways to cover up White House “dirty tricks” and stymie further investigation of the Watergate burglary. In July 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that President Nixon had to provide the tapes or complete transcripts to the Senate committee, to a special prosecutor from Attorney General’s office, and to the House Judiciary Committee.
The House of Representatives, in October 1973, also granted its Judiciary Committee
the authority to investigate President Nixon’s part in the Watergate incident.
In late December, the House committee appointed a special counsel to investigate and
assemble evidence concerning possible charges of impeachment against the President.
The Judiciary Committee and its special counsel spent the ensuing months assembling
evidence, including taking testimony from presidential advisors and other key witnesses.
As had been the case with the Senate investigation, the House Judiciary Committee faced
obstruction and defiance from the White House when it subpoenaed documents, and above all,
the tapes. By the time the Supreme Court ruled that Nixon had to provide tapes and
transcripts to the Senate and the House, the latter was at work preparing articles of
impeachment. Once approved by the Committee the entire House would vote on the articles.
Approval meant the House had “impeached” the President. That is, they would have charged
him with “high crimes and misdemeanors” as prescribed by the Constitution. Following
that, the President would face a trial before the entire Senate.
The Supreme Court decision to compel the President to turn over the White House tapes and
the Judiciary Committee’s July 30, 1974 approval of three articles as grounds for
impeachment, led Richard Nixon to submit his resignation in an August 8, 1974 television
announcement.
Democrats controlled both houses of Congress, and so held the majority on both the Senate
select committee and the House Judiciary Committee. Under the circumstances, the potential for animosity and suspicion was high. Partisan wrangling, however, remained minimal. For example, when the House Judiciary Committee hired a lawyer to serve as its special counsel it selected John Doar, formerly an Assistant Attorney General in the Eisenhower administration. Composed to twenty-one Democrats and sixteen Republicans, the House Judiciary Committee in particular had a reputation as one of the least partisan committees in the House. The vote approving three articles of impeachment counted the twenty-one Democrats and seven Republicans.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Hungate’s papers reflect the Committee’s efforts to keep partisanship under control. (It must be noted that, well before the issue of impeachment arose, Hungate wrote a satirical song called “Down at the Old Watergate,” the recorded version gained national attention. Several folders in the collection concern the song.) As the extent of the Watergate cover-up expanded, however, Hungate dropped the comedy. The part that he played in the televised debate of the Judiciary Committee’s articles of impeachment prompted masses of mail from throughout the country, and that correspondence composes half of the collection.
Professor Stanley I. Kutler, a leading scholar of the Watergate affair has observed that Hungate, a liberal Democrat, was a “witty, shrewd man, as he had demonstrated throughout the impeachment inquiry.” (In The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon 1990). Kultler’s assessment is reflected in the correspondence segment of the collection.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
SERIES 1 CONSTITUENT CORRESPONDENCE WITH HUNGATE, JULY-AUGUST 1973-NOVEMBER 1974, FOLDERS 1-168
Constituent mail, from across the nation as well as from Missourians, composes the most historically significant part of the collection. It is interesting to note that Hungate’s staff often kept a numerical count of the anti and pro Nixon sentiments, as may be seen in manila folders with daily counts noted. (NB—tabulations are sometimes preceded with the letters CD—meaning the 9th Congressional District; OOD—meaning within Missouri but out of the 9th district; OOS—meaning out of state.) As the volume of mail grew the frequency of the tabulations dropped off, presumably because the Hungate office did not have the time to keep up with the work.
SERIES 2 CORRESPONDENCE, MEMOS, AND PRINTED DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE’S DELIBERATIONS ON THE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION, 1971-1974, FOLDERS 169-258
The printed documents in this series include transcripts of some White House tapes and Congressional Documents related to Watergate and to President Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon. Most of the correspondence relates to the internal operations of the Judiciary Committee during the impeachment investigations and the voting on the articles of impeachment.
