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August 4, 1994 - Part 12
(22:40:12)(tape #10097 begins) testified last week before the House Banking Committee, I made the same point, Since then, the nonpartisan Office of Government Ethics issued a report which supports this position. The OGE wrote [on page 20 of its report]: (22:40:28) The impartiality provisions of the standards of conduct may not be relied upon by an employee as the basis for recusing himself from a matter because he simply does not wish to be involved or to exert the effort required. Under the standards of conduct, employees are expected to per-form their duties fully, unless there is a reason that their participation in a matter will result in an actual conflict, including an inability to act impartially or will result in an appearance of conflict significantly detrimental to the public's legitimate perception of the fairness of the governmental processes involved. What the OGE is saying, in simple language, is that a public official has a duty to do his or her duty. And that official has no right to retreat behind ethics rules- when those rules do not apply-to avoid doing his or her job. It would be improper to do so. I want to repeat that. What the OGE is saying in simple language is that a public official has a duty to do his or her duty and that official 472 has no right to retreat behind ethics rules when those rules do not apply to avoid doing his or her job. It would be improper. It would be unethical to do so. The public policy issue raised by what Mr. Altman said regarding a possible recusal was not merely an academic one or matter of some high falutin principle. It was then a matter of immediate concern to the Administration. Just a day before this February 2nd meeting, a nominee for the Chair of the FDIC, Ricki Tigert, had been asked by certain Senators on this Committee to agree to commit in advance to recuse herself on any issues connected to Madison or Whitewater. She was asked to do so for the stated reason that she knew the Clintons and was being nominated by the President. Ms. Tigert had taken the position that, if she were confirmed and asked to address Madison./Whitewater-related questions, she would consult the appropriate agency ethics officer and follow his or her advice. The inquiring Senators indicated that Ms. Tigert's response was not sufficient. They told her if she would not agree to recuse herself in advance, regardless of whether she was legally or ethically required to do so, they would block her nomination. At the time of the February 2 meeting, I and others in the White House believed it was important for the Executive Branch to resist efforts to force nominees to agree in advance to recuse themselves in situations where recusal was not legally or ethically required. We felt that those seeking Ms. Tigert's commitment to recuse herself were tampering with the agency adjudicative process. So when Mr. Altman said, sort of out of the blue without any advance notice, that he was inclined to remove himself from the RTC investigation, without a legal or ethical basis for doing so, I felt he might create an unfortunate precedent for our Administration and future Administrations and would make a shambles of our position in the Tigert nomination. As White House Counsel, as an Executive Branch official, I was concerned about what Mr. Altman was considering doing. But I did not tell him to remain in the matter, This is what I said to him. I said that if he was legally or ethically required to recuse himself, he should do so promptly. That's the first thing I said. Obviously, if Mr. Altman had a disqualifying financial interest, or if he believed that he could not decide the matter impartially, or if his continuing to act created an appearance of favoritism within the meaning of the relevant ethics code, any of which was a ground requiring recusal, it would be necessary for him to remove himself. But he had already told me that he received ethics advice that he did not have a legal or ethical obligation to recuse himself So I went on to say, that if recusal was not legally or ethically required, he should consider-he should consider
Little Girl Takes Off Makeup
MS serious-looking little girl with jack-in-the-box. She's putting on mom's cold cream, smearing it all over her face and neck. 00:23:12 MS girl without cold cream, but a nice coating of grime and (apparently) lipstick. She looks sleepy, then goes at the cold cream, looking pretty miserable.
Kids at the Beach
LS toddler on beach in diaper, playing in the sand and surf. He's just big enough to try walking, but plops down and starts to cry. 00:23:50 MS studio shot of toddler posed with book in hand (and mouth), very happy little boy with a cowlick 00:24:03 cute little boy in surf, wearing sun hat and scooping water into a colorful barrel 00:24:11 LS boy and girl playing on beach, digging in sand bucket 00:24:25 another angle, closer, on this boy and his big sister, digging water on the beach 00:24:41 CU little boy, looking at something and smiling 00:24:45 MS same boy scooping sand into a bucket, making a sand castle, shaping sand with his hands (it's too dry) and digging a hole with his finger 00:25:18 MS little boy indoors on rocking horse, wearing a bathrobe
Junior Aces Vie In Horseshoe Pitching Championship Finals
Contrast a little dark, Youngsters all under 15 years of age demonstrate their skill in tossing 'ringers' and in hitting that 'old spike' with startling regularity.
Double Time Review Features Assembly of Crack Vetrans
High contrast and imagery dark Mussolini's men plunge through intricate maneuvers at top speed. Artillery sweeps over rough terrain at break-neck paces.
