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I,SenatorNixon,took18,000dollarsfromagroupofmysupporters.
Now,wasthatwrong?
Andletmesaythatitwaswrong.
I'
msaying,incidentally,thatitwas
wrong,notjustillegal,becauseitisn'
taquestionofwhetheritwaslegalorillegal,that
isn'
tenough.Thequestionis,wasitmorallywrong?
Isaythatitwasmorallywrongif
anyofthat18,000dollarswenttoSenatorNixon,formypersonaluse.Isaythatitwasmorally
wrongifitwassecretlygivenandsecretlyhandled.AndIsaythatitwasmorallywrongifany
ofthecontributorsgotspecialfavorsforthecontributionsthattheymade.
Andnowtoanswerthosequestionslet
mesaythis:
Notonecentofthe18,000dollarsorany
othermoneyofthattypeeverwentto
meformypersonaluse.Everypennyofitwasusedto
payforpoliticalexpensesthatIdidnotthinkshouldbechargedto
thetaxpayersoftheUnitedStates.Itwasnotasecret
fund.
Asamatteroffact,when
Iwason"
MeetthePress"
some
ofyoumayhaveseenitlastSundayPeter
Edsoncameuptomeaftertheprogram,andhe
said,"
Dick,whatabout
this"
fund"
wehearabout?
"
AndIsaid,"
Well,there'
sno
secretabout
it.GooutandseeDanaSmithwhowastheadministratorofthefund."
AndIgavehim
[Edson]his[Smith'
s]address.AndIsaidyouwill
findthatthepurposeofthefundsimplywastodefraypolitical
expensesthatIdidnotfeelshouldbechargedto
theGovernment.
Andthird,letmepointout
andIwanttomakethisparticularlyclearthat
nocontributortothisfund,
nocontributortoanyofmycampaigns,haseverreceivedanyconsideration
thathewouldnothavereceivedasanordinaryconstituent.Ijustdon'
tbelieveinthat,andIcan
saythatnever,whileI
havebeenintheSenate
oftheUnitedStates,asfarasthepeoplethat
contributedtothisfundareconcerned,
haveImadeatelephonecallforthemtoanagency,
orhaveIgonedown
toanagencyintheirbehalf.Andtherecordswillshowthat,therecords
whichareinthehandsoftheadministration.
Well,then,someofyouwillsay,andrightly,"
Well,whatdidyouusethefundfor,Senator?
Whydidyouhavetohaveit?
Let
metellyouinjustawordhowaSenateofficeoperates.Firstofall,a
Senatorgets15,000dollarsayear
insalary.Hegetsenoughmoneytopayfor
onetripayeararoundtrip,
thatisforhimselfandhisfamilybetweenhishomeand
Washington,D.C.Andthenhegetsanallowanceto
handlethepeoplethatworkinhisoffice
tohandlehismail.AndtheallowanceformyStateofCaliforniaisenoughto
hire13people.Andletmesay,incidentally,that
thatallowanceisnotpaidtotheSenator.It'
spaiddirectlyto
theindividualsthattheSenatorputsonhispayroll.
Butallofthesepeopleandallofthese
allowancesareforstrictlyofficialbusiness.business,forexample,whenaconstituentwrites
inandwantsyoutogodowntotheVeteran'
sAdministrationandget
someinformationabouthisGIpolicyitemsofthattype,forexample.
But
thereareotherexpenseswhicharenot
coveredbytheGovernment.AndIthinkIcanbestdiscussthoseexpensesbyaskingyou
somequestions.
DoyouthinkthatwhenIoranyotherSenatormakesapolitical
speech,hasitprinted,
shouldchargetheprintingofthatspeechandthemailingofthatspeechto
thetaxpayers?
Doyou
think,forexample,when
IoranyotherSenatormakesatriptohishomeStatetomakea
purelypoliticalspeechthatthecostofthat
tripshouldbechargedto
Do
youthinkwhenaSenatormakespoliticalbroadcastsorpoliticaltelevisionbroadcasts,radioor
television,thattheexpenseofthosebroadcastsshouldbechargedto
Well
Iknowwhatyouransweris.It'
sthesameanswerthataudiencesgivemewheneverIdiscuss
thisparticularproblem:
Theanswerisno.Thetaxpayersshouldn'
tberequiredtofinance
itemswhicharenotofficialbusinessbutwhichareprimarilypoliticalbusiness.
Well,thenthequestionarises,you
say,"
Well,howdoyoupayfortheseandhow
canyoudoitlegally?
Andthereareseveralwaysthatitcanbedone,
incidentally,andthatitisdone
legallyintheUnitedStatesSenateandintheCongress.Thefirstwayistobearichman.I
don'
thappentobearichman,so
Icouldn'
tusethatone.
