that sometimes after my talks, i'd be approached by a group who was interested in ism impeaching indira gaunddy and they would come up and say maybe we could talk about -- which, of course, i wouldn't do. but it was basically that the system worked. that it was not seen as just a political thing that basically a serious inquiry had been made and a determination had been made about what was necessary to properly sanction with impeachment, should it have gone forward through the senate, someone who had subverted the constitution for their own purposes. >> let's go back to the period just before the committee vote. you said six weeks reading the statement, statements of information. >> was that how long it was, six weeks? that was longer than i thought, right? >> by the way, why was it decided to read? why did you -- do you know why john doar -- >> i don't know why we read them. i think it was just to get the sense that this record had been put before the committee in a way where they could read it and study it and confirm it. if you just handed them the books that wouldn't be totally satisfactory