SERIES 3 NEWS PAPER CLIPPINGS AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES COVERING THE WATERGATE/IMEACHMENT ISSUE, 1973-1974, FOLDERS 259-215
Hungate’s staff, and perhaps Hungate himself, assiduously collected newspaper and news magazine coverage of the Watergate question from beginning to end, particularly whenever Hungate and/or the Judiciary Committee was a topic. It is a convenient source for how the print press treated the Watergate question.
SERIES 4 AUDIO TAPES, REEL-TO-REEL, 1973-1974.
Throughout his Congressional career, Hungate recorded 5-7 minute audio tapes discussing his activities in Congress. The tapes were given to radio stations in the 9th Congressional district of Missouri. These tapes include material on the Watergate question.
FOLDER LISTING
BOX 1 (134256)
Folders 1-22
Series 1—Constituent Correspondence, July-August, 1973-November 1974
1. Correspondence in re impeachment, July-August 1973
2. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 23, 1973
3. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 24, 1973
4. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 26, 1973
5. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 27, 1973
6. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 29, 1973
7. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 29, 1973
8. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 30, 1973
9. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 31, 1973
10. Correspondence in re impeachment, October-November 1973
11. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 1, 1973
12. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 3, 1973
13. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 5, 1973
14. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 8, 1973
15. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 9, 1973
16. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 10, 1973
17. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 12, 1973
18. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 13-15, 1973
19. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 16-17, 1973
20. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 19-20, 1973
21. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 21-24, 1973
22. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 26-30, 1973
BOX 2 (134257)
Folders 23-37
Series 1 (cont’d)
23. Correspondence in re impeachment, December 1, 1973
24. Correspondence in re impeachment, December 3, 4, 5, 1973
25. Correspondence in re impeachment, December 6, 1073
26. Correspondence in re impeachment, December 6-8, 1973
27. Correspondence in re impeachment, December 12, 13-14, 17-18, 19, 20-21, 1973
28. Correspondence in re impeachment, late December 1973
29. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 1973-January 1974
30. Correspondence in re impeachment, January 11, 14, 1974
31. Correspondence in re impeachment, January 16, 17, 18, 1974
32. Correspondence in re impeachment, January 19-25, 1974
33. Correspondence in re impeachment, January 23-25, 1974
34. Correspondence in re impeachment, January 25, 1974
35. Correspondence in re impeachment, January 29, 30, 31, 1974
36. Correspondence in re impeachment, late January, 1974
37. Correspondence in re impeachment, January-February 1974
BOX 3 (134258)
Folders 38-64
Series 1 (cont’d)
38. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 1, 1974
39. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 1-4, 1974
40. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 4, 1974
41. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 4, 1974
42. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 5, 1974
43. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 6, 1974
44. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 6, 1974
45. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 7, 1974
46. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 11, 1974
47. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 11, 1974
48. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 12, 1974
49. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 13, 1974
50. Correspondence in re impeachment, February 14, 1973
51. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 15, 1974
52. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 18, 1974
53. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 19-20, 1974
54. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 21, 1974
55. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 22, 1974
56. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 25, 1974
57. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 26, 1974
58. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 27, 1974
59. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February 28, 1974
60. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February, 1974
61. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February, 1974
62. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February, 1974
63. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February, 1974
64. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February, 1974
BOX 4 (134259)
Folders 65-92
Series 1 (cont’d)
65. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February, 1974
66. Correspondence in re Impeachment, February, 1974
67. Impeachment, General Correspondence of House Members, March 1974
68. Correspondence in re impeachment, March 1, 1974
69. Correspondence in re impeachment, March 4, 1974
70. Correspondence in re impeachment, March 5, 1974
71. Correspondence in re impeachment, March 6, 1974
72. Correspondence in re impeachment, March 7-8, 1974
73. Correspondence in re impeachment, March 9-11, 1974
74. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 15, 1974
75. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 19-20, 1974
76. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 21-22, 1974
77. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 23-25, 1974
78. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 26, 1974
79. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 29, 1974
80. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 1974
81. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 1974
82. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 1974
83. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 1974
84. Correspondence in re Impeachment, March 1974
85. Correspondence in re Impeachment, April 1, 1974
86. Correspondence in re Impeachment, April 2-3, 1974
87. Correspondence in re Impeachment, April 8-9, 1974
88. Correspondence in re Impeachment, April 10-15, 1974
89. Correspondence in re Impeachment, April 16-19, 1974
90. Correspondence in re Impeachment, April 22-24, 1974
91. Correspondence in re Impeachment, April 25-26, 1974
92. Correspondence in re Impeachment, April 30, 1974
BOX 5 (134260)
Folders 93-116
Series 1 (cont’d)
93. Correspondence in re impeachment, April 1974
94. Correspondence in re impeachment, April 1974
95. Correspondence in re impeachment, April 1974
96. Correspondence in re impeachment, April 1974
97. Correspondence in re impeachment (“after Nixon speech”) May 1-2, 1974
98. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 3, 1974
99. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 4, 1974
100. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 6, 1974
101. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 7, 1974
102. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 8, 1974
103. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 10, 1974
104. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 11, 1974
105. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 13, 1974
106. Correspondence in re impeachment May 14, 1974
107. Correspondence in re impeachment May 15, 1974
108. Correspondence in re impeachment, May 16-17, 1974
109. Correspondence in re impeachment May 20, 21-24, 1974
110. Correspondence in re impeachment May 20, 21-24, 1974
111. Correspondence in re impeachment May 1974
112. Correspondence in re impeachment May 1974
113. Correspondence in re impeachment May 1974
114. Correspondence in re impeachment May 1974
115. Unsigned petition to Hungate urging him to drop Impeachment Proceedings, May 1974.
116. Tabulations (pro and con) of Correspondence to Hungate in re impeachment, October 1973 through May 1974
BOX 6 (134261)
Folders 117-132
Series 1 (cont’d)
117. Correspondence in re impeachment, June 1974
118. Correspondence in re impeachment, June 1974
119. Correspondence in re impeachment, June 1974
120. Correspondence in re impeachment June 1974
121. Correspondence in re impeachment, June 1974
122. Correspondence in re impeachment, June 1974
123. Correspondence in re impeachment, June 1974
124. Correspondence in re impeachment July 1974
125. Correspondence in re impeachment July 1974
126. Correspondence in re impeachment July 1974
127. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
128. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
129. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
130. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
131. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
132. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
BOX 7 (134262)
Folders 133-146
Series 1 (cont’d)
133. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
134. Correspondence in re impeachment July 1974
135. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
136. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
137. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
138. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
139. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
140. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
141. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
142. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
143. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
144. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
145. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
146. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
House of Representatives Committee on the Judiicary, Impeachment Inquiry
House of Representatives Report on Proceedings, Impeachment Inquiry, Executive
Session, July 23, 1974
BOX 8 (134263)
Folders 147-159
Series 1 (cont’d)
147. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
148. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
149. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
150. Correspondence in re impeachment, July 1974
151. Correspondence in re impeachment, July-August 1974
152. Correspondence in re impeachment, August 1974
153. Correspondence in re impeachment, August 1974
154. Correspondence in re impeachment, August 1974
155. Correspondence in re impeachment, August 1974
156. Correspondence in re impeachment, August 1974
157. Correspondence in re impeachment, August 1974
158. Correspondence in re impeachment, August 1974
159. Correspondence in re impeachment, August 1974
BOX 9 (134264)
Folders 160-168
Series 1 (cont’d)
160. Correspondence in re impeachment, September 1974
161. Correspondence in re impeachment, September 1974
162. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 1974
163. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 1974
164. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 1974
165. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 1974
166. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 1974
167. Correspondence in re impeachment, October 1974
168. Correspondence in re impeachment, November 1974
BOX 10 (134265)
Folders 169-190
Series 2—Correspondence, Memos, and Printed Documents Related to the Judiciary Committee’s Deliberations on the Impeachment Question, 1971-1974