Anotherwaythatisusedistoputyourwifeon
thepayroll.Let
mesay,incidentally,that
myopponent,myoppositenumberfortheVicePresidencyon
theDemocraticticket,doeshave
hiswifeon
thepayrollandhashaditheronhispayrollforthetenyearsfor
thepasttenyears.Nowjust
letmesaythis:
That'
shisbusiness,andI'
mnotcriticalofhimfordoing
that.Youwillhavetopassjudgmentonthatparticularpoint.
ButIhaveneverdonethat
forthisreason:
Ihavefoundthatthereareso
manydeserving
stenographersandsecretariesinWashingtonthatneededtheworkthatIjustdidn'
tfeel
itwasrighttoput
mywifeonthepayroll.Mywife'
ssittingoverhere.She'
sawonderful
stenographer.Sheusedtoteachstenographyandsheusedtoteachshorthandinhighschool.
ThatwaswhenImether.AndIcan
tellyoufolksthatshe'
sworkedmanyhoursatnightand
manyhoursonSaturdaysandSundaysinmyoffice,andshe'
sdoneafinejob,andIam
proudtosaytonightthatinthesixyearsI'
vebeen
intheHouseandtheSenateoftheUnited
States,PatNixonhasneverbeenontheGovernmentpayroll.
Whatareotherwaysthatthesefinancescanbetakencareof?
Somewhoarelawyers,andI
happentobealawyer,continuetopracticelaw,butIhaven'
tbeenabletodothat.I'
msofar
awayfromCaliforniathatI'
sobusywithmysenatorialworkthat
Ihavenotengaged
inanylegalpractice.And,also,asfaraslawpracticeisconcerned,itseemedtomethat
therelationshipbetweenanattorneyandtheclient
wassopersonalthatyoucouldn'
tpossibly
representamanasanattorneyandthen
haveanunbiasedviewwhenhepresentedhiscase
toyouintheeventthathehadonebeforeGovernment.
AndsoIfeltthatthebestwaytohandlethesenecessarypolitical
expensesofgettingmymessagetotheAmerican
peopleandthespeechesImadethe
speechesthatIhadprinted
forthemostpartconcernedthisonemessageofexposingthisAdministration,the
Communisminit,thecorruptioninittheonlywaythat
Icoulddothatwastoacceptthe
aidwhichpeopleinmyhomeStateofCalifornia,whocontributedto
mycampaignandwhocontinuedto
makethesecontributionsafterIwaselected,weregladto
make.
AndletmesayI'
mproudofthefact
thatnotoneofthemhaseveraskedmeforaspecial
favor.I'
mproudofthefactthatnotoneofthemhaseveraskedmetovoteonabillother
thanofmyownconsciencewoulddictate.AndI
amproudofthefactthatthetaxpayers,by
subterfugeorotherwise,haveneverpaidonedimeforexpenseswhichI
thoughtwerepolitical
andshouldn'
tbechargedto
thetaxpayers.
Letmesay,incidentally,thatsomeofyoumay
Well,that'
sallright,Senator,that'
syour
explanation,but
haveyougotanyproof?
AndI'
dliketotellyou
thiseveningthatjustan
houragowereceivedan
independentauditofthisentirefund.Isuggestedto
GovernorSherman
Adams,whoistheChiefofStaffoftheDwight
Eisenhowercampaign,thatan
independentauditandlegalreportbeobtained,
andIhavethataudithereinmyhands.It'
s
anauditmadebythePriceWaterhouse&
Company
firm,andthelegalopinionbyGibson,Dunn,&
Crutcher,lawyersinLosAngeles,thebiggestlaw
firm,andincidentally,oneofthebestonesinLosAngeles.
Iamproudtobeabletoreport
toyoutonightthatthisauditandthislegalopinionisbeing
forwardedtoGeneral
Eisenhower.AndI'
dliketoreadtoyoutheopinionthatwaspreparedby
Gibson,Dunn,&
Crutcher,andbasedonallthepertinent
lawsandstatutes,togetherwiththeauditreport
preparedbythecertifiedpublicaccountants.Quote:
Itisourconclusionthat
SenatorNixondidnotobtainanyfinancialgainfromthecollection
anddisbursementofthefundbyDanaSmith.thatSenatorNixondidnotviolateanyfederal
orstatelawbyreasonoftheoperationofthefund.andthat
neithertheportionofthefund
paidbyDanaSmithdirectlytothirdpersons,northeportionpaidtoSenatorNixon,to
reimbursehimfordesignatedofficeexpenses,constitutedincometo
theSenatorwhichwas
eitherreportableortaxableasincomeunderapplicabletaxlaws.
(signed)
Crutcher,
byElmo
H.Conley
Nowthat,myfriends,
isnotNixon
speaking,butthat'
sanindependentau
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