Middie Gridders In Early Practice For New Pigskin Season
High contrast dark imagery 280 Football chasers wreak vengeance on the tackling dummy. Listen to instructions and then cavort through formations in whriwind fashion.
Philanthropists Aid Ailing Pets In Great Hospital Project
Contrast and imagery a little dark at times Speyer hospital employs the latest scientific equipment solely for the purpose of treating sick animals at the rate of 17,000 a year.
Build wingless plane!
Contrast and imagery a little dark at times Build wingless plane! Secret rotor aircraft seen for first time on floating factory. Inventions.
Flaming oil imperils waterfront!
Contrast and imagery a little dark at times Flaming oil imperils waterfront! - 5 dead, 2 injured, after explosion aboard tanker 'brilliant.'
The Cecropia Moth
Photographed, narrated and produced by Murl Deusing. This is a very colorful film following, in great detail, the life cycle of the Cecropia Moth from silkworm to pupa to rebirth. Photography is exquisite, the colors rich and vibrant. The following are some of the shots within: CU of an adult cecropia moth, its intricately patterned wings spread, against a blue BG. CU of an adult cecropia moth, its wings spread, against a map of the United States. Tight LS of a wooded area during the winter, the tress barren, a light snowfall covering everything. CU of a caterpillar in a silk coccoon attached to a branch. Spring arrives: MS of a babbling brook, ECU of flower buds beginning to blossom against a blue sky BG, CU of the moth emerging from the coccoon against a red BG (time lapse shot), followed by another time lapse shot of a moth's wings unfolding. CU of wild strawberries. CU of dozens of eggs hatching caterpillars, then a CU of the caterpillars eating leaves. CU of meadow lillies blooming. ECU of a green caterpillar eating a leaf. CU of a caterpillar on a branch, breaking from, shedding its skin. ECU's and CU's of caterpillars eating. ECU of a caterpillar's spiricles (holes through which they "breathe"). ECU of how a caterpillar climbs, grasps, a branch. CU of two birds crushing a caterpillar by nibbling and passing it between them before giving it to their babies, in a nest, below them, stretching their necks and whining for food. CU of Red Sumac bushes in full bloom as autumn arrives reaches its peak. CU of a 3" caterpillar spinning a silk coccoon (ECU as well) for it to hibernate in during the winter months. All stages are shown, a fascinating account of events, a registery. MS's of winter in the woods, barren trees, snow falling lightly, late afternoon, near dusk.
Paint Your Wagon
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #98039 This is a behind-the-scenes promotional film for the feature length, major motion picture of the same name, a Western musical drama starring Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Jane Seberg, directed by Alan Jay Lerner, all of whom appear in this film but also lend short narrations regarding the production. The following are a few of the shots within: MS's of film crews, grips and electricians and best boys and production assistants and dolly grips (oh my!) setting up equipment in a clearing in the woods during the daytime. Cutaway to MS's of burly male actors singing (yep, singing) like choir boys. Fast editing here, the shoot is in Oregon, the fictional setting is during the gold rush days. Wide shots of the Oregon landscape (thick woods and snowcapped mountains, you know, lumberjack stuff). Looks very much like the High Sierras. MS's of Lerner and male producers in business suits inspecting a scale model of the proposed set to be built in Oregon. They are on a Hollywood soundstage, lighting equipment and ladders and such in the BG. Cutaway to CU's of the building models, then cutaway to tight LS's of the set being built in Oregon, followed by cross-cutting montage of the town being efficently expedited by Hollywood set artists and local Oregon construction workers. MS's of the actors on a Hollywood soundstage during the early stage of rehearsals. Great shots of Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin wearing street clothes and running through the lines, their scripts in hand. MS of Clint and Lee looking, talking and discusing a scene. On set in Oregon. MS of a moustached and costumed Lee smoking a cigarette while sitting quietly on a pile of logs. MS's of the crew deliberating a shot placement. MS of the actors deliberating their motivation. MS of a Panavision 35mm camera being moved to the next shot, pan left as the PA's and secondaries move the camera. Same with the lights. MS of Clint and Lee in costume on set and rehearsing a fight scene (Clint plays the heel, takes the bumps). CU of a large light being turned on. All of this happens during the daytime. Films cuts off and ends.
Giants Parade To Celebrate Annual Mid-Summer Revels
Giants Parade To Celebrate Annual Mid-Summer Revels Grotesque figures, twenty-five feet tall, caper through the city streets, while great crowds of people march along beside them in holiday festivities.
Boy Flier Breaks Coast To Coast Junior Record
High contrast, rolling, grainy, over exposed images Boy flier breaks coast-to-coast junior record! 18-year-old Edward Schneider sets new mark of 63 hours.
Granny pilots trolley!
