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CaGinot meeting 6 Buy 77 GENTLEMEN, AT THE OUTSET I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SEVERAL POINTS. FIRST, EVERYONE HERE RECOGNIZES THE DIFFICULT POSITION I AM IN, I AM A PARTY IN INTEREST. SECOND, NO ONE REGRETS MORE THAN I DO THIS WHOLE TRAGIC EPISODE. I HAVE DEEP PERSONAL SYMPATHY FOR YOU MR. PRESIDENT, AND YOUR FINE FAMILY. THIRD, I WISH TO EMPHASIZE THAT HAD I KNOWN AND HAD IT BEEN DISCLOSED TO ME WHAT HAS BEEN DISCLOSED IN REFERENCE TO THE WATERGATE AFFAIR IN THE LAST TWENTY-FOUP HOURS, I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE A NUMBER OF THE STATEMENTS THAT I HAVE MADE, EITHER AS MINORITY LEADER OR AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. FOURTH, I DO NOT EXPECT TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATION TODAY TO THE PRESIDENT AS TO WHAT HE SHOULD DO AND NEITHER DO I EXPECT TO MAKE ANY SUCH RECOMMENDATION TO ANY OF THE B. FOHO OTHERS AT THIS MEETING. (MORE)