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Extraction Summary
6
People
3
Organizations
2
Locations
1
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Manuscript/memoir excerpt (within house oversight production)
File Size:
2.12 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript (likely by Alan Dershowitz) labeled with Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017365. It details a contentious Congressional hearing during the Clinton impeachment era involving the Starr investigation, featuring a heated debate between Dershowitz, Leon Higginbotham, and Congressman Bob Barr regarding the concept of 'real America.' The text also includes a humorous interjection by Congressman Rogan regarding Harvard Law School.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Author/Witness |
Testifying before Congress, engaging in heated debate with Rep. Barr, author of the narrative text.
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| Bob Barr | Congressman (Rep.) |
Engaging in an argument with Dershowitz regarding 'real Americans'.
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| Leon Higginbotham | Witness (Mr. Higginbotham) |
Testifying alongside Dershowitz, defends his background against Barr's comments.
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| Henry Hyde | Congressman/Chairman (Rep.) |
Chairman of the committee, allows Higginbotham to speak.
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| James Rogan | Congressman |
Makes a joking remark about Harvard Law School and his GPA.
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| Bill Clinton | President |
Referenced as 'the president' regarding his legal team and impeachment.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Harvard Law School |
Mentioned by Congressman Rogan in a joke about his GPA.
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| U.S. Congress |
Implied setting of the testimony.
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| President's Legal Team |
Dershowitz mentions working closely with them.
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Timeline (1 events)
Late 1990s
Congressional hearing testimony during the Clinton Impeachment/Starr Investigation.
Washington D.C. (Congress)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Mentioned in the opening quote metaphorically.
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Mentioned in the opening quote and narrative as an 'absurd invocation'.
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Relationships (3)
Heated exchange in testimony calling each other 'silly' and discussing 'un-American' sentiments.
Both testifying on the same side, defending against Barr's 'real America' comments.
Dershowitz worked closely with the president's legal team on the impeachment.
Key Quotes (3)
"whenever I hear the word 'real Americans,' that sounds to me like a codeword for racism -- a code word for bigotry"Source
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Quote #1
"I would no more impugn your Americanism than you should impugn mine, sir."Source
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Quote #2
"up till now the only excuse I had for not having attended Harvard Law School was my grade-point average."Source
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Quote #3
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