Rockefeller expected to win Senate panel vote
Nelson Rockefeller began three days of Senate Rules and Administration Committee testimony and a key member signaled an overwhelming panel vote to recommend confirmation as vice president. Byrd urged a firm pledge against executive privilege, while Cannon warned the outcome remains uncertain before the October recess. Rockefeller disclosed Agnew sought prepayments on a hook and Ehrlichman asked for funds for his Watergate defense, which he declined.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate Rules and Administration Committee
Robert C., Byrd
D-West
Rockefeller
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D-Nev
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Senate
House
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House Judiciary Committee
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Congress
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New York
Senate Rules Committee
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Rumsfeld defends Nixon pardon at Brussels briefing
NATO meeting in Brussels featured remarks by Donald Rumsfeld new White House chief of staff defending Ford’s Nixon pardon. He noted most Americans would not want Nixon convicted and described creating a White House organization to fit Ford’s temperament while avoiding lessons from the Nixon era. Rumsfeld also said he was summoned from Illinois after a family death to lead Ford’s transition task force.
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Brussels
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White House
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United States
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U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
Nixon White House
Illinois
NATO
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Andre de Staerck
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