169. Transcript, for House Judiciary Committee in re Testimony of John Dean, Feb. 28, March 13, March 21, 1973.
170. Transcript, in re Testimony of President’s Cassette Recording of his Recollections of March 21, 1973.
171. Transcripts, by Impeachment Inquiry Staff, of a Recording of a Meeting among The President, John Dean, John Ehrlichman, and H.R. Haldeman, March 21, 1973; meeting of the President, Dean, Ehrlichman, Haldeman, and John Mitchell, March 22, 1973.
172. Transcripts of telephone conversation between the President and John Connally, March 23, 1971; recording of a meeting between the President and leaders of the Dairy Industry, in the Cabinet Room, March 23, 1971; of a meeting among the President, John Connally, George Schultz, Clifford Harding, Ehrlichman, John Whitaker, Phil Campbell, and Donald Rice, March 23, 1971.
173. Transcripts of meeting between the President and John Dean in the morning of April 16, 1973, and again in that afternoon; between the President and Richard Kleindienst, April 19, 1971; between the President and Ehrlichman and Schultz, April 19, 1971; between the President and John Mitchell, April 21, 1973.
174. Transcripts of a recording of a meeting among the President, Ehrlichman, and Egil “Bud” Krogh, July 24, 1971; dictabelt recording of the President’s recollections of a phone conversation with John Mitchell, June 20, 1972; a meeting between the President and Alexander Haig, and a meeting between the President and Ron Ziegler, June 4, 1973.
175. Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski to Congressman J.J. Pickle, May 30, 1974. The letter forwards an indictment of one Howard Edwin Reinecke in re an antitrust case against the ITT Corporation.
176. Presidential Statement in re the Watergate break-in, to Impeachment Inquiry Committee, House Judiciary Committee, May 1974
177. Letters and Editorials in re Hungate’s role in the Appointment of a Special Prosecutor to Consider Impeachment, October-November 1973
178. Correspondence, Statements, and Memos in re Hungate’s House Subcommittee on the Judiciary in re appointing a special prosecutor, October 1973-March 1974
179. Correspondence, Statements, and Memos in re Hungate’s House Subcommittee on the Judiciary in re appointing a special prosecutor, October-November 1973
180. Correspondence, Statements, and Memos in re Hungate’s House Subcommittee on the Judiciary in re appointing a special prosecutor, October- November 1973 Check box.
181. Correspondence to Hungate, Chair Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, in re Vice Presidential Succession (following resignation of Spiro Agnew, October 1973
182. Testimony to Hungate’s Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, in re Confirmation of Gerald R. Ford as Vice President, November 1973
183. Testimony to Hungate’s Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, in re Confirmation of Gerald R. Ford as Vice President, November 1973
184. Excerpts (apropos impeachment) Collected by Hungate
185. Charles Colson, Testimony on Nixon’s impeachment, June 1974
186. Rodino (Congressman Peter W., D-NJ) Outlines Progress on Impeachment Inquiry, Dec. 10, 1973
187. Drafts of Speech “The Impeachment Dilemma,” Congressman Hungate, plus speeches given in the House of Representatives, February 25, 1974
188. Editorials and Correspondence in re Hungate’s position on impeachment, Spring and Summer, 1974
189. Speeches and Press releases by Hungate in re Impeachment, 1974
190. Impeachment material relating to Hungate’s duties, 1973-1974
BOX 11 (134308)
Folders 191-215
Series 2 (cont’d)
