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problem. We'd get them in to see the head of the housing agency. They felt they had a friend in Washington. Then their Urban Coalitions, locally, accomplished quite a few things. And again, breaking down barriers, getting people talking to each other, and getting people to agree that certain things had to be done, and in many cases, getting them done. It's a very slow, slow process and there is no arithmetical way of getting at what it accomplished. Some people got bored with it. Some people dropped off. Some people stuck with it through thick and thin. As I said, there're still Urban Coalitions in quite a few places.

What do you think Common Cause accomplished?

I think it had quite a lot to do with Nixon finally resigning.

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Do you want to amplify that a little?

Well, it was the main public voice demanding something be done about Watergate. The other thing that Common Cause did that was quite important was it acted as a monitor, and still does, on the Congress. If you want to find out who gave how much money to what Congressman the proper place to go is Common Cause. It publishes those