61.   He was asked if he was nervous about the absence of both him and the president from Washington on the same day.

62.   He told of a plot to shoot the president from an office building with a high-powered rifle.

63.   He was also aware of concern that the White House might attempt to use the military to prevent the president from being forced from office.

64.   His greatest domestic achievement, the transformation of a deficit that bedevilled every president from Nixon to George H.W. Bush into a surplus, was a Republican priority.

65.   His vision helped shape the direction of the US space program, and his efforts helped convince presidents from Carter to Clinton of the need for further exploration.

66.   His mission was to protect the president from a classic Washington political ploy.

67.   How can this be, when only a year ago the pundits were predicting a quick exit of the president from office?

68.   His comments sparked enthusiastic applause for the president from the partisan Democrats.

69.   However, the same constitution forbids the president from disbanding the parliament once an impeachement vote is taken.

70.   If no individual gained a majority, the House would choose a president from among the three with the most electoral votes.