Word: documentable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Parvin first met with the President the day after the Tower report was released. Reagan had read only about a third of the document, but he was able to give Parvin a sense of what he wanted to say. While he did not substantially alter the work the following week, the President added a few important flourishes. "It was a personal speech," said a White House source, "so it had to come from...
Reagan had insisted on waiting for the release of the Tower report before facing the public on Iranscam, and he used the document as a guide for his comments. The President once again depicted himself as an innocent bystander in the Iran-contra affair, accepting responsibility for actions that took place "without my knowledge." Reagan said he "had to hunt pretty hard to find any good news in the board's report," but patted himself on the back by citing a sentence he was "relieved" to find in the 288-page document: "The President does indeed want the full story...
...continue. He might be forced to confront two remaining aides who have been criticized for their behavior in the Iran initiative. Secretary of State George Shultz and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger objected last week to the Tower report's critique of their performance in Iranscam. According to the document, the two officials "simply distanced themselves from the program. They protected the record as to their own positions on this issue. They were not energetic in attempting to protect the President from the consequences of his personal commitment to freeing the hostages...
Hoping to gain approval of the new code, the commission is making minor changes, hoping that when more members of the UA show up for a meeting next week, the body will approve the document...
...That's all well and fine, Senator, but isn't it true that the next day the Miami Herald uncovered a document which effectively denied the truth of your claim...