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Feb 8, 2019 10:55:01   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
1944: Harry McAlpin becomes the first African-American journalist to attend a White House press conference.

1973: The Senate names seven members to investigate the Watergate scandal.

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Feb 8, 2019 11:51:33   #
bahmer
 
badbobby wrote:
1944: Harry McAlpin becomes the first African-American journalist to attend a White House press conference.

1973: The Senate names seven members to investigate the Watergate scandal.


Very good I was a one year old when Harry McAlpin became the first African American journalist attended a White House Press conference unfortunately my memory was very sketchy at this age. I do remember the Watergate scandal though. Thanks fro bringing these up.

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Feb 8, 2019 13:09:11   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
bahmer wrote:
Very good I was a one year old when Harry McAlpin became the first African American journalist attended a White House Press conference unfortunately my memory was very sketchy at this age. I do remember the Watergate scandal though. Thanks fro bringing these up.


Do you remember the names of the investigators?
I'll save you the trouble of googling
Chief Counsel was Samuel Dash--Dem
Minority counsel was Fred Thompson--Rep
the seven Senators were
Democrats
Sam Irwin
Dan Inouye
Joe Montoya
Herman Talmadge
the three republicans

Howard Baker
ED Gurney
Lowell P Wicker

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Feb 8, 2019 13:25:26   #
bahmer
 
badbobby wrote:
Do you remember the names of the investigators?
I'll save you the trouble of googling
Chief Counsel was Samuel Dash--Dem
Minority counsel was Fred Thompson--Rep
the seven Senators were
Democrats
Sam Irwin
Dan Inouye
Joe Montoya
Herman Talmadge
the three republicans

Howard Baker
ED Gurney
Lowell P Wicker


Gee that sounds like the Mueller instigation into Trump
with the token Republican being Mueller if you can believe
him that is.

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