NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “in front of the grand edifice known as our National Archives, where this Nation's records and a good bit of its written…”

“in front of the grand edifice known as our National Archives, where this Nation's records and a good bit of its written history is kept, are these words: ``What is past is prologue.'' And yet today, in the wake of last night's wire service and subsequent press reports, perhaps that should be amended to read, ``What is past is purloined'' or ``What is secret is stolen.'' Mr. Speaker, press accounts today indicate that former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger is the focus of a criminal investigation dealing with the theft of classified documents in the care of our National Archives. It seems that former National Security Adviser Berger, at the direction of former President Clinton, was sent to the National Archives to review documents that might be germane to the mission of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission examining the events of 9/11 and the security situation and intelligence situation which our country confronts. Mr. Speaker, according to press accounts, former National Security Adviser Berger took copies of some documents. By some accounts he stuffed them into his pants, into his pants pockets, and he left the National Archives with secret material.”