mr. hamilton: vanity. hubris. mr. dorsen: i think in large part, he thought the tapes were not going to harm him. i cannot remember where i got that idea from. it's just like clinton inviting an investigation of whitewater. 99% or 97% is innocuous, but nobody cares about that. they are concentrating on the 3% that is going to be bad. expert and obstruction of justice is not a qualification for becoming counsel to the president. i think they were somewhat lined it by the whole thing and did not appreciate the seriousness of what they were doing. mr. hamilton: nixon had some good lawyers, and i'm sure they mentioned the words obstruction of justice, so i'm sure there were legal reasons he didn't. mr. weicker: i take a little bit different view. we had already written the report. at least i had. i think many of the other members had before the release of the tapes. about 90% of what i wrote and what the committee wrote was fact. in other words, the state did not really have that much. the tapes would disclose in the midd

mr. nields: we've had testimony that elliott abrams, chairman hamilton -- mr. sullivan: yes, sir. think that we'd perhaps make more progress if he asked what the colonel did, what he said, what he heard, with respect to his actions. a statement indicating that what someone in the american had said seems to me to be a little farafield, sir. that's my only comment. thank you. chairman inouye: mr. nields, proceed. mr. nields: that was not true, was it, colonel north? lt. col. north: which was not true, mr. neilds? mr. nields: it was not true that the united states government had no connection with mr. hasenfus, the airplane that went down in nicaragua. lt. col. north: no, it was not true. mr. nields: in certain communist countries, the government's activities are kept secret from the people. but that's not the way we do things in america, is it? lt. col. north: counsel, i would like to go back to what i said just a few moments ago. i think it is very important for the american people to understand that this is a dangerous world, that we live at risk and that this nation is at risk in

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mr. hamilton. express my appreciation for you? you have had some rather difficult moments i think you have been firm and fair. you have kept these proceedings moving on. all of us are most grateful to you. me express my appreciation to you for your testimony. rep. hamilton: as the chairman has indicated, i will use my time to give my impressions. andcognize a president those carrying out his policies sometimes face agonizing choices. you have had more than your fair share. i have never, for a moment, over the years i have known you, doubted your good intentions. to free hostages to seek democracy in nicaragua to fight communism and to advance the best interest of the nation. for many in this country, i think the pursuit of such a worthy objective is not, in what strikes me, despite your very good intentions, you were intorticipating actions the most serious crisis of his presidency. drove the congress of the united states to launch an unprecedented investigation, and i think probably damaged the causes that you sought to promote.

mr. hamilton -- of alexander hamilton in the creation of the bank of new york. he was part of that 1%, so they perceived him as a traitor. he understood you had to fundamentally bring the working class up if you were going to get the economy working again. they had to have purchasing power. you had to give the decent jobs. you had to give them security. you have to make them feel that they were a part of the economy so you could list home ownership, bring people back into the forks to have a healthy economy. ,he journalists who covered him but when they would do conferences that the white house , he would sit behind the desk in the oval office and the press would just stream in and fill in around him. he would have this back and forth. he had over 900 press conferences during his presidency. there would be a back-and-forth. sometimes he would say, this is off the record. he knew a lot of them by name. he would make jokes with them, feed the tidbits of information. this whole time, eleanor roosevelt, his incredibly effective political partner, when he wanted to f

hamilton and george washington. he spoke at washington crossing state park in pennsylvania, introducing mr. chalet is the gentleman who portrays george washington at mount vernon. this is about 90 minutes. >>> good evening, everyone. i wanted to welcome everyone to our wonderful presentation tonight. washington's indispensable partner and his interaction with our founding fathers. i was exciteded to introduce the -- i forgot to tell you who i am. i am joe kelly, the chapter president. chapter president of the alexander hamilton awareness society of the state of pennsylvania. and i was very proud tonight to -- i was about to introduce our president, but a special guest has asked if they may say a few words. ladies and gentlemen, i have been given the honor tonight and the privilege of introducing our distinguished and special guest. he prefers to call himself a farmer. his accomplishments go far beyond the tilling of the earth. he has served as a member of the house of burgess in virginia and as a delegate to the continental congress. he has received an honorary degree of doctors of law from

