violate any federal or state law by reason of the operation of the fund; and that neither the portion of the fund paid by dana Smith directly to third persons, nor the portion paid to Senator Nixon, to reimburse him for designated office expenses, constituted income to the sena tor which was either reportable or taxable as income under applicable tax laws. (signed Gibson, Dunn crutcher by Elmo H. Conley Now that, my friends, is not Nixon speaking but that's an independent aud it which was requested because i want the American people to know all the facts, and i am not afraid of having independent people go in and check the facts, and that is exactly what they did. But then I realized that there are still some who may say, and rightly so--and let me say that i recognize that some will continue to smeal regardless of what the truth may be--but that there has been understandably some honest misunderstanding on this matter, and there are some that will say, Well, maybe you were able Senator, to fake the thing. How can we believe what you say? After all, is there a possibility that maybe you got some sums in cash? Is there a poss ibility that you might have feathered your own nest? And so now, that I am going to do--and inc identally this is unprecedented in the history of American politics-- I am going at this time to give to this television and radio audience, a complete financial history, everything I've earned everything I've spent everything I own. And i want you to know the facts I'll have to start early. I was born in 1913. Our family was one of modest circumstances, and most of my early life was spent in a store out in East Whittier. It was a grocery store one of those family enterprises. The only we were able to make it go was because my mother and dad had five boys, all worked in the store. I worked my way through college, and, to a great extent, through law school And then in 1940, probably the best thing that ever happened to me happened. i married Pat who is sitting over here. We had a rather diff icult time after re were married, like so many of the young couples who may be listening to us. I practiced law. She continued to teach school Then, in 1942, I went into the service. Let me say that my service record was not a particu larly unusual one. I went to the South Pacif ic. i guess I'm entitled to a couple of battle stars. i got a couple of letters of commendation. But I was just there when the bombs were falling. And then i returned -- returned to the United states, and in 1946, I ran for the Congress. When we came out of the war --Pat and I-- Pat during the war had worked as a stenographer, and in a bank and as an economist for a Government agency --and when we came out, the total of our savings, from both my law practice, her teaching and all the time i was in the war, the total for thatviolate any federal or state law by reason of the operation of the fund; and that neither the portion of the fund paid by Dana Smith directly to third persons, nor the portion paid to Senator Nixon, to reimburse him for designated office expenses, constituted income to the Senator which was either reportable or taxable as income under applicable tax laws." (signed) Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, by Elmo H. Conley Now that, my friends, is not Nixon speaking, but that's an independent audit which was requested, because I want the American people to know all the facts, and I am not af raid of having independent people go in and check the facts, and that is exactly what they did. But then I realized that there are still some who may say, and rightly so -- and let me say that I recognize that some will continue to smear regardless of what the truth may be -- but that there has been understandably, some honest misunderstanding on this matter, and there are some that will say, "Well, maybe you were able, Senator, to fake the thing. How can we believe what you say? Af ter all, is there a possibility that maybe you got some sums in cash? Is there a possibility that you might have feathered your own nest?" And so now, that I am going to do -- and incidentally this is unprecedented in the history of American politics -- I am going at this time to give to this television and radio audience, a complete financial history, everything I've earned, everything I've spent, everything I own. And I want you to know the facts. I'll have to start early. I was born in 1913. Our family was one of modest circumstances, and most of my early life was spent in a store out in East Whittier. It was a grocery store, one of those family enterprises. The only reason we were able to make it go was because my mother and dad had five boys, and we all worked in the store. I worked my way through college, and, to a great extent, through law school. And then in 1940, probably the best thing that ever happened to me happened. I married Pat who is sitting over here. We had a rather difficult time af ter we were married, like so many of the young couples who may be listening to us. I practiced law. She continued to teach school. Then, in 1942, I went into the service. Let me say that my service record was not a particularly unusual one. I went to the South Pacific. I guess I'm entitled to a couple of battle stars. I got a couple of letters of commendation. But I was just there when the bombs were falling. And then I returned -- returned to the United States, and in 1946, I ran for the Congress. When we came out of the war -- Pat and I -- Pat during the war had worked as a stenographer, and in a bank, and as an economist for a Government agency -- and when we came out, the total of our savings, f rom both my law practice, her teaching and all the time I was in the war, the total for that