Testimony of Dita Beard before Senate Judiciary Committee (Part 1 of 4).

Creator

Dita Beard
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary

Other Form of Name

Beard, Dita, 1918-1992

Identifier

eastland_audioreel_4.

Creation Date

3-26-1972

Document Type

Article

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Description

Special Subcommittee hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Denver, Colorado to take testimony of Dita Beard with respect to contributions of ITT (International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation) to the Republican National Committee allegedly resulting in a favorable Justice Department antitrust settlement. Includes discussions of arrangements for hearing Beard’s physicians; debate over reading of Beard’s statement to the committee; Beard’s statement; questions to physicians regarding Beard’s mental and physical abilities; and questions for Beard and her responses.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Beard, Dita, 1918-1992; Republican National Committee (U.S.); International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation; United States. Dept. of Justice; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary;

Relational Format

audio recording

Extent

58 min., 54 sec..

Original Collection

James O. Eastland Collection

Rights

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