hamilton and george washington. he spoke at washington crossing state park in pennsylvania, introducing mr. chalet is the gentleman who portrays george washington at mount vernon. this is about 90 minutes. >>> good evening, everyone. i wanted to welcome everyone to our wonderful presentation tonight. washington's indispensable partner and his interaction with our founding fa

hamilton: we are serving (?) under the 15-minuterule, now. the chair recognizes the vice-chairman of the houseselect committee, mr. fascell. rep. fascell: thank you mr. chairman. colonel north, i wish it were under different circumstances i saw you again. it has been, now, about six months or more before you first appeared before the foreign affairs committee ofthe house of representatives, and it is stated that at that timethat no one wanted to tell the story more than you did. and we gaveyou the opportunity then to take advantage of your constitutionalrights, which you have every right to do, and in my judgment youshould have done. now, the congress has provided you thisopportunity in the last several days. your testimony has beenremarkable. you, as a colonel in the white house, were largelyinstrumental in implementing the president's policy. you wereexercising executive authority, clearly. you conducted a majorcovert operation. ordinarily it would have probably kept theoperations division of the cia pretty busy. you planned anddirected major military operations.can get you gentlemen in front of me to move one way and the oth

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mr. chairman. america,: next on real we continue our look back 30 years at the iran contra investigation. 1987 mark lieutenant colonel's testimony.h final we see committee chair representative lee hamilton made closing statements regarding his testimony and participation in the iran contra affair. >> colonel north, we are just about finished. do you have any final statement to make? , sir.ry brief one to thank theke american people who have responded with their good prayers.upport and i thank them and salute them. that is my statement. privilege to recognize the chairman of the house select committee. >> may i express to you my personal appreciation for the matter in which you have recited over these committees -- presided on this committee in the last several days. you have been firm and fair and kept these proceedings moving along. colonel north, let me join with others for expressing my appreciation to you for your testimony. iraq that a president -- i recognize a president and those carrying out his policies sometimes safe agonizing --sometimes to free hostages. fight communism. to advance the best interest of the nation. many in this country i think the pursuit of such worthy objec

hamilton again? >> i did. >> for how many times? >> sixth time. >> share the wealth mr. roeker. >> dylan have you seen it?this. 35. >> tennis is a young man's sport. it's not like hockey. to win at 35 -- >> his record 19th win. won the australian open stealing the show his adorable identical twins milo and charlene are 7 and leny and leo on 3. >> to put them in white pants is impressive. >> kids in white pants unbelievable. >> venice williams not winning her match. >> she's still -- are you kidding me. >> she went far. >> up next guess who's back on the big screen? oprah. sneak peek of her new movie a wring k l in time. number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. when you make a pb&j with smucker's, that's the difference between ordinary everyday and exquisitely delicious in an everyday sort of way. because with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. infallible pro-glow foundation by l'oreal. and exquisitely delicious inthe pro look in longwear. go pro with an all-day glow. resists dry-out and fade-out. infallible pro-glow foundation. from l'oreal paris. and conceal, reveal, and glow. wit

hamilton" again. >> i did. >> for the 12th time. >> six times. >> the sixth time? >> it is. >> share the we willth, mr. the beach this weekend or spending time with your family outside, you missed some of the sports, here's a recap of the biggest winners. first off incredible roger pedestrian federer age of 35 winning wimbledon a record eight times. >> that's impressive. all eyes were on venus and roger. and you know what were talk about roger for a second. i think he deserves it. everybody was so happy for him, we were rooting for him. >> ten snis a young man's sport. it's not like hockey you play when it when you're older to win it at 35. >> it's awesome. >> not that that's old. >> he woman the australian open this year stealing the win -- the show. his adorable identical twins my ha and charlene are 7 and lenny and leo are 3. >> how precious are they. >> and put them in white pants. >> that's a move. >> i love that's the first thing i noticed, the twins in >> kids in white pants, unbelievable. >> venus williams unfortunately not winning her match. >> but she's still, are you kidding me? she worked h