Poor contrast, rolling, blurred images Granny pilots trolley! Mrs. Grace Gross, mother of 8 children does a man's job with nary an accident.
Shearers adopt sartorial novelty!
Shearers adopt sartorial novelty! Overcoats for goats protect newly-shorn angoras.
Crowds attend daddy of roller coasters!
Rolling and focusing on imagery Crowds attend daddy of roller coasters! World's biggest hair-raiser roller-coaster gives world's biggest thrill.
Finish $6,000,000. Span Linking New England Directly with West
Shaky, rolling images Fifty thousand attend celebration marking the opening of mid-hudson bridge - monster parades start the traffic over the mile long structure.
August 4, 1994 - Part 12
(22:45:12)(tape #10096 ends) whether he should remove himself. I also said that, even if he ultimately determined to rely on his staff recommendation [as he said he would], the fact that his staff knew there would be a review of its recommendations would help to ensure the fairness and professionalism of the process. I was particularly concerned about the numerous leaks which seemed to accompany RTC actions. 473 The next thing and the last thing I said to Mr. Altman-I concluded by saying to Mr. Altman that, in any event, the decision on recusal was for him and him alone to make. He said he would give the matter further thought, The only other discussion I can recall at the February 2nd meeting is Ms. Williams asking if the private lawyers for the parties, including the Clintons' lawyers, would be briefed on the statute of limitations process. Ms. Hanson or perhaps Mr. Altman said that they would consider it. On the way out of the meeting, I asked Ms. Hanson if Mr. Ryan's and Ms. Kulka's nominations had been submitted to the White House for clearance. [We were normally consulted before agency nominations were approved and I could not recall having heard of their nominations.] Ms. Hanson had, in fact, told me they had been submitted to the White House. During questioning by Committee staff, I was asked whether I had negative feelings about Ms. Kulka. I responded that I did. I explained that, while I had never met or dealt with Ms. Kulka personally, when she was at the OTS she had been peripherally involved in a case brought by the OTS against a respected law firm in New York, In private practice, I had represented that law firm. I believed then and I believe now that the OTS acted unfairly and unprofessionally in that matter. It seized all of the assets of the firm at the outset of the litigation, thereby effectively preventing the firm from defending itself. In the period after February 2nd, I expressed some of these views to members of my staff perhaps in vigorous terms, but I did not do so during the meeting on February 2nd. Nor, indeed, did I do so to any Treasury or RTC official or to any other official outside the White House. In this connection, at this time, I want to be fair to Ms. Kulka. I watched some of her testimony before this Committee. It was quite impressive. And on March 30, 1994, she and her colleague, Mr. Ryan, wrote what I consider to be a highly professional, independent, even courageous letter to Congressman Leach. After noting that they were not political appointees, they wrote: "No pressure has been exerted by the Treasury, the White House, or any other source in the Executive Branch concerning the performance of our responsibilities with respect to Madison Guaranty or Whitewater since either of us joined the RTC." Before leaving the February 2 meeting, I want to respond to one claim that was made at the start of this hearing. It was said in an opening statement: That the reason the White House urged Roger Altman to stay on the case was the fear that the RTC General Counsel who would take over the decision would be too "tough" on the Clintons. To the extent that this statement was intended to refer to me, my answer is this: First, I did not urge Roger Altman to st ay on the case. I do not believe it would have been improper if I had urged him to stay on. But I did not do so, I asked him only to consider whether he should remove himself if he had no legal or ethical obligation to do so. I 474 said the decision was his to make. If I wish to urge someone to do something, I am usually not at a loss of words to do so. And second-my second answer to this contention made at the opening of the hearing-the reason I requested Mr. Altman to consider the matter of recusal further was not a fear that the RTC General Counsel would be too tough. I would have made the same statement no matter who was General Counsel of the RTC. I made it because of the principle I previously discussed, that a public offi- cial has a duty to do his or her duty. I also made it because an Altman recusal would undermine our position on the Tigert, nomination. On February 3, Ms. Hanson faxed me a letter Mr. Altman had received from Congressman Leach urging Mr. Altman to consult an ethics officer concerning recusal. She left a message asking me to phone her. When I returned the call that evening, Ms. Hanson told me that Treasury was continuing to research the ethical issues involved in recusal.
Marvin Nelson Wins Ontario Marathon Swim and $10,000
Rolling and some overexposure some images Marvin Nelson wins Ontario marathon. Swim and $10,000.
Elegant 'eighties' revived! - society fetes 50th anniversary of noted hotel.
Rolling and high contrast some images Elegant 'eighties' revived! Society fetes 50th anniversary of noted hotel.
