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A month ago, I begged the members of the parole board for their compassion.

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They found it in their hearts to grant it.

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Today, I am enjoying the first moment of the supervised freedom which they restored me.

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I want now to beg your compassion, yours and your editors and your publishers.

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For only a few grand, will that provisional liberty be worth having.

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Only then will my life be livable.

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In my appearance before the board, I solemnly pledged that I would avoid every form of publicity.

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That pledge I will keep to the letter.

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I will give no interviews to anyone.

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I will talk to no member of the press, radio or television.

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Please make it easier for me by not asking me to break that pledge.

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Among you are men and women I count my personal friends.

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Many of you, I hope all of you, feel that a third of a century spent in prison has been severe punishment and are happy to see me free.

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I hope you want to see me succeed, to see me vindicate the trust reposed in me.

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Don't then, I beg of you, add to that punishment.

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Don't make it impossible for me to succeed.

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I appeal as solemnly as I know how, to you and to your editors and your publishers and to society at large,

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to agree that the only piece of news about me is that I have ceased to be news.

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I beg, I beseech you and your editors and your publishers to grant me a gift almost as precious as freedom itself.

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A gift without which freedom ceases to have much value.

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The gift of privacy.

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Give me a chance, a fair chance, to start life anew.

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Thank you.

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Nathan, can you smile?

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I'm no expert.

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Do you feel your prayers have been answered, Nathan?

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Do you feel your prayers have been answered now?

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Yes, sir.

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Well, Nathan, do you honestly feel that you can assume that privacy that you wanted now?

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I hope so.

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Would you tell us what you are thinking about now?

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It's unbelievable.

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Yes.

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How do you feel about going to Puerto Rico? Is that where you really wanted to go?

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I'm very, absolutely where I wanted to go. That was my first choice.

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Who among the people whom you've been associated with and helped you are you thinking of today?

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Well, I'm very much confused at the moment. My thoughts aren't clear.

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What are you going to do after the five-year parole period is expired?

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I have no idea.

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Will you have to remain in communicado for the whole five years? Is that the agreement?

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That is correct.

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Are you going to hold that time? Are you hopeful that everybody will have forgotten the whole thing?

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I haven't thought that far. I haven't thought that far yet.

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Do you feel free yet, Mr. Lambeau?

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No, I'm a little hinder.

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Are you going to have a reunion with your family tonight?

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I don't know. I'm in the hands of friends. I don't know what my own plans are.

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Is it over five years? I don't know.

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Sir, one question. Did you receive psychiatric treatment?

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No.

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When you return to Chicago, any time during the next five years?

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I don't know.

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Is it true that you do not know the arrangements that have been made for you?

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It is true that I do not know the arrangements that have been made for me.

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You undoubtedly will travel to Puerto Rico in Cagneyville, is that right?

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You're saying that.

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I don't want to.

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I don't either.

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But you all say that you want to work alone. Are you planning any interviews of any sort?

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Absolutely none. Absolutely none.

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It is part of my parole agreement that I will give no interviews to anyone.

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Nathan, are you going to Puerto Rico?

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You have just written a book called Life of 99 Years.

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Is there a possibility that you may write further about Puerto Rico?

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I have no plans at all.

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Nathan, are you planning on going to Puerto Rico?

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No.

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Are you going alone to Puerto Rico?

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I don't know.

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Nathan, do you remember about six months ago you read the Kadesh to us and you said you stood at the grave of your hopes?

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That's right.

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Did you really feel at that time you were at the grave of your hopes?

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You were there. Do you think I did, Mr. Cannon?

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Nathan, Nathan, for the two of you.

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I read the Kadesh to you.

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Direct statement up there.

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When the governor made his statement at that time and when the parole board granted him every year, I didn't know if I'm getting it.

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But you weren't kidding after that day you'd get it?

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Of course not.

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You were serious about your damn life.

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What are your feelings now about what you said about that very sacred prayer at that time?

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I still think it is one of the finest prayers in our entire Puerto Rico.

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Let's break it down a hundred and twenty.

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Okay.

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We'll have to go.

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We'll have to go.

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No, he won't be here.

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Well, we'll miss him.

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Gentlemen, can we have him repeat the things in the TV?

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Oh, it's so much noise.

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Probably for the TV cameras.

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Nathan, would you mind reading the statement again?

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I read it.

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I'm asking about it.

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Would you mind reading it for the television?

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Read a portion of it for the TV.

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Well, tell us, if you don't mind, we'd like to have...

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What the fuck, honey?

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What the fuck?

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All right, you might read it.

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In my appearance before the board, I solemnly pledge that I would avoid every form of publicity.

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That pledge I will keep to the letter.

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I will give no interviews to anyone.

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I will talk to no member of the press, radio, or television.

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Please make it easier for me by not asking you to break that pledge.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I'm sorry.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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