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Remarks By Gerald Ford On Taking the Oath Of Office As President

By admin on August 9, 1974

These are the remarks by Gerald Ford on taking the oath of office as President of the United States.

Nixon’s resignation letter was delivered to the Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, at 11.35am on August 9, 1974, by Assistant to the President, Alexander Haig.

Ford was sworn in shortly afterwards. The President spoke at 12:05 p.m. in the East Room at the White House following administration of the oath of office by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. The oath of office and the President’s remarks were broadcast live on radio and television.

Listen to Ford take the Oath of Office and to his Following Remarks (10m)

Representative Is “Out of Step,” Clinton Charges

By admin on August 8, 1974

ARKANSAS GAZETTE

FLIPPIN — United States Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt of Harrison is wrong in opposing President Nixon’s resignation and is wrong in questioning whether the president has committed an impeachable offense, Bill Clinton of Fayetteville, Hammerschmidt’s opponent, said here Wednesday.

In the wake of the president’s admission Monday that he had lied about his role in the Watergate coverup, Hammerschmidt said, “We need to do our duty as quickly as possible. We should have done it a year ago.”

“I don’t see how in the world he can say that when a year ago he was saying we should forget about it and he voted against giving funds for the House Judiciary Committee staff,” Clinton said.

Hammerschmidt flatly opposed resignation.

Barbara Jordan: Speech on Impeachment

By admin on July 25, 1974

“A President Is Impeachable If He Attempts To Subvert The Constitution”

This is the speech given by Representative Barbara Jordan (Democrat-Texas) reminding her colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee of the Constitutional basis for impeachment. The Committee met in Washington, D.C.

Listen to Barbara Jordan (13m)

Watch Barbara Jordan (13m)

Speech by Barbara Jordan (D-Texas) to the House Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Chairman:

I join in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. Mr. Chairman, you are a strong man and it has not been easy but we have tried as best we can to give you as much assistance as possible.

Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, “We, the people.” It is a very eloquent beginning. But when the document was completed on the seventeenth of September 1787 I was not included in that “We, the people.” I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation and court decision I have finally been included in “We, the people.”

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Remarks By Gerald Ford On Taking the Oath Of Office As President

Representative Is “Out of Step,” Clinton Charges

Barbara Jordan: Speech on Impeachment

“A President Is Impeachable If He Attempts To Subvert The Constitution”