August 4, 1994 - Part 12
(22:50:31) I suggested to Ms. Hanson that whoever was doing the research might find it useful to speak to Beth Nolan. Ms. Nolan was an Associate White House Counsel on my staff who dealt with ethic issues. She is a former ethics professor at George Washington Law' School and is well known and respected for her expertise. (Ms, Nolan later told me she did in fact have a discussion with the Treasury ethics official, Dennis Foreman.) I also suggested to Ms. Hanson that to the extent there might be ultimately be some concern at the Treasury or the RTC about an appearance of lack of independence of the decisionmakers on the Madison/Whitewater investigation, she might take a look at the civil jurisdiction in the recently appointed Independent Counsel's charter and consider the advisability of the RTC referring these matters to the Independent Counsel. On February 3, or shortly thereafter, I recall running into Mr Altman in the hallway of the West Wing of the White House. Mr. Altman told me in a brief conversation that he had given the recusal issue more thought, and he probably would not recuse him self But I also knew at the same time as I just said, that Treasury Later in February, either Mr. Eggleston or Ms. Hanson told me that Mr. Altman would leave the RTC at the end of March when his term expired and that he either could not or would not seek renewal of his appointment. I also believe that Mr. Altman told me later in February, in another brief conversation, that a Washington lawyer, Larry Simon, was likely to be nominated to head and he hoped Mr. Simon's nomination would be confidence There is also an additional conversation, an internal one the White House not with Treasury or the RTC or anyone the White House-which I believe will help the Committee understand that there was no attempt on our part to influence outcome of the RTC's investigation. In mid-February 1994, one of the lawyers on my staff told that the RTC had retained Jay Stephens to conduct its investigation of Madison. Mr. Stephens, as you know, had expressed bitter political opposition to the President in the past. When he resigned 475 as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in early 1993, he did so with a political blast at the Administration. In response to this news, when I heard Mr. Stephens was hired by Ms. Kulka and Mr. Ryan, I shook my head in dismay and disbelief I said internally in the White House, the appointment of Mr. Stephens was ridiculous and unfair. I also said there was nothing we should or would do about it. The meetings and contacts I have described have given rise to considerable controversy. In my view, however, they were appropriate. I was acting to facilitate the proper functioning of the Exec- utive Branch and to enable the White House to perform its official duties. I was acting in the pursuit of legitimate public purposes. First, with respect to the September 29 meeting, Ms. Hanson provided the White House with notice of a referral that she predicted--quite correctly-the White House would be required publicly to address in the near future, Treasury understood that neither the President nor the First Lady was a subject of the referral. They were potential witnesses. 'There was obviously a concern that a partial or inaccurate leak might lead the uninformed to believe that because the Clintons were mentioned-or "named"--in the referral, they were somehow ,implicated in some improper conduct. In preparation for these hearings and those in the House, I have been questioned about whether I thought Treasury officials had provided the White House with so-called nonpublic information as if there was something illegitimate about an executive agency sharing nonpublic information With the White House. The White House receives nonpublic information all the time. The real question is whether the information is being properly transmitted and properly used for an official purpose and not for private gain or some other illegitimate purpose.
Pro Baseball Warm-Ups & Action
MS baseball catcher throwing ball back on sidelines of professional stadium; small crowd in stands indicates this is warm-up before game 01:22:22 LS catcher and umpire at the plate, taking warm-up throws from pitcher's mound as batter waits 01:22:28 (CSL 379-21) LS Dodger Stadium with batter up; he hits a single and crowd rises in cheer (reversed film can be corrected in mastering -- it looks odd to see batter run to third base) 01:22:35 LS batter (#26, uniform emblem looks like star on left front of shirt) taking off from plate (film position correct) rounds first to beat the throw to second with a slide; umpire gestures "safe!" dramatically 01:22:46 (CSL 379-22) LS skeet exploding on target range 01:23:06 (CSL 379-13) stealing base runner (#10, home team -- Dodgers?) is thrown out at second, with umpire making the call 01:23:10 MS catcher catching and throwing back warmup pitches 01:23:28 closer view of same 01:23:39 MS catcher in stadium taking warmup pitches as before; more of previous catcher
Cheering Crowd, Sports Fans
CU fans in large crowded stadium man and woman clapping and smiling with large crowd visible behind. Pan to more fans cheering (several takes) -- looks like football stadium 01:24:13 good close view of fans in granstand, cute little girl clapping, everybody smiling -- these could be a baseball or football spectators 01:24:24 CU man smiling as in first shot, pan to fans cheering and pumping fists in the air 01:24:38 CU women in stands yelling, crowd stands
Weeki Wachee
CU camp sign reading "Weeki Wachee" against blue sky; tilt down to two women in identical bathing suits walking to camera 01:26:28 MS woman sitting on deck chair in bathing suit and smiling 01:26:31 upside down shot of waterskiing exhibition (may be corrected in mastering)