191. Copy of Radio/TV speech by President Richard M. Nixon, April 30, 1973 (With comments by Hungate.)
192. Photocopies of Material Relating to the Impeachment Hearings
193. Photocopies of Newspaper Articles Relating to the Impeachment Hearings, April 1974
194. Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Hearings on Special Prosecutor in re impeachment, 1973
195. Photocopied documents in re Impeachment Hearings
196. “Impeachment –General Information Material,” 1974-1975
197. Reports and Correspondence to Hungate in re Executive Privilege, January-May 1974
198. Republican Impeachment Polls, March-April 1974
199. “Why I will vote for impeachment,” Congressman Lawrence J. Hogan, July, 13, 1974
200. Statement by Congressman William S. Cohen, before the House Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974 (in re impeachment)
201. Statement of Congressman George E. Danielson, Impeachment Inquiry, July 25, 1974
202. Statement of Congressman Robert F. Drinan. . . .to the House Judiciary Committee Impeachment Inquiry, July 25, 1974
203. Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan before the House Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974. (in re impeachment)
204. Biographical Information on Congressman Delbert Latta (new member), House Subcommittee Considering Impeachment, February 1974
205. Remarks of Chairman (House Judiciary Committee) (Peter) Rodino, Opening Day of Impeachment Deliberations, 1974
206. Material on Testimony of Henry E. Peterson in re his role in the Watergate Break-in Cover-up, 1972-1973
207. Hungate’s “dissenting view” in re proposed article of impeachment related to President Nixon’s secret bombing of Cambodia, presented in August 1974
208. Photocopy, Supreme Court ruling to allow House Judiciary Committee to issue a subpoena for the “White House tapes”, July 24, 1974
209. Copy of Missouri Finance Committee to Re-elect the President, October b, 1972 (sent to Hungate in July 1974)
210. Comparisons of White House Tapes, the House Judiciary Committee version and that of President Nixon, April 30, 1974. (This copy has handwritten comments by Hungate)
211. Staff correspondence with Hungate in preparation for impeachment hearings, June-August 1974
212. Memos and papers relating to House Judiciary Committee Resolutions in re impeachment, April-June 1974
213. Documents and reports relating to House Judiciary Committee consideration of impeachment, October 23, 1973-August 1974
214. American Civil Liberties Union, to Hungate, compiled evidence to support “Cause for the impeachment of Richard Nixon.”
215. Impeachment. Communications from Private Individuals and Organizations, October 1973-July 1974
BOX 12 (134309)
Folders 216-223
Series 2 (cont’d)
216. EOB Tape of June 20, 1972 (Advisory Panel on White House Tapes (In re the “missing 18 ½ minutes.)
217. “Notebook on Impeachment.” 1974 (Contains notes and marginalia in Hungate’s hand.)
218. “Notebook on Impeachment.” 1974
219. “Notebook on Impeachment,” #5, 1974. (Some notes in Hancock’s hand.)
220. “Congressional Record, No. 130-Part II, Vol. 20, August 22, 1974
221. Transcripts of White House Tapes, Appendices 1-8, covering 9/15/1972 to 3/22/1973. Marginalia in Hungate’s hand.
222. Transcripts of White House Tapes, Appendices 9-20, covering 3/27/1973 to 4/14/1973. Marginalia in Hungate’s hand.
223. Transcripts of White House Tapes, Appendices, 21- 37, covering 4/15/1973 to 4/16/1973. Marginalia in Hungate’s hand.
224. Transcripts of White House Tapes, Appendices, 38-49, covering 4/17/1973 to 4/27/1973. Marginalia in Hungate’s hand.
BOX 13 (134310)
Folders 225-247
Series 2 (cont’d)
225. Campaign’74 (as related to its influence on the House Judiciary Committee considering impeachment), March-April 1974
