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[Committee chairman Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) set the easygoing tone early on.] I am sure Senator Cohen knows all the answers to the questions he will hear today; he has probably asked some of them in some hearings in the past, ... We may even get to hear excerpts of some of the speeches Senator Cohen made during his tenure in the Senate. I am sure he is looking forward to hearing those words again.


Strom Thurmond

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