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CHAPTER ONE<br >PLAY THE PART WELL<br > It was four minutes past 2:00 P.M., October 10, 1973, when<br >the bailiff intoned the ancient litany; the judge was approaching.<br > Background noise from the c .rgwded room abated, except for<br >the voices of the few who never quiet immediately on instruction.<br >Everyone rose as directed, eyes oikthe black-robed, stocky figure<br >quickly mounting the few steps to the bench.<br > I was conscious only of the ritual. It seemed very important<br >to play the part well-to stand erect, to be calm, to retain dignity,<br >to speak clearly and firmly.<br > There was a rustle of clothing as, again on signal, we sat. I<br >felt the presence of my New York trial counsel-Jay Topkis and<br >Martin London-beside me at the table, but I did not look at<br >them. My attention was fixed on Judge Walter E. Hoffman. He<br >was stage center, and he was about to begin the case of United<br >States of America v. Spiro T. Agnew.<br > Judd Best, the Washington lawyer who had been with me<br >from the beginning of the recent months of travail, entered the<br >courtroom and sat down beside me. "Your letter of resignation<br >has been delivered to the Secretary of State as you directed,"<br >he said quietly.<br > I nodded absently, keeping my attention on the judge, who<br >through his questions to my senior counsel, Topkis, was now in-<br >forming the observers that what they were about to witness was<br >not an interlocutory proceeding concerning news leaks, but a<br >criminal determination by the federal government against one<br >Spiro T. Agnew--until a few moments before, the Vice-President<br >of the United States. An audible murmur of surprise ran through<br >the room, quickly followed by absolute silence. If anyone had<br >accepted the judge s invitation to leave unless able to remain<br >for the duration of the proceedings, I was not aware of it.<br >13<br ><br >
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Go quietly ... or else 在线电子书 pdf 下载 txt下载 epub 下载 mobi 下载 2024