226. Communications from Members not on Judiciary Committee, in re impeachment, Oct. 1973-Aug. 1974
227. Impeachment—WLH Personal Notes, 1974
228. Comparisons with other presidents (in re impeachment)
229. Proposed Articles of Impeachment by Judiciary Committee Members, summer 1974
230. Letters from and to U.S. Senators in re Impeachment, July-August 1974
231. Speeches related to Impeachment, 1974
232. “Exhibits” in re Impeachment—Transcriptions from the Watergate Tapes
233. Speech in re Impeachment (by WLH Presumably) 1974
234. Excerpts from J. Anthony Lukas, Nightmare: The Underside of the Nixon Years.
235. Excerpts—The Federalist Papers, in re impeachment.
236. Excerpts—Chronology of Johnson Impeachment, from The Book of Presidents.
237. Excerpts from—Michael Les Benedict, “A New Look at the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson,” Political Science Quarterly (1973).
238. Correspondence to Hungate in re Pardon of Richard Nixon by President Gerald Ford, October 1974.
239. Correspondence to Hungate in re Pardon of Richard Nixon by President Gerald Ford, October 1974.
240. Correspondence to Hungate in re Pardon of Richard Nixon by President Gerald Ford, October 1974.
241. Requests for Hungate Song, “Down at the Old Watergate, 1973.”
242. Requests for Hungate Song, “Down at the Old Watergate, 1973.”
243. News clippings and “contacts” in re song “Down at the Old Watergate,” 1973.
244. Correspondence in re “Down at the Old Watergate, 1973.”
245. Correspondence in re “Down at the Old Watergate, 1973.”
246. Billboard, June 2, 1973, in re Hungate’s Watergate song.
247. The Watergate Papers (Beverly Hills, CA, Waterbug Productions, 1973). This is a spoof publication by Beverly Hills advertising agency. Material on Hungate’s “Down at the Old Watergate” song is included in the package with a 45 RPM record
BOX 14 (134311)
Folders 248-258
Series 2 (cont’d)
248. “Impeachment: Selected Materials, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 93rd Congress, 1st Session, October 1973
249. NOMINATION OF GERALD R. FORD TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, on the, November 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, and 26, 1973
250. “Examination of President Nixon’s Tax Returns for 1969 through 1972, Prepared for the Joint Committee on Taxation, by Its Staff, April 1974
251. SPECIAL PRESECUTOR AND WATERGATE GRAND JURY LEGISLATION, Hearings before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 93rd Congress, First Session. (in re appointment of a special prosecutor) October 29, 31; November 1,4, 7, and 8, 1973
252. PARDON OF RICHARD M. NIXON AND RELATED MATTERS, Hearings before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 93rd Congress, 2nd Session, September 24, October 1 and 17, 1974
253. FINAL REPORT OF THE SELEC T COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES, UNITED STATES SENATE, Pursuant to S. Res. 60, February 7, 1973: A resolution to establish a select committee of the Senate to investigate and study illegal or improper campaign activities in the presidential election of 1972. (June 1974).
254. NOMINATION OF ELLIOT L. RICHARDSON TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 93rd Congress, 1st Session, May 9, 10, 14, 15, 21, and 22, 1973
255. Special Report of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, COURT CHALLENGES TO EXECUTIVE BRANCH IMPOUNDMENTS OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS, cumulative to March 15, 1974.
