Rep. Holtzman just barely. Actually, the irony is that there was a breakin in had i own Campaign Headquarters roughly around that time and a very ugly incident and people actually got beat up and had to get taken to the hospital. So i was worried about my own campaign and worried about my own Campaign Workers and worried about the breakin at my Campaign Headquarters. So watergate was just a kind of far in the distance, thunder far in the distance. Timothy you get elected. Rep. Holtzman i won the primary. That was in brooklyn, the equivalent of getting elected. Although my opponent challenged my election in the courts. But when that was over i won in the courts of course it was a november election but it was not. It was pro forma. Timothy what kind of training did they have for new congresspeople . Rep. Holtzman none. Timothy none . Rep. Holtzman none. Timothy you get to washington, what are your assignments . Rep. Holtzman well, i didnt get to washington day one of the new congress. I
Holtzman 9 the irony was i got my Campaign Office was broken into. Is a very ugly incident. What kind of training did they have for new congresspeople . Rep. Holtzman nine. Nine . None . Rep. Holtzman none. What were your assignments . Rep. Holtzman i set around with my advisors. In just to give you a 90 a of how remote the idea of impeachment was not only. Emote nonexistence. We try to figure out the best committee to beyond. Since the agreed that president had been on the House Judiciary Committee for 50 years, 50, it would probably be good to break new ground and try to get on another committee. To lobby washington know to be on the judiciary committee. In those days, freshmen members of congress i remember coming down, and i remember the ways and Means Committee made the decision. The democrats, the republican members of the committee for the newly elected members of congress. I went down to the ways and Means Committee and it did not to me any good. He vacated the seat. The seat w
This. Just barely. Was aony was that there breakin at my old headquarters roughly around that time. Beple got beat up and had to taken to the hospital. I was worried about my campaign workers. Far in theas distance. I won the primary in brooklyn. Of course, it was a november election. What kind of training did they have for new congress . None. You got to washington. What were your assignments . I did not get to washington day one. And be on ao committee, so i sat around with. Y advisors just to give you an idea of how remote the impeachment was, we tried to figure out what would be the best committee to be on. We agreed that since my predecessor had been on the committee 50 years, it would be a good idea to break new ground and try to get on another committee. Down to lobby. I came down and in those days, the committee made the decision. I went down and i visited old members. Any good. Me they were putting me on it, no matter what, so i was actually down, it first ensured was an utter
Timothy we are here on april 5th, 2007 with Elizabeth Holtzman with the Richard Nixon oral history program. We are taping this in new york city. Hello, liz. Thank you for joining us. Rep. Holtzman glad to do this. Timothy lets start, its the summer of 1972. You have toppled a Senior Leader of the Democratic Congressional leadership. Youre running for office. The watergate breakin takes place. Youre very busy running for office. Do you notice it at all . Rep. Holtzman just barely. Actually, the irony is that there was a breakin in had i own Campaign Headquarters roughly around that time and a really ugly incident and people actually got beat up and had to get taken to the hospital. So i was worried about my own campaign and worried about my own Campaign Workers and worried about the breakin at my Campaign Headquarters. So watergate was just a kind of far in the distance, thunder far in the distance. Timothy you get elected. Rep. Holtzman i won the primary. That was in brooklyn, the equi