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ane PO ee lo . 7 os oes _ 1 PAGE 24 (ME 161-565) E FTO : BLACK ANGUS CATTLE, WHICH IS MANAGED BY EDDIE STOUT AND LOCATED ON APPOINTEE’S FARM, ROUTE 2, CARTHAGE. HE ADVISED APPOINTEE - IS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED BY ISLAND CREEK: COAL COMPANY, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, aND-AS A RESULT. OF | THIS EMPLOYMENT AND APPOINTEE'S PAST POLITICAL CAREER AS A CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR, HE HAS BEEN AWAY FROM THE CARTHAGE “2 BREA A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. GWALTNEY ADVISED APPOINTEE Pa HAS EXCEPTIONAL WORK ABILITIES AND HE CONSIDERS HIM TO BE A PERSON OF EXCELLENT CHARACTER, ASSOCIATES AND REPUTATION. HE KNOWS OF NOTHING DEROGATORY REGARDING APPOINTEE OR HIS FAMILY AND HE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND APPOINTEE FOR ANY JOB | WITH THE U, S. GOVERNMENT. THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY — biG =z RICHARD FULTON, MAYOR OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, ADVISED OW MAY 3, 1977, THAT HE HAS KNOWN GORE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 ‘YeaRS. HE GOT TO KNOW GORE VERY WELL WHILE HE (FULTON WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DURING HIS CLOSE : ot ASSOCIATION WITH GORE, HE HAS LEARNED NOTHING WHICH HE