256. Debate on Articles of Impeachment, Hearings of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 93rd Congress, 2nd Session, July 24,25,26,27, 29,and 30, 1974
257. IMPEACHMENT: Selected Materials on Procedure, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 93rd Congress, 1st Session (January 1974), Part I (These appear to be page proofs)
258. IMPEACHMENT: Selected Materials on Procedure, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 93rd Congress, 1st Session (January 1974), Part II (These appear to be page proofs)
BOX 15 (134312)
Series 3—News Paper Clippings and Magazine Articles, 1973-1974
259. Hungate press releases related to Watergate, 1973-1974
260. News clippings related to the Watergate Break-in, May 1973
261. Photocopies of News clippings in re Impeachment, February 1974
262. Photocopies of News clippings in re Impeachment, March 1974
263. Photocopies of News clippings in re Impeachment, March 1974
264. News clippings in re Watergate, 1974
265. News clippings in re Watergate, 1974
266. News clippings in re Watergate, 1974
267. News clippings in re impeachment, July 1974
268. News clippings in re impeachment, July 1974
269. News clippings in re Impeachment, July 1974
270. News clippings in re Impeachment, July 1974
271. News clippings in re Impeachment, August 1974
BOX 16 (134313)
Folders 272-279
Series 3 (cont’d)
272. Impeachment clippings, background, 1973-1974
273. Newspaper clippings in re Impeachment, general, 1974
274. Photocopies of newspaper articles in re impeachment, March-April 1974
275. Photocopies of newspaper articles in re impeachment, March-May 1974
276. Photocopies of newspaper articles in re impeachment, March-June 1974
277. Photocopies of newspaper articles in re impeachment, June 1974
278. Photocopies of newspaper articles in re impeachment, June 1974
279. Photocopies of newspaper articles in re impeachment, June 1974
BOX 17 (134314)
Series 3 (cont’d)
This box holds original copies of newspapers reporting significant Watergate events. They are not in folders. The papers and issue dates are:
Baltimore Sun, July 24, August 6, August 9, August 21, 1974
New York Times, April 28, July 28, July 30, August 5, August 7, August 9, August 10, August 11, August 21, September 25, 1974
Washington Post, March 2, July 12, July 25, July 26, July 28, July 29, July 30, July 31, August 8, August 13, September 9, October 1, 1974
Washington Star-News, July 28, August 6, August 8, 1974
BOX 18 (134315)
Folders 280-296
Series 3 (cont’d)
280. “The Watergate Papers,” Novelty Item of fake documents, 1973
281. Commentary on Watergate, The New Yorker, March 7, 1975
282. Jonathan Schell, “Reflections (The Nixon Years), parts I-IV, VI, The New Yorker, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, July 7, 1975, respectively.
283. Elizabeth Drew, “A Reporter in Washington (Political Notes), Parts I, II, and III, The New Yorker, October 14, 21, 28, respectively.
284. Clippings on Watergate from various journals, 1972, 1974
285. Saul Friedman, “In Praise of Honest Ignorance: A Kind Word for Jerry Ford,” source unknown.
286. Congressional Quarterly, Watergate: Chronology of a Crisis, Volume 1 (Washington, DC, 1973.)
287. Congressional Quarterly, Watergate: Chronology of a Crisis, Volume 2 (Washington, DC, 1974.)
288. “Congressional Capsule,” September 1972. (“From Your Congressman Bill Hungate), September 1972.
289. John G. Stewart, “Gerald Ford’s First Months: Three Lessons,” Democratic Review Vol. 1 No. 1 (November 1974), 8-12. Cover headline, “Cloakroom Politics in the Oval Office.”
290. Der Spiegel, 25 Juni 1973. (Includes an item on Hungate’s “Down at the Old Watergate song.)
291. George V. Higgins, “The Judge Who Tried Harder: Maximum John and the Undoing of Richard Nixon,” The Atlantic Monthly (April 1974), 83-106.
292. The Progressive: December 1973 issue, cover page headlines, “A Bill of Impeachment,” The editors. January 1974 issue headlines, “The People Versus Richard Nixon.”
293. “Guess Who’s coming to the White House?” Satirical magazine published by Fawcett Publication, 1968.
294. Miles Benson, “The Rodino Committee at Work,” p. 9-10 and John Osborne, “The Nixon Watch,” 10-12, The New Republic, May 18, 1974, pp. 9-10, 43-64,
articles in re Watergate and Impeachment.
