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...schedule, trying to portray himself as a man with more important work. But in the back corridors of the White House, the sound from the televised hearings leaked out from behind a door or two. Two aides of White House Counsel A.B. Culvahouse monitored every second of the Iran-contra drama; another White House lawyer posted himself in the hearing room to catch the off-camera subtleties and interplay. The Communications Office got it all on tape should Reagan want to take a full look later. The White House was walking on Ollie's eggs...
...director frequently provided North with instructions and advice about the secret contra-support network. It was Casey, North testified, who told him to set up an "operational account" to handle the flow of covert funds...
North says he wrote at least five memos detailing the contra-support operation, including the diversion. He could not say whether the President approved any of the memos and testified that Reagan subsequently told him that he "didn't know...
While North testified that Abrams was almost certainly aware of contra-support activities, he did not say whether Abrams knew about the diversion. Abrams has told Congress he had no specific knowledge of North's activities...
Intensive shredding began last October, North said, after Casey advised him to "clean up the files" because a contra resupply plane had been shot down and investors in the Iran arms deals were threatening...