and pecora wrote a memoir.e talked about being in the russell building in 1933, about the thomas frank roosevelt's inauguration -- about the time of franklin roosevelt's inauguration. he talked about seeing mitchell walking by himself to union station. the man was all by himself leaving. that led to pecora carrying on an extensive and careful investigation into wall street banks and brokerages. he was not a senator. he was the chief counsel. often this is called the pecora investigation. it is the only investigation known for a staff person rather than for the chairman of the committee. it's mis-identified sometimes as the pecora commission. there was no commission. it was a committee, the banking committee of the senate. that was very important because the senators were also anticipating a questioning and listening to witnesses. that led to some of the most significant financial legislation that congress has ever passed. it really helped not only to get out of the depression but also to shore up the american e