 During Mondale 's 1967 questioning about what was to become known as the " Phillips Report " , Seamans was afraid Mondale might actually have seen a hard copy of Phillips ' presentation , and responded that contractors have occasionally been subjected to on @-@ site progress reviews ; perhaps this was what Mondale 's information referred to . Mondale continued to refer to " the Report " despite Phillips ' refusal to characterize it as such , and angered by what he perceived as Webb 's deception and concealment of important program problems from Congress , he questioned NASA 's selection of North American as prime contractor . Seamans later wrote that Webb roundly chastised him in the cab ride leaving the hearing , for volunteering information which led to the disclosure of Phillips ' memo . 
