GRIFFIN B. BELL

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES SENATE
NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

THE PROSPECTIVE NOMINATION OF GRIFFIN B. BELL, OF GEORGIA,

TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL

JANUARY 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, AND 19, 1977

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

JAMES 0. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Chairman JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas

STROM THURMOND, South Carolina EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland BIRCH BAYH, Indiana

WILLIAM L. SCOTT, Virginia
QUENTIN N. BURDICK, North Dakota JOHN H. CHAFEE, Rhode Island
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia

H. JOHN HEINZ III," Pennsylvania
JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota
DONALD W. RIEGLE,Michigan
JAMES R. SASSER,1 Tennessee

FRANCIS C. ROSENBERGER
Chief Counsel and Staff Director

1 S. Res. 20 agreed to by the Senate January 10, 1977, making temporary majority appointments to committees.

** S. Res. 21 agreed to by the Senate January 10, 1977, making temporary minority appointments to committees.

CONTENTS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1977

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Herman E. Talmadge, U.S. Senator from Georgia.--

Sam Nunn, U.S. Senator from Georgia -----

Griffin B. Bell, nominee to be Attorney General.--

Justin A. Stanley, president, American Bar Association --------

SCOAH

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1977

Griffin B. Bell, nominee to be Attorney General.

Clarence Mitchell, director, Washington Bureau, National Association for

the Advancement of Colored People, accompanied by Nathaniel Jones,

general counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored

People ----

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1977

Parren J. Mitchell, U.S. Representative from Maryland.----------

Leon Jaworski, former Watergate Special Prosecutor------

Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., national vice president, Americans for Democratic

Action --------

Warren Cochran, Atlanta, Ga., formerly with the Atlanta Negro Voters

League

Lonnie C. King, Jr., former president, Atlanta Chapter, National Associa-

tion for the Advancement of Colored People------

A. J. Cooper, president, National Conference of Black Mayors, mayor of

Pritchard, Ala --------

James E. McKinney, State representative from the State of Georgia ------

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1977

Haywood Burns, National Conference of Black Lawyers------

David Cohen, president, Common Cause, accompanied by Kenneth Guido,

general counsel, Common Cause---

Charlene Mitchell, executive secretary, National Alliance Against Racist

and Political Repression--------

Roy Innis, national director, Congress of Racial Equality-----

Brother Greene, spokesman, Cypress Health and Safety Committee------

Julian Bond, State Senator from the State of Georgia, accompanied by

Margie Haimes, attorney, Atlanta, Ga------

Melissa Thompson, National Organization for Women ----

Manuel Fierro, president, National Congress of Hispanic American Citi-

zens

Susan Kokinda, U.S. Labor Party ------

Onyango Sawyer, National Coalition to Aid Prisoners and Their Families,

accompanied by Abdul Yahweh Jakuwa------

Beverly Moore, Citizens for Class Action Lawsuits -------

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1977

Griffin B. Bell, nominee to be Attorney General---------

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1977

Committee met. No witnesses were heard..

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COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Chairman

JOHN L. McCLELLAN, Arkansas STROM THURMOND, South Carolina

EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts CHARLES McC. MATHIAS, J.R., Maryland

BIRCH BAYH, Indiana WILLIAM L. SCOTT, Virginia

QUENTIN N. BURDICK, North Dakota JOHN H. CHAFEE,” Rhode Island

ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia H. JOHN HEINZ III,” Pennsylvania

JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota

DONALD W. RIEGLE, Michigan

JAMES R. SASSER,+ Tennessee

FRANCIS C. Rosenberg ER

Chief Counsel and Staff Director

1 S. Res. 20 agreed to by the Senate January 10, 1977, making temporary majority

appointments to committees.

2 Res. 21 agreed to by the Senate January 10, 1977, making temporary minority

appointments to committees.

tage

Herman E. Talmadge, U.S. Senator from Georgia.---------------------- 1

Sam Nunn, U.S. Senator from Georgia 4

Griffin B. Bell, nominee to be Attorney General------------------------ 8

Justin A. Stanley, president, American Bar Association------------------ 55

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1977

Griffin B. Bell, nominee to be Attorney General------------------------ 80

Clarence Mitchell, director, Washington Bureau, National Association for

the Advancement of Colored People, accompanied by Nathaniel Jones,

general counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored

People ------------------------------------------------------------ 149

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1977

Parren J. Mitchell, U.S. Representative from Maryland---------------- 197

Leon Jaworski, former Watergate Special Prosecutor------------------- 221

Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., national vice president, Americans for Democratic

Action ------------------------------------------------------------ 244

Warren Cochran, Atlanta, Ga., formerly with the Atlanta Negro Woters

League ---- ––– 278

Lonnie C. King, Jr., former president, Atlanta Chapter, National Associa-

tion for the Advancement of Colored People.-------------------------- 301

A. J. Cooper, president, National Conference of Black Mayors, mayor of

Pritchard, Ala ----------------------------------------------------- 320

James E. McKinney, State representative from the State of Georgia.------ 333

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1977

Haywood Burns, National Conference of Black Lawyers---------------- 343

David Cohen, president, Common Cause, accompanied by Kenneth Guido,

general counsel, Common Cause---------------------------- 349

Charlene Mitchell, executive secretary, National Alliance Against Racist

and Political Repression--- 370

Roy Innis, national director, Congress of Racial Equality-------------- 374

Brother Greene, spokesman, Cypress Health and Safety Committee------ 384

Julian Bond, State Senator from the State of Georgia, accompanied by

Margie Haimes, attorney, Atlanta, Ga------------------------------ 395

Melissa Thompson, National Organization for Women---------------- 420

Manuel Fierro, president, National Congress of Hispanic American Citi-

zens - 428

Susan Kokinda, U.S. Labor Party --- - 434

Onyango Sawyer, National Coalition to Aid Prisoners and Their Families,

accompanied by Abdul Yahweh Jakuwa --- 438

Beverly Moore, Citizens for Class Action Lawsuits---------------------- 447

Monday, JANUARY 17, 1977

Griffin B. Bell, nominee to be Attorney General------------------------ 459

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1977

Committee met. No witnesses were heard------------------------------ 511