295. Archibald Cox, “Reflections on a Firestorm (Watergate), Saturday Review (March 9, 1974), 12-15.
296. “The Illustrated History of Watergate,” New York Magazine, June 17, 1974
BOX 19 (134316)
Folders 297-315
Series 3 (cont’d)
297. U.S. News and World Report, May 27, July 22, Sept. 30, Oct. 28, 1974, articles in re Watergate and Impeachment
298. Harper’s Magazine, Jan., May, Oct., 1974, articles in re Watergate and Impeachment
299. Time Magazine, June 25, 1973, Feb. 4, Feb. 18, March 11, May 20, May 27, articles in re Watergate and Impeachment ,
300. Time Magazine, June 3, June 17, June 24, July 22, July 29, August 5, August 19, 1974, articles in re Watergate and Impeachment
301. Time Magazine, August 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, 1974, articles in re Watergate and Impeachment
302. Time Magazine, Special 1776 Issue, “Independence.” An effort to report the declaration of independence decision by the Continental Congress as if Time existed in 1776
303. Newsweek Magazine, April 16, 1973; April 22, May 6, May 20, May 27, 1974, articles in re Watergate and Impeachment
304. Newsweek Magazine, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 15, 1974, articles in re Watergate and Impeachment
305. Newsweek Magazine, July 22, Aug. 5, Aug. 19, Sept.23, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, 1974, articles in re Watergate and Impeachment
306. Fred Blumenthal, “The New President and the Secret Service,” Parade (Washington Post Sunday Magazine), Jan. 19, 1969, 10, 23-25.
307. Washington Post, May 1, 1973, coverage of continuing Watergate break-in
308. James Fallows, “The Fuse for Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide to the Committee of 38, Rolling Stone, March 28, 1974, 42-46.
309. James M. Naughton, “The First Judgment: The 38 Who Weigh Nixon’s Fate,” New York Times Magazine (April 28, 1974), 27-29, 101-106.
310. William Safire, “Last Days in the Bunker,” (in re President Nixon and the Watergate scandal.) New York Times Magazine (August 18, 1974), 6-7, 40-44, 52-54.
311. Washington Post, “Impeachment Inquiry II,” July 19, 1974.
312. “Ford’s First Nine Days in the White House,” New York Times, August 18, 1974
313. Washington Post, October 1, 1974, in re President Gerald Ford’s Pardon of Richard Nixon.
314. “Impeachment,” Congressional Quarterly: Weekly Report, July 20, 1974, 1848-1860.
315. “Basis for Impeachment,” National Journal Reports, July 20, 1974, 1065-1073.
BOX 20 (134317)
Series 4 Audio Tapes, reel to reel, 1973-1974
Audio File (Reel to Reel tapes)
T815.1 “Impeachment Inquiry”, no date.
T815.2 “Our Three Crisis (sic)—Floods, Energy and Watergate,” /5/23/73
T815.3 “Health Legislation; Watergate Vacancies,” 6/4/73
T815.4 “Special Prosecutor—Jerry Ford—Impeachment,” 11/7/73
T815.5 “Watergate and the Energy Crisis,” 12/8/73
T815.6 “Lincoln Recess Tour and Impeachment Responsibilities,” 1/16/74
T815.7 “Impeachment Proceedings and Grounds, 2/4/74
T815.7 “The White House Transcripts and Congressional Reaction,” 5/7/748
T815.9 “Post Card Registrations, Sick Chickens, Campaign Reform, and Impeachment,” 5/15/74
T815.10 “President Ford, His Vice-Presidency, and Seat Belts,” 8/20/74
T815.11 “Rockefeller Confirmation,” 12/4/74
T815.12 “Down By the Old Watergate,” no date
T815.13 “Down By the Old Watergate,” no date (only 50 seconds)
T815.14 “Vice Presidents May Come and Vice-Presidents May Go,” 10/15/1973
T815.15 “Presidential Impeachment—Presidential Confirmation—Independent Watergate Investigation,” 10/25/1973
T815.16 “The Judiciary Committee Looks at Nixon, Ford, and Cox, 10/29/73
T815.17 “The Vice-President—The Special Prosecutor—Impeachment,” 11/19/73