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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

12 Jul 1987

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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1987

Page

4

North testifies proud amid Iran Contra scrutiny

Oliver North tells Iran Contra committees he lied to Congress and shredded documents but says he is proud of his actions. He cites telegrams praising him and defends arms sales to Iran and aid to the Contras as legal steps taken with proper authority. He blames Congress for the security system gift and disputes being a loose cannon.

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Washington Oliver North Congress North Fawn Hall Vietnam NSC Great Falls Abu Nidal Betsy Manucher Ghorbanifar Ghorbanifar New York Times London House Senate National Security Council Reagan Lebanon Iran Col. Oliver
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North's Public Power Plays in Iran Contra Hearings

Lt. Col. Oliver North amplifies the Contra cause before Congress rallying White House support and conservative fund raising. Public reaction shows strong favorable views yet mixed opinions on legal authority and aid to the Contras.

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Washington Oliver L. North White House North Daniel Inouye D-Hawaii National Security Council Senate House William Broomfield R-Mich Congress Richard Cheney R-Wyo Congressional Roman Popadiuk New York Times CBS News Reagan Connecticut Central America Col. North Marlin Fitzwater Richard Viguerie Viguerie David Espe Associated Press
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Television and the public eye in historic congressional probes

The piece traces how televised investigations from McCarthy to North shaped public judgment. It recalls Welch’s McCarthy rebuke and Fulbright’s Vietnam questions, with Katzenbach defending Tonkin and arguing for congressional authorization, illustrating television’s grip on democracy.

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Washington Oliver North Joseph McCarthy Nicholas Katzenbach Lyndon Johnson Sam Ervin Walter Lippmann Lippmann Sen Estes Kefauver Boston Joseph Welch Welch Brendan Sullivan U.S. Army McCarthy Sen. J. William Fulbright Arkansas America Vietnam Congress Johnson State Department Gulf